WO2019163036A1 - Print management program, print management device, and print management method - Google Patents

Print management program, print management device, and print management method Download PDF

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WO2019163036A1
WO2019163036A1 PCT/JP2018/006312 JP2018006312W WO2019163036A1 WO 2019163036 A1 WO2019163036 A1 WO 2019163036A1 JP 2018006312 W JP2018006312 W JP 2018006312W WO 2019163036 A1 WO2019163036 A1 WO 2019163036A1
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優人 鳥海
隼毅 袴田
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  • the present invention relates to a print management program, a print management apparatus, and a print management method.
  • JP 2016-057829 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2016-1212756 JP 2017-091480 A
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a convenient print management program, a print management system, and a print management method in consideration of security.
  • the print management program manages a print job in response to an execution request from the mobile terminal, and when the distance between the printer that executes the print job and the mobile terminal is equal to or less than a predetermined value, If the printer is requested to execute the corresponding print job, and it is determined that the distance between the portable terminal and the printer is greater than the predetermined value while the printer is executing the print job, the print job being executed is not deleted. And causing the computer to execute processing for interrupting execution of the print job.
  • FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of a print management system.
  • FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram of the information processing apparatus and the server apparatus.
  • FIG. 3 is a hardware block diagram of the printer.
  • FIG. 4 is a hardware block diagram of the mobile terminal.
  • FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the print management system.
  • FIG. 6 is an image diagram of a print instruction screen in the mobile terminal.
  • FIG. 7A is a sequence diagram of the print management system.
  • FIG. 7B is a sequence diagram of the print management system.
  • FIG. 8A is a sequence diagram of the print management system.
  • FIG. 8B is a sequence diagram of the print management system.
  • FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of the print management system.
  • the print management system 1 includes an information processing device 2, a server device 3, a printer 4, a mobile terminal 5, an access point 28, and a network 6.
  • the network 6 is a communication network such as a LAN (Local Area Network).
  • the portable terminal 5 is wirelessly connected to the access point 28.
  • the portable terminal 5 performs information communication with other devices connected to the network 6 via the access point 28.
  • the portable terminal 5 performs wireless communication directly with the printer 4 by a short-range wireless communication technology such as NFC (Near Field Communication) and BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy).
  • FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram of the information processing apparatus and the server apparatus.
  • the information processing device 2 and the server device 3 are respectively a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a storage unit 23, an input unit 24, a display unit 25, and a communication unit 26. And has a bus 27.
  • the CPU 20, the RAM 21, the ROM 22, the storage unit 23, the input unit 24, the display unit 25, and the communication unit 26 are connected through a bus 27 so that they can communicate with each other.
  • the CPU 20 is a processor that loads various programs stored in the ROM 22 and the storage unit 23 to the RAM 21 and executes them.
  • the RAM 21 temporarily stores various programs.
  • the ROM 22 stores a program such as BIOS (Basic Input Output System).
  • BIOS Basic Input Output System
  • the storage unit 23 is an external memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive), and stores an OS (Operating System) and various application programs.
  • the input unit 24 is a device for receiving input from the user, such as a keyboard and a mouse.
  • the display unit 25 is a display, for example, and displays information input from the user by the input unit 24 and execution results of various programs by the CPU 20 to the user.
  • the communication unit 26 connects the information processing apparatus 2 and the server apparatus 3 to the network 6 in the print management system 1 described above.
  • FIG. 3 is a hardware block diagram of the printer.
  • the printer 4 includes a CPU 30, a RAM 31, a ROM 32, a storage unit 33, an operation unit 34, a printing unit 35, a communication unit 36, an NFC 37, a BLE 38, and a bus 39.
  • the CPU 30, the RAM 31, the ROM 32, the storage unit 33, the operation unit 34, the printing unit 35, the communication unit 36, the NFC 37, and the BLE 38 are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other via a bus 39.
  • the CPU 30 is a processor that loads various programs stored in the ROM 32 and the storage unit 33 to the RAM 31 and executes them.
  • the RAM 31 temporarily stores various programs.
  • the ROM 32 stores a program such as BIOS (Basic Input Output System), for example.
  • the storage unit 33 is an external memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive), and stores an OS (Operating System) and various application programs.
  • the operation unit 34 is a device for receiving input from a user, such as a touch panel.
  • the printing unit 35 prints the print job subjected to the print execution process by the CPU 30 on the printing paper based on the print job received from another apparatus via the communication unit 36.
  • the communication unit 36 connects the printer 4 to the network 6 in the above-described print management system.
  • the NFC 37 is an interface for executing communication with the outside by NFC.
  • the BLE 38 is an interface for executing communication with the outside by BLE.
  • FIG. 4 is a hardware block diagram of the mobile terminal.
  • the portable terminal 5 includes a SoC (System on a Chip) 40, a RAM 41, a flash 42, an operation unit 44, a display unit 45, a wireless communication unit 46, NFC 47, BLE 48, and a sensor unit 49.
  • the RAM 41, the flash 42, the operation unit 44, the display unit 45, the wireless communication unit 46, the NFC 47, the BLE 48, and the sensor unit 49 are connected to the SoC 40 in a communicable state.
  • the SoC 40 implements various processes by loading an OS (Operating System) and various programs stored in the Flash 42 into the RAM 41 and executing them.
  • the RAM 41 temporarily stores various programs and the like.
  • the flash 42 stores various programs.
  • the operation unit 44 is a device for receiving input from a user, such as a touch panel.
  • the display unit 45 displays the input content of the operation unit 44 and the program execution result of the SoC 40.
  • the display unit 45 may be integrated with the operation unit 44 such as a touch panel.
  • the wireless communication unit 46 wirelessly connects the portable terminal 5 via the access point 28 to the network 6 in the print management system described above.
  • the NFC 47 is an interface for executing communication with the outside by NFC.
  • the BLE 48 is an interface for executing communication with the outside by BLE.
  • the portable terminal 5 can request the printer 4 to transmit printer information by NFC 47 or BLE 48.
  • the sensor unit 49 detects GPS (Global Positioning System), acceleration, geomagnetism, proximity, and the like.
  • FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the print management system.
  • the information processing apparatus 2 includes a print instruction unit 7 and a virtual printer driver 8.
  • the print instruction unit 7 executes processing for transmitting intermediate data 9 ⁇ / b> A, which is a print image of print target data, to the server device 3 based on a user's print instruction.
  • the virtual printer driver 8 converts print target data into intermediate data 9A based on an instruction from the print instruction unit 7.
  • the intermediate data 9A is a print image converted into a format that does not depend on the model of the printer 4.
  • the server device 3 functions as a print job management server 10 and a print server 13.
  • the print server 13 converts the intermediate data 9B received from the print job management server 10 into print data 9C corresponding to the printer 4 and transmits it.
  • the printer 4 that is the print execution destination is specified based on the information of the printer 4 transmitted to the print data management server 10 from the portable terminal 5 that has performed authentication processing with the printer 4.
  • the functions of the print job management server 10 and the print server 13 may be implemented on one server device or on separate server devices.
  • the print job management server 10 is one embodiment of a print management apparatus.
  • the print job management server 10 has a print job database 11 and a print attribute 12.
  • the print job database 11 stores intermediate data 9A received from a plurality of information processing apparatuses including the information processing apparatus 2 together with user information.
  • the print attribute 12 records information specifying the print setting of the intermediate data 9A recorded in the print job database 11 and the printer 4 that transmits the print data 9C based on the user information received from the mobile terminal 5.
  • the print attribute 12 may have installation position information of each printer 4 in advance.
  • the print job management server 10 generates intermediate data 9B based on the intermediate data 9A and the corresponding print attribute 12, and transmits the intermediate data 9B to the print server 13. Further, the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 may be calculated based on the radio wave intensity in the wireless communication between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5. After the connection by wireless communication between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 is established, it may be determined that the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 are not within a certain distance when the communication is disabled.
  • the print job management server 10 determines whether or not to transmit the intermediate data 9B to the print server 13 based on the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5. As an example of a method for calculating the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5, the print job management server 10 determines that the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 is a predetermined value or less based on position information periodically received from the portable terminal 5. If it is, transmission of the intermediate data 9B to the print server 13 is executed. The print job management server 10 suspends transmission of the intermediate data 9 ⁇ / b> B to the print server 13 when the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 is greater than a predetermined value based on position information periodically received from the portable terminal 5. .
  • the print job management server 10 When the transmission of the intermediate data 9B is interrupted, the print job management server 10 holds the intermediate data 9A corresponding to the interrupted intermediate data 9B in the print job database 11. The print job management server 10 transmits the information of the intermediate data 9 ⁇ / b> A held in the print job database 11 to the mobile terminal 5.
  • the user of the portable terminal 5 can grasp print jobs that have not been completed, including print jobs whose transmission to the print server 13 has been interrupted, and can send print instructions to the print job management server 10. .
  • the print job management server 10 determines that the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 is greater than a predetermined value after transmitting the intermediate data 9B to the print server 13, the print job management server 10 transmits a signal for interrupting printing to the print server 13. Also good.
  • the print server 13 includes a print control unit 14 and printer drivers 15A to 15C.
  • printer drivers 15A to 15C are indicated, they are indicated as the printer driver 15.
  • the print control unit 14 selects the printer driver 15 corresponding to the output destination printer 4 based on the intermediate data 9B received from the print job management server 10.
  • the selected printer driver 15 converts the received intermediate data 9B into print data 9C.
  • the print server 13 transmits the converted print data 9C to the output destination printer 4.
  • the mobile terminal 5 acquires information on the printer 4 based on short-range wireless communication such as NFC with the printer 4.
  • the portable terminal 5 transmits a print instruction for the printer 4 to the print job management server 10.
  • the portable terminal 5 periodically transmits position information based on its own GPS to the print job management server 10.
  • the printer 4 executes print processing based on the print data 9C received from the print server 13.
  • the printer 4 periodically performs short-range wireless communication such as BLE with the mobile terminal 5, and when the radio field intensity of the radio signal received from the mobile terminal 5 received by the printer 4 becomes a predetermined value or less, the user of the mobile terminal 5 May be determined to be away from the printer 4 by a predetermined value or more, and the print job being executed may be interrupted.
  • the printer 4 can prevent a risk that the printed material is viewed by anyone other than the user by interrupting the print job when it is determined that the user is away from the predetermined value or more, and security can be ensured.
  • the printer 4 may resume the interrupted print job. .
  • the predetermined value serving as the threshold is set in advance based on, for example, the average walking speed of humans, the frequency of use of the printer 4, the size of the office where the printer 4 is installed, the number of people on the floor, and the like.
  • the predetermined time serving as the threshold is set to a time when the user is likely to leave the printer 4 temporarily and return again, for example.
  • the threshold value may be recorded in advance in the print job management server 10.
  • FIG. 6 is an image diagram of a print instruction screen in the mobile terminal.
  • the user executes an application installed in the mobile terminal 5 and displays the print instruction screen in FIG. 6 on the display unit 45.
  • the display unit 45 of the mobile terminal 5 displays user information 51, a print job list 52, a print instruction target 52 ⁇ / b> A, a delete button 53, an upward movement cursor 54, a downward movement cursor 55, and a print execution button 56.
  • the display unit 45 is a touch panel of a smartphone, for example.
  • the user information 51 is identification information unique to the user registered in advance in the print job management server 10 in order to use the print management system 1.
  • the portable terminal 5 accesses the print management system 1 based on the user information 51.
  • the print job list 52 is a list of print jobs corresponding to the user information 51.
  • the portable terminal 5 acquires information on the print job list 52 from the print job management server 10.
  • the print instruction target 52A is a highlight display of a target to be printed.
  • the user selects the print instruction target 52 ⁇ / b> A with the upward movement cursor 54 and the downward movement cursor 55.
  • the user uses the print execution button 56 to instruct the execution of printing of the selected print instruction target 52A.
  • FIGS. 7A and 7B are sequence diagrams of the print management system.
  • the process shown in FIG. 7A and the process shown in FIG. 7B are connected by reference signs A, B, C, D, E, and F.
  • the print management system 1 executes print job management based on the sequence diagrams of FIGS. 7A and 7B.
  • the user of the information processing apparatus 2 executes the printing application 7 and performs printing processing.
  • the print application 7 opens a file to be printed (step S1).
  • the print application 7 performs print settings for the print object (step S2).
  • the print application 7 performs printing (step S3).
  • the virtual printer driver 8 receives the printing execution of the printing application 7 and generates intermediate data 9A (step S4).
  • the virtual printer driver 8 transmits the generated intermediate data 9A to the print job management server 10 (step S5).
  • the print job management server 10 executes a print job reception process based on the intermediate data 9A received from the information processing apparatus 2 (step S6). Based on the information specifying the information processing apparatus 2 added to the intermediate data 9A, the print job management server 10 stores information about the intermediate data 9A received in the print job database as a user print job corresponding to the information processing apparatus 2. Store (step S7).
  • the user of the portable terminal 5 that has performed print processing from the information processing apparatus 2 starts an application for executing a print job stored in the print job management server 10 (step S8).
  • the user of the portable terminal 5 performs a screen operation on the terminal and executes user authentication processing (step S9).
  • the portable terminal 5 continues to execute the process shown in FIG. 7B.
  • the user of the portable terminal 5 approaches the printer 4 within a certain distance in order to execute the printing process (step S10).
  • the portable terminal 5 is connected to a printer 4 that is capable of data communication by short-range wireless communication such as NFC or BLE (step S11).
  • the determination as to whether or not the mobile terminal 5 has approached the printer 4 within a certain distance may be calculated based on positional information of the mobile terminal 5 and the printer 4, or radio waves in wireless communication between the mobile terminal 5 and the printer 4. You may calculate based on intensity
  • the printer 4 transmits printer information unique to the printer 4 to the portable terminal 5 based on a request from the portable terminal 5 after connecting to the portable terminal 5 (step S12).
  • the portable terminal 5 transmits the user information registered in the print job management server 10 and the printer information of the printer 4 to the print job management server 10 (step S13). Further, the portable terminal 5 transmits an acquisition request for the print job list stored in the print job management server 10 to the print job management server 10 (step S13).
  • the print job management server 10 reads a print job corresponding to the user information from the print job database based on the user information received from the mobile terminal 5 (step S14). The print job management server 10 transmits the list of read print jobs to the mobile terminal 5.
  • the portable terminal 5 displays the print job list received from the print job management server 10 on the display unit 45 (step S15).
  • the user selects a print job to be printed from the print job list displayed on the display unit 45 of the portable terminal 5, and presses the print button 56 in FIG. 6, for example, to execute printing (step S16).
  • the portable terminal 5 transmits information related to the selected print job to the print job management server 10.
  • the information related to the print job is information related to print attributes such as single-sided / double-sided printing settings, color / monochrome printing settings, and enlarged / reduced printing settings for each print job.
  • the print job management server 10 reads the intermediate data 9A corresponding to the print job from the print job database 11 based on the information regarding the print job received from the mobile terminal 5 (step S17).
  • the print job management server 10 transmits the read intermediate data 9A and information about the print attributes received from the portable terminal 5 to the print server 13 as intermediate data 9B (step S18).
  • the print server 13 executes the printer driver 15 corresponding to the print output destination printer 4 based on the received intermediate data 9B, and generates print data 9C from the intermediate data 9B.
  • the print server 13 transmits the generated print data 9C to the printer 4 (step S19).
  • the printer 4 executes printing for the print data 9C received from the print server 13 (step S20).
  • the print management system 1 can perform print execution management based on the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5.
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B are sequence diagrams of the print management system.
  • the process shown in FIG. 8A and the process shown in FIG. 8B are connected by reference numerals G, H, I, and J.
  • the print management system 1 executes a process when the distance between the user and the printer 4 changes during the printing process based on the sequence diagrams of FIGS. 8A and 8B.
  • the mobile terminal 5 transmits the user information of the mobile terminal 5, the information of the printer 4 connected to the mobile terminal 5 by NFC, and the position information of the mobile terminal 5 to the print job management server 10 by executing the application (step S21). ).
  • the mobile terminal 5 requests the print job management server 10 to acquire a list of print jobs corresponding to the user of the mobile terminal 5 (step S21).
  • the print job management server 10 calculates the distance between the portable terminal 5 and the printer 4 based on the position information of the portable terminal 5 and the information of the printer 4 received from the portable terminal 5 (step S22).
  • the position information of the printer 4 may be received from the portable terminal 5 or may be recorded in the print job management server 10 in advance.
  • the print job management server 10 determines whether or not the user who has the portable terminal 5 is within a certain distance capable of performing printing with respect to the printer 4 (step S23).
  • step S23: YES the information of the intermediate data 9A corresponding to the print job is read from the print job database 11 (step S24). To the mobile terminal 5. On the other hand, if the print job management server 10 determines that the calculated distance is not within the print executable distance (step S23: NO), the print job management server 10 transmits a notification to the effect that printing is not performed to the mobile terminal 5.
  • the portable terminal 5 When the portable terminal 5 receives a notification from the print job management server 10 that the print job information is not transmitted, the portable terminal 5 hides the print job (step S25).
  • the mobile terminal 5 may hide the print job and display on the display unit 45 that the distance from the printer 4 is not within the printable range.
  • the portable terminal 5 executes the non-display process in step S25 and resumes the process in step S21 after a predetermined time has elapsed.
  • the mobile terminal 5 When the mobile terminal 5 receives the print job information from the print job management server 10, the mobile terminal 5 displays a print job list on the display unit 45 (step S26). The user of the portable terminal 5 selects a job to be printed from the print job list displayed on the display unit 45, and transmits a print execution request to the print job management server 10 (step S27).
  • the print job management server 10 When the print job management server 10 receives the print execution request from the portable terminal 5, the print job management server 10 repeats the processing from step S28A to step S28B by the number of print jobs received together with the print execution request (steps S28A and S28B).
  • the print job management server 10 transmits a position information acquisition request to the portable terminal 5 (step S29).
  • the portable terminal 5 transmits the position information of the portable terminal 5 in response to a request from the print job management server 10 (step S30).
  • the print job management server 10 calculates the distance between the portable terminal 5 and the printer 4 based on the received position information of the portable terminal 5 and the position information of the printer 4 (step S31). Based on the calculated distance, the print job management server 10 determines whether the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 is within a printable distance (step S32).
  • step S32: YES If it is determined that the print job management server 10 is within the print executable distance (step S32: YES), the intermediate data 9A corresponding to the received print job is read from the print job database 11 (step S33). The print job management server 10 transmits the read intermediate data and the print attribute corresponding to the intermediate data to the print server 13 (step S35). On the other hand, when it is determined that the print job management server 10 is not within the print executable distance (step S32: NO), the print job management server 10 transmits a notification to the effect that the print execution process is interrupted to the portable terminal 5. When the portable terminal 5 receives the notification of suspension of the print execution process, the portable terminal 5 displays an error notification that the print process is suspended on the display unit 45 (step S34). The portable terminal 5 displays an error notification and resumes the process of step S21 after a predetermined time has elapsed.
  • the print server 13 generates print data 9C based on the intermediate data 9B received from the print job management server 10, and transmits it to the printer 4 (step S36).
  • the printer 4 executes print processing based on the print data 9C received from the print server 13 (step S37).
  • the print job management server 10 checks whether all the intermediate data 9B corresponding to the received print job has been transmitted to the print server 13, and if the print job remains, restarts the processing from step S28A. . If the received print job does not remain, the print job management server 10 ends the printing process (step S38).
  • the print management system 1 can execute, interrupt, and resume a print job according to the distance between the printer 4 and the mobile terminal 5.

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In one aspect, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a highly convenient print management program, print management device, and print management method while ensuring security. [Solution] According to one embodiment, a print management program: manages a print job in response to an execution request from a mobile terminal; if the distance between the mobile terminal and a printer responsible for executing print jobs is at most equal to a predetermined value, requests the printer to execute the print job associated with the execution request; and, if it is determined that the distance between the mobile terminal and the printer has exceeded the predetermined value during the execution of the print job by the printer, causes a computer to perform a process for interrupting the execution of the ongoing print job without deleting the print job.

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印刷管理プログラム、印刷管理装置、および印刷管理方法Print management program, print management apparatus, and print management method
　本発明は、印刷管理プログラム、印刷管理装置、および印刷管理方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a print management program, a print management apparatus, and a print management method.
　オフィス内などでユーザが使う端末から離れた場所にあるプリンタを用いて印刷する場合、ユーザが印刷を実行してから、プリンタまで印刷物を取りに行くまでの間、印刷物がプリンタに放置された状態となる。印刷物の放置状態を無くすため、印刷ジョブを一時的にプリンタやサーバの記憶領域に保持し、ユーザがプリンタの設置位置で認証処理を行った後に、保持した印刷ジョブを実行する技術が知られている。 When printing using a printer in a location away from the terminal used by the user, such as in an office, the printed material is left in the printer between the time the user executes printing and the time the printer takes the printed material. It becomes. A technique is known in which a print job is temporarily stored in a storage area of a printer or a server in order to eliminate a neglected state of a printed matter, and the user executes an authentication process at a printer installation position and then executes the stored print job. Yes.
　また、認証処理し印刷実行後、ユーザがプリンタから離れた場合、印刷処理が実行され続けると、ユーザが不在の状態で印刷物がプリンタに放置された状態となるため、セキュリティが低下する。印刷物の放置状態を回避するため、ユーザがプリンタから離れた場合に、プリンタが保持していた印刷ジョブを削除する技術が知られている。 In addition, when the user leaves the printer after executing the authentication process and printing, if the print process is continuously executed, the printed matter is left in the printer without the user, so that the security is lowered. A technique for deleting a print job held by a printer when a user leaves the printer in order to avoid leaving the printed material unattended is known.
特開２０１６－０５７８２９号公報JP 2016-057829 A 特開２０１６－１１２７５６号公報Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2016-1212756 特開２０１７－０９１４８０号公報JP 2017-091480 A
　しかしながら、一時的にプリンタから離れ、再度プリンタに戻ってきた場合に、既にプリンタが保持していた印刷ジョブを削除していると、ユーザは自席の端末へ戻って再度印刷処理を実行し、プリンタまで戻って認証処理を実行後、印刷を実行する必要が生じるため、ユーザの利便性が低い。 However, when the user temporarily leaves the printer and returns to the printer again, if the print job already held by the printer has been deleted, the user returns to the terminal at his / her desk and executes the printing process again. The user convenience is low because it is necessary to execute the printing after the authentication process is performed.
　１つの側面では、本発明は、セキュリティに配慮した、利便性の高い印刷管理プログラム、印刷管理システム、および印刷管理方法を提供することを目的とする。 In one aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide a convenient print management program, a print management system, and a print management method in consideration of security.
　１つの態様では、印刷管理プログラムは、携帯端末からの実行依頼に応じて印刷ジョブの管理を行い、印刷ジョブを実行するプリンタと携帯端末との距離が所定値以下である場合に、実行依頼に対応する印刷ジョブの実行をプリンタに依頼し、プリンタが印刷ジョブを実行中に、携帯端末とプリンタとの距離が所定値よりも大きくなったと判定した場合、実行中の印刷ジョブを削除することなく、印刷ジョブの実行を中断する処理をコンピュータに実行させる。 In one aspect, the print management program manages a print job in response to an execution request from the mobile terminal, and when the distance between the printer that executes the print job and the mobile terminal is equal to or less than a predetermined value, If the printer is requested to execute the corresponding print job, and it is determined that the distance between the portable terminal and the printer is greater than the predetermined value while the printer is executing the print job, the print job being executed is not deleted. And causing the computer to execute processing for interrupting execution of the print job.
　セキュリティに配慮した、利便性の高い印刷管理プログラム、印刷管理システム、および印刷管理方法を提供することが出来るという効果を奏する。 , It is possible to provide a convenient print management program, print management system, and print management method in consideration of security.
図１は、印刷管理システムのシステムブロック図である。FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of a print management system. 図２は、情報処理装置およびサーバ装置のハードウェアブロック図である。FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram of the information processing apparatus and the server apparatus. 図３は、プリンタのハードウェアブロック図である。FIG. 3 is a hardware block diagram of the printer. 図４は、携帯端末のハードウェアブロック図である。FIG. 4 is a hardware block diagram of the mobile terminal. 図５は、印刷管理システムの機能ブロック図である。FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the print management system. 図６は、携帯端末における印刷指示画面のイメージ図である。FIG. 6 is an image diagram of a print instruction screen in the mobile terminal. 図７Ａは、印刷管理システムのシーケンス図である。FIG. 7A is a sequence diagram of the print management system. 図７Ｂは、印刷管理システムのシーケンス図である。FIG. 7B is a sequence diagram of the print management system. 図８Ａは、印刷管理システムのシーケンス図である。FIG. 8A is a sequence diagram of the print management system. 図８Ｂは、印刷管理システムのシーケンス図である。FIG. 8B is a sequence diagram of the print management system.
　以下に、本件の開示する印刷管理プログラム、印刷管理システム、および印刷管理方法の実施形態を、図面を参照しながら説明する。なお、以下の実施形態により本件の開示する印刷管理プログラム、印刷管理システム、および印刷管理方法が限定されるものではない。 Hereinafter, embodiments of a print management program, a print management system, and a print management method disclosed in the present application will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the print management program, the print management system, and the print management method disclosed in the present application are not limited by the following embodiments.
　図１は、印刷管理システムのシステムブロック図である。図１において、印刷管理システム１は、情報処理装置２、サーバ装置３、プリンタ４、携帯端末５、アクセスポイント２８、ネットワーク６を有する。 FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of the print management system. In FIG. 1, the print management system 1 includes an information processing device 2, a server device 3, a printer 4, a mobile terminal 5, an access point 28, and a network 6.
　印刷管理システム１において、情報処理装置２、サーバ装置３、プリンタ４、アクセスポイント２８はネットワーク６を介して互いに情報通信を行う。ネットワーク６は例えばＬＡＮ（Ｌｏｃａｌ　Ａｒｅａ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ）などの通信網である。携帯端末５は、アクセスポイント２８と無線接続されている。携帯端末５は、アクセスポイント２８を介して、ネットワーク６に接続された他の機器と情報通信を行う。携帯端末５は、例えばＮＦＣ（Ｎｅａｒ　Ｆｉｅｌｄ　Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎ）やＢＬＥ（Ｂｌｕｅｔｏｏｔｈ（登録商標）　Ｌｏｗ　Ｅｎｅｒｇｙ）などの近距離無線通信技術により、プリンタ４と直接無線通信を行う。 In the print management system 1, the information processing device 2, the server device 3, the printer 4, and the access point 28 perform information communication with each other via the network 6. The network 6 is a communication network such as a LAN (Local Area Network). The portable terminal 5 is wirelessly connected to the access point 28. The portable terminal 5 performs information communication with other devices connected to the network 6 via the access point 28. The portable terminal 5 performs wireless communication directly with the printer 4 by a short-range wireless communication technology such as NFC (Near Field Communication) and BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy).
　図２は、情報処理装置およびサーバ装置のハードウェアブロック図である。情報処理装置２およびサーバ装置３はそれぞれ、ＣＰＵ（Ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ　Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｉｎｇ　Ｕｎｉｔ）２０、ＲＡＭ（Ｒａｎｄｏｍ　Ａｃｃｅｓｓ　Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ）２１、ＲＯＭ（Ｒｅａｄ　Ｏｎｌｙ　Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ）２２、記憶部２３、入力部２４、表示部２５、通信部２６、バス２７を有する。ＣＰＵ２０、ＲＡＭ２１、ＲＯＭ２２、記憶部２３、入力部２４、表示部２５、通信部２６は、バス２７により互いに通信可能な状態で接続されている。 FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram of the information processing apparatus and the server apparatus. The information processing device 2 and the server device 3 are respectively a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a storage unit 23, an input unit 24, a display unit 25, and a communication unit 26. And has a bus 27. The CPU 20, the RAM 21, the ROM 22, the storage unit 23, the input unit 24, the display unit 25, and the communication unit 26 are connected through a bus 27 so that they can communicate with each other.
　ＣＰＵ２０は、ＲＯＭ２２や記憶部２３に記憶された各種プログラムをＲＡＭ２１にロードし実行するプロセッサである。ＲＡＭ２１は、各種プログラム等を一時記憶する。ＲＯＭ２２は、例えばＢＩＯＳ（Ｂａｓｉｃ　Ｉｎｐｕｔ　Ｏｕｔｐｕｔ　Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ）などのプログラムを記憶する。記憶部２３は、例えばＨＤＤ（Ｈａｒｄ　Ｄｉｓｋ　Ｄｒｉｖｅ）やＳＳＤ（Ｓｏｌｉｄ　Ｓｔａｔｅ　Ｄｒｉｖｅ）などの外部メモリであり、ＯＳ（Ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｎｇ　Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ）や、各種アプリケーションプログラムを記憶する。入力部２４は、例えばキーボードやマウスなど、ユーザからの入力を受け付けるための装置である。表示部２５は、例えばディスプレイであり、入力部２４によりユーザから入力された情報や、ＣＰＵ２０による各種プログラムの実行結果をユーザに表示する。通信部２６は、前述の印刷管理システム１におけるネットワーク６に対し、情報処理装置２およびサーバ装置３を接続する。 The CPU 20 is a processor that loads various programs stored in the ROM 22 and the storage unit 23 to the RAM 21 and executes them. The RAM 21 temporarily stores various programs. The ROM 22 stores a program such as BIOS (Basic Input Output System). The storage unit 23 is an external memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive), and stores an OS (Operating System) and various application programs. The input unit 24 is a device for receiving input from the user, such as a keyboard and a mouse. The display unit 25 is a display, for example, and displays information input from the user by the input unit 24 and execution results of various programs by the CPU 20 to the user. The communication unit 26 connects the information processing apparatus 2 and the server apparatus 3 to the network 6 in the print management system 1 described above.
　図３は、プリンタのハードウェアブロック図である。プリンタ４は、ＣＰＵ３０、ＲＡＭ３１、ＲＯＭ３２、記憶部３３、操作部３４、印刷部３５、通信部３６、ＮＦＣ３７、ＢＬＥ３８、バス３９を有する。ＣＰＵ３０、ＲＡＭ３１、ＲＯＭ３２、記憶部３３、操作部３４、印刷部３５、通信部３６、ＮＦＣ３７、ＢＬＥ３８は、バス３９により互いに通信可能な状態で接続されている。 FIG. 3 is a hardware block diagram of the printer. The printer 4 includes a CPU 30, a RAM 31, a ROM 32, a storage unit 33, an operation unit 34, a printing unit 35, a communication unit 36, an NFC 37, a BLE 38, and a bus 39. The CPU 30, the RAM 31, the ROM 32, the storage unit 33, the operation unit 34, the printing unit 35, the communication unit 36, the NFC 37, and the BLE 38 are connected in a state where they can communicate with each other via a bus 39.
　ＣＰＵ３０は、ＲＯＭ３２や記憶部３３に記憶された各種プログラムをＲＡＭ３１にロードし実行するプロセッサである。ＲＡＭ３１は、各種プログラム等を一時記憶する。ＲＯＭ３２は、例えばＢＩＯＳ（Ｂａｓｉｃ　Ｉｎｐｕｔ　Ｏｕｔｐｕｔ　Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ）などのプログラムを記憶する。記憶部３３は、例えばＨＤＤ（Ｈａｒｄ　Ｄｉｓｋ　Ｄｒｉｖｅ）やＳＳＤ（Ｓｏｌｉｄ　Ｓｔａｔｅ　Ｄｒｉｖｅ）などの外部メモリであり、ＯＳ（Ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｎｇ　Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ）や、各種アプリケーションプログラムを記憶する。操作部３４は、例えばタッチパネルなど、ユーザからの入力を受け付けるための装置である。印刷部３５は、通信部３６を介して他の装置から受信した印刷ジョブに基づき、ＣＰＵ３０により印刷実行処理された印刷ジョブを印刷用紙に印刷する。通信部３６は、前述の印刷管理システムにおけるネットワーク６に対し、プリンタ４を接続する。ＮＦＣ３７は、外部とＮＦＣによる通信を実行するためのインタフェースである。ＢＬＥ３８は、外部とＢＬＥによる通信を実行するためのインタフェースである。 The CPU 30 is a processor that loads various programs stored in the ROM 32 and the storage unit 33 to the RAM 31 and executes them. The RAM 31 temporarily stores various programs. The ROM 32 stores a program such as BIOS (Basic Input Output System), for example. The storage unit 33 is an external memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive), and stores an OS (Operating System) and various application programs. The operation unit 34 is a device for receiving input from a user, such as a touch panel. The printing unit 35 prints the print job subjected to the print execution process by the CPU 30 on the printing paper based on the print job received from another apparatus via the communication unit 36. The communication unit 36 connects the printer 4 to the network 6 in the above-described print management system. The NFC 37 is an interface for executing communication with the outside by NFC. The BLE 38 is an interface for executing communication with the outside by BLE.
　図４は、携帯端末のハードウェアブロック図である。携帯端末５は、ＳｏＣ（Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ　ｏｎ　ａ　Ｃｈｉｐ）４０、ＲＡＭ４１、Ｆｌａｓｈ４２、操作部４４、表示部４５、無線通信部４６、ＮＦＣ４７、ＢＬＥ４８、センサ部４９を有する。ＲＡＭ４１、Ｆｌａｓｈ４２、操作部４４、表示部４５、無線通信部４６、ＮＦＣ４７、ＢＬＥ４８、センサ部４９はそれぞれ、ＳｏＣ４０に通信可能な状態で接続されている。 FIG. 4 is a hardware block diagram of the mobile terminal. The portable terminal 5 includes a SoC (System on a Chip) 40, a RAM 41, a flash 42, an operation unit 44, a display unit 45, a wireless communication unit 46, NFC 47, BLE 48, and a sensor unit 49. The RAM 41, the flash 42, the operation unit 44, the display unit 45, the wireless communication unit 46, the NFC 47, the BLE 48, and the sensor unit 49 are connected to the SoC 40 in a communicable state.
　ＳｏＣ４０は、Ｆｌａｓｈ４２に記憶されたＯＳ（Ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｎｇ　Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ）や各種プログラムをＲＡＭ４１にロードし実行することで各種処理を実現する。ＲＡＭ４１は、各種プログラム等を一時記憶する。Ｆｌａｓｈ４２は、各種プログラムを記憶する。操作部４４は、例えばタッチパネルなど、ユーザからの入力を受け付けるための装置である。表示部４５は、操作部４４の入力内容やＳｏＣ４０のプログラム実行結果を表示する。表示部４５は例えばタッチパネルのように操作部４４と一体であってもよい。無線通信部４６は、前述の印刷管理システムにおけるネットワーク６に対し、アクセスポイント２８を介して携帯端末５を無線接続する。ＮＦＣ４７は、外部とＮＦＣによる通信を実行するためのインタフェースである。ＢＬＥ４８は、外部とＢＬＥによる通信を実行するためのインタフェースである。例えば携帯端末５は、ＮＦＣ４７やＢＬＥ４８によりプリンタ４に対しプリンタ情報の送信を要求することが出来る。センサ部４９は、ＧＰＳ（Ｇｌｏｂａｌ　Ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎｉｎｇ　Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ）、加速度、地磁気、近接などの検知を行う。 The SoC 40 implements various processes by loading an OS (Operating System) and various programs stored in the Flash 42 into the RAM 41 and executing them. The RAM 41 temporarily stores various programs and the like. The flash 42 stores various programs. The operation unit 44 is a device for receiving input from a user, such as a touch panel. The display unit 45 displays the input content of the operation unit 44 and the program execution result of the SoC 40. The display unit 45 may be integrated with the operation unit 44 such as a touch panel. The wireless communication unit 46 wirelessly connects the portable terminal 5 via the access point 28 to the network 6 in the print management system described above. The NFC 47 is an interface for executing communication with the outside by NFC. The BLE 48 is an interface for executing communication with the outside by BLE. For example, the portable terminal 5 can request the printer 4 to transmit printer information by NFC 47 or BLE 48. The sensor unit 49 detects GPS (Global Positioning System), acceleration, geomagnetism, proximity, and the like.
　図５は、印刷管理システムの機能ブロック図である。印刷管理システム１において、情報処理装置２は、印刷指示部７、仮想プリンタドライバ８を有する。印刷指示部７は、ユーザの印刷指示に基づき、印刷対象データの印刷イメージである中間データ９Ａをサーバ装置３に送信する処理を実行する。仮想プリンタドライバ８は、印刷指示部７からの指示に基づき、印刷対象データを中間データ９Ａに変換する。中間データ９Ａは、プリンタ４の機種に依存しない形式に変換された印刷イメージである。 FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the print management system. In the print management system 1, the information processing apparatus 2 includes a print instruction unit 7 and a virtual printer driver 8. The print instruction unit 7 executes processing for transmitting intermediate data 9 </ b> A, which is a print image of print target data, to the server device 3 based on a user's print instruction. The virtual printer driver 8 converts print target data into intermediate data 9A based on an instruction from the print instruction unit 7. The intermediate data 9A is a print image converted into a format that does not depend on the model of the printer 4.
　サーバ装置３は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０、印刷サーバ１３として機能する。印刷サーバ１３は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０から受信した中間データ９Ｂをプリンタ４に対応する印刷データ９Ｃに変換し送信する。印刷実行先であるプリンタ４の特定は、プリンタ４と認証処理を行った携帯端末５から印刷データ管理サーバ１０宛に送信されるプリンタ４の情報に基づき行われる。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０および印刷サーバ１３の機能は、１つのサーバ装置に実装しても良いし、別々のサーバ装置に実装しても良い。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、印刷管理装置の実施形態の１つである。 The server device 3 functions as a print job management server 10 and a print server 13. The print server 13 converts the intermediate data 9B received from the print job management server 10 into print data 9C corresponding to the printer 4 and transmits it. The printer 4 that is the print execution destination is specified based on the information of the printer 4 transmitted to the print data management server 10 from the portable terminal 5 that has performed authentication processing with the printer 4. The functions of the print job management server 10 and the print server 13 may be implemented on one server device or on separate server devices. The print job management server 10 is one embodiment of a print management apparatus.
　印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、印刷ジョブデータベース１１、印刷属性１２を有する。印刷ジョブデータベース１１は、情報処理装置２を含む、複数の情報処理装置から受信した中間データ９Ａをユーザ情報と共に記憶する。印刷属性１２は、携帯端末５から受信したユーザ情報に基づき、印刷ジョブデータベース１１に記録されている中間データ９Ａの印刷設定および印刷データ９Ｃを送信するプリンタ４を特定する情報を記録する。印刷属性１２は、各プリンタ４の設置位置情報をあらかじめ有していてもよい。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、中間データ９Ａおよび対応する印刷属性１２に基づき、中間データ９Ｂを生成し、印刷サーバ１３へ送信する。また、プリンタ４と携帯端末５との無線通信における電波強度に基づいて、プリンタ４と携帯端末５との距離を算出しても良い。プリンタ４と携帯端末５との無線通信によるコネクションが確立された後、通信不可状態になったことを契機としてプリンタ４と携帯端末５が一定距離以内に無いと判定しても良い。 The print job management server 10 has a print job database 11 and a print attribute 12. The print job database 11 stores intermediate data 9A received from a plurality of information processing apparatuses including the information processing apparatus 2 together with user information. The print attribute 12 records information specifying the print setting of the intermediate data 9A recorded in the print job database 11 and the printer 4 that transmits the print data 9C based on the user information received from the mobile terminal 5. The print attribute 12 may have installation position information of each printer 4 in advance. The print job management server 10 generates intermediate data 9B based on the intermediate data 9A and the corresponding print attribute 12, and transmits the intermediate data 9B to the print server 13. Further, the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 may be calculated based on the radio wave intensity in the wireless communication between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5. After the connection by wireless communication between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 is established, it may be determined that the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 are not within a certain distance when the communication is disabled.
　印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、プリンタ４と携帯端末５との距離に基づき、中間データ９Ｂを印刷サーバ１３へ送信するか否かを判定する。プリンタ４と携帯端末５との距離の算出方法の一例として、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、携帯端末５から定期的に受信する位置情報に基づき、プリンタ４と携帯端末５との距離が所定値以下である場合、印刷サーバ１３への中間データ９Ｂの送信を実行する。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、携帯端末５から定期的に受信する位置情報に基づき、プリンタ４と携帯端末５との距離が所定値より大きい場合、印刷サーバ１３への中間データ９Ｂの送信を中断する。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、中間データ９Ｂの送信を中断した場合、中断した中間データ９Ｂに対応する中間データ９Ａを印刷ジョブデータベース１１に保持する。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、印刷ジョブデータベース１１に保持された中間データ９Ａの情報を携帯端末５に送信する。 The print job management server 10 determines whether or not to transmit the intermediate data 9B to the print server 13 based on the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5. As an example of a method for calculating the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5, the print job management server 10 determines that the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 is a predetermined value or less based on position information periodically received from the portable terminal 5. If it is, transmission of the intermediate data 9B to the print server 13 is executed. The print job management server 10 suspends transmission of the intermediate data 9 </ b> B to the print server 13 when the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 is greater than a predetermined value based on position information periodically received from the portable terminal 5. . When the transmission of the intermediate data 9B is interrupted, the print job management server 10 holds the intermediate data 9A corresponding to the interrupted intermediate data 9B in the print job database 11. The print job management server 10 transmits the information of the intermediate data 9 </ b> A held in the print job database 11 to the mobile terminal 5.
　したがって携帯端末５のユーザは、印刷サーバ１３への送信が中断された印刷ジョブを含め、印刷処理が完了していない印刷ジョブを把握し、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０へ印刷指示を送信することが出来る。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、中間データ９Ｂを印刷サーバ１３へ送信後、プリンタ４と携帯端末５との距離が所定値より大きいと判定した場合、印刷を中断する信号を印刷サーバ１３へ送信しても良い。 Therefore, the user of the portable terminal 5 can grasp print jobs that have not been completed, including print jobs whose transmission to the print server 13 has been interrupted, and can send print instructions to the print job management server 10. . When the print job management server 10 determines that the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 is greater than a predetermined value after transmitting the intermediate data 9B to the print server 13, the print job management server 10 transmits a signal for interrupting printing to the print server 13. Also good.
　印刷サーバ１３は、印刷制御部１４、プリンタドライバ１５Ａ～１５Ｃを有する。なお以下の表記において、プリンタドライバ１５Ａ～１５Ｃを示す場合、プリンタドライバ１５と表記する。印刷制御部１４は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０から受信した中間データ９Ｂに基づき、出力先のプリンタ４に対応するプリンタドライバ１５を選択する。選択されたプリンタドライバ１５は、受信した中間データ９Ｂを印刷データ９Ｃに変換する。印刷サーバ１３は、変換後の印刷データ９Ｃを出力先のプリンタ４に送信する。 The print server 13 includes a print control unit 14 and printer drivers 15A to 15C. In the following notation, when the printer drivers 15A to 15C are indicated, they are indicated as the printer driver 15. The print control unit 14 selects the printer driver 15 corresponding to the output destination printer 4 based on the intermediate data 9B received from the print job management server 10. The selected printer driver 15 converts the received intermediate data 9B into print data 9C. The print server 13 transmits the converted print data 9C to the output destination printer 4.
　携帯端末５は、プリンタ４とのＮＦＣなどの近距離無線通信に基づき、プリンタ４の情報を取得する。携帯端末５は、プリンタ４での印刷指示を印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に送信する。携帯端末５は、自身のＧＰＳに基づく位置情報を印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に定期的に送信する。 The mobile terminal 5 acquires information on the printer 4 based on short-range wireless communication such as NFC with the printer 4. The portable terminal 5 transmits a print instruction for the printer 4 to the print job management server 10. The portable terminal 5 periodically transmits position information based on its own GPS to the print job management server 10.
　プリンタ４は、印刷サーバ１３から受信した印刷データ９Ｃに基づき、印刷処理を実行する。プリンタ４は、ＢＬＥなどの近距離無線通信を携帯端末５と定期的に行い、プリンタ４で受信する携帯端末５からの無線信号の電波強度が所定値以下となった場合、携帯端末５のユーザがプリンタ４から所定値以上離れたと判定し、実行中の印刷ジョブを中断しても良い。プリンタ４は、ユーザが所定値以上離れたと判定した場合に印刷ジョブを中断することにより、印刷物がユーザ以外に閲覧される危険性を防止することが出来、セキュリティを担保することが出来る。印刷ジョブの中断後、例えば所定時間内に携帯端末５から受信する無線信号の電波強度が、再び所定値よりも大きくなった場合、プリンタ４は、中断していた印刷ジョブを再開しても良い。無線信号の電波強度に応じて印刷ジョブを再開することにより、プリンタ４は、セキュリティを担保しつつ、ユーザの利便性を高めることが出来る。閾値となる所定値は、例えば人間の平均歩行スピードや、プリンタ４の使用頻度、プリンタ４が設置されているオフィスの広さ、フロアの人員数などに基づいてあらかじめ設定する。閾値となる所定時間は、例えばユーザがプリンタ４から一時的に離れ、再び戻ってくる可能性の高い時間に設定する。閾値は、あらかじめ印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に記録しても良い。 The printer 4 executes print processing based on the print data 9C received from the print server 13. The printer 4 periodically performs short-range wireless communication such as BLE with the mobile terminal 5, and when the radio field intensity of the radio signal received from the mobile terminal 5 received by the printer 4 becomes a predetermined value or less, the user of the mobile terminal 5 May be determined to be away from the printer 4 by a predetermined value or more, and the print job being executed may be interrupted. The printer 4 can prevent a risk that the printed material is viewed by anyone other than the user by interrupting the print job when it is determined that the user is away from the predetermined value or more, and security can be ensured. After the print job is interrupted, for example, when the radio signal intensity of the wireless signal received from the portable terminal 5 becomes larger than the predetermined value again within a predetermined time, the printer 4 may resume the interrupted print job. . By resuming the print job according to the radio field intensity of the wireless signal, the printer 4 can improve the convenience for the user while ensuring security. The predetermined value serving as the threshold is set in advance based on, for example, the average walking speed of humans, the frequency of use of the printer 4, the size of the office where the printer 4 is installed, the number of people on the floor, and the like. The predetermined time serving as the threshold is set to a time when the user is likely to leave the printer 4 temporarily and return again, for example. The threshold value may be recorded in advance in the print job management server 10.
　図６は、携帯端末における印刷指示画面のイメージ図である。ユーザは例えば、携帯端末５にインストールされたアプリケーションを実行し、表示部４５に図６の印刷指示画面を表示する。図６において、携帯端末５の表示部４５は、ユーザ情報５１、印刷ジョブ一覧５２、印刷指示対象５２Ａ、削除ボタン５３、上方移動カーソル５４、下方移動カーソル５５、印刷実行ボタン５６を表示する。本実施形態において、表示部４５は、例えばスマートフォンのタッチパネルである。 FIG. 6 is an image diagram of a print instruction screen in the mobile terminal. For example, the user executes an application installed in the mobile terminal 5 and displays the print instruction screen in FIG. 6 on the display unit 45. In FIG. 6, the display unit 45 of the mobile terminal 5 displays user information 51, a print job list 52, a print instruction target 52 </ b> A, a delete button 53, an upward movement cursor 54, a downward movement cursor 55, and a print execution button 56. In the present embodiment, the display unit 45 is a touch panel of a smartphone, for example.
　ユーザ情報５１は、印刷管理システム１を利用するために、ユーザが予め印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に登録した、ユーザに固有の識別情報である。携帯端末５は、ユーザ情報５１に基づき、印刷管理システム１にアクセスする。印刷ジョブ一覧５２は、ユーザ情報５１に対応する印刷ジョブの一覧である。携帯端末５は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０から印刷ジョブ一覧５２の情報を取得する。印刷指示対象５２Ａは、印刷指示を行う対象をハイライト表示したものである。ユーザは、上方移動カーソル５４および下方移動カーソル５５により、印刷指示対象５２Ａを選択する。ユーザは、印刷実行ボタン５６により、選択した印刷指示対象５２Ａの印刷実行を指示する。ユーザは、印刷を取り消す場合は、削除ボタン５３により、選択した印刷指示対象５２Ａの印刷実行を取り消す。 The user information 51 is identification information unique to the user registered in advance in the print job management server 10 in order to use the print management system 1. The portable terminal 5 accesses the print management system 1 based on the user information 51. The print job list 52 is a list of print jobs corresponding to the user information 51. The portable terminal 5 acquires information on the print job list 52 from the print job management server 10. The print instruction target 52A is a highlight display of a target to be printed. The user selects the print instruction target 52 </ b> A with the upward movement cursor 54 and the downward movement cursor 55. The user uses the print execution button 56 to instruct the execution of printing of the selected print instruction target 52A. When canceling printing, the user cancels execution of printing of the selected print instruction object 52 </ b> A by using the delete button 53.
　図７Ａおよび図７Ｂは、印刷管理システムのシーケンス図である。図７Ａに示す処理と図７Ｂに示す処理は、符号Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ、Ｅ、Ｆにより接続される。印刷管理システム１は、図７Ａおよび図７Ｂのシーケンス図に基づき、印刷ジョブ管理を実行する。 7A and 7B are sequence diagrams of the print management system. The process shown in FIG. 7A and the process shown in FIG. 7B are connected by reference signs A, B, C, D, E, and F. The print management system 1 executes print job management based on the sequence diagrams of FIGS. 7A and 7B.
　図７Ａにおいて、情報処理装置２のユーザは、印刷アプリ７を実行し、印刷処理を行う。印刷アプリ７は、印刷対象となるファイルを開く（ステップＳ１）。印刷アプリ７は、印刷対象物の印刷設定を行う（ステップＳ２）。印刷アプリ７は、印刷を実行する（ステップＳ３）。 7A, the user of the information processing apparatus 2 executes the printing application 7 and performs printing processing. The print application 7 opens a file to be printed (step S1). The print application 7 performs print settings for the print object (step S2). The print application 7 performs printing (step S3).
　仮想プリンタドライバ８は、印刷アプリ７の印刷実行を受け、中間データ９Ａを生成する（ステップＳ４）。仮想プリンタドライバ８は、生成した中間データ９Ａを印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に送信する（ステップＳ５）。 The virtual printer driver 8 receives the printing execution of the printing application 7 and generates intermediate data 9A (step S4). The virtual printer driver 8 transmits the generated intermediate data 9A to the print job management server 10 (step S5).
　印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、情報処理装置２から受信した中間データ９Ａに基づき、印刷ジョブの受付処理を実行する（ステップＳ６）。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、中間データ９Ａに付加された情報処理装置２を特定する情報に基づき、情報処理装置２に対応するユーザの印刷ジョブとして、印刷ジョブデータベースに受信した中間データ９Ａに関する情報を格納する（ステップＳ７）。 The print job management server 10 executes a print job reception process based on the intermediate data 9A received from the information processing apparatus 2 (step S6). Based on the information specifying the information processing apparatus 2 added to the intermediate data 9A, the print job management server 10 stores information about the intermediate data 9A received in the print job database as a user print job corresponding to the information processing apparatus 2. Store (step S7).
　情報処理装置２から印刷処理を行った携帯端末５のユーザは、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に格納された印刷ジョブを実行するためのアプリケーションを起動する（ステップＳ８）。携帯端末５のユーザは端末の画面操作を行い、ユーザ認証処理を実行する（ステップＳ９）。 The user of the portable terminal 5 that has performed print processing from the information processing apparatus 2 starts an application for executing a print job stored in the print job management server 10 (step S8). The user of the portable terminal 5 performs a screen operation on the terminal and executes user authentication processing (step S9).
　携帯端末５は引き続き、図７Ｂに示す処理を実行する。携帯端末５のユーザはプリンタ４に、印刷処理を実行するために、一定距離以内に近づく（ステップＳ１０）。携帯端末５は、ＮＦＣやＢＬＥなどの近距離無線通信により、近づいたプリンタ４へデータ通信可能な状態に接続する（ステップＳ１１）。携帯端末５がプリンタ４に対し一定距離以内に近づいたか否かの判定は、携帯端末５およびプリンタ４の位置情報に基づき算出しても良いし、携帯端末５とプリンタ４との無線通信における電波強度に基づいて算出しても良い。 The portable terminal 5 continues to execute the process shown in FIG. 7B. The user of the portable terminal 5 approaches the printer 4 within a certain distance in order to execute the printing process (step S10). The portable terminal 5 is connected to a printer 4 that is capable of data communication by short-range wireless communication such as NFC or BLE (step S11). The determination as to whether or not the mobile terminal 5 has approached the printer 4 within a certain distance may be calculated based on positional information of the mobile terminal 5 and the printer 4, or radio waves in wireless communication between the mobile terminal 5 and the printer 4. You may calculate based on intensity | strength.
　プリンタ４は、携帯端末５と接続後、携帯端末５からの要求等に基づき、プリンタ４に固有のプリンタ情報を携帯端末５に送信する（ステップＳ１２）。 The printer 4 transmits printer information unique to the printer 4 to the portable terminal 5 based on a request from the portable terminal 5 after connecting to the portable terminal 5 (step S12).
　携帯端末５は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に登録されているユーザ情報およびプリンタ４のプリンタ情報を印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に送信する（ステップＳ１３）。さらに携帯端末５は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に格納された印刷ジョブ一覧の取得依頼を印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に送信する（ステップＳ１３）。 The portable terminal 5 transmits the user information registered in the print job management server 10 and the printer information of the printer 4 to the print job management server 10 (step S13). Further, the portable terminal 5 transmits an acquisition request for the print job list stored in the print job management server 10 to the print job management server 10 (step S13).
　印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、携帯端末５から受信したユーザ情報に基づき、ユーザ情報に対応する印刷ジョブを印刷ジョブデータベースから読み出す（ステップＳ１４）。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、読出した印刷ジョブの一覧を携帯端末５に送信する。 The print job management server 10 reads a print job corresponding to the user information from the print job database based on the user information received from the mobile terminal 5 (step S14). The print job management server 10 transmits the list of read print jobs to the mobile terminal 5.
　携帯端末５は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０から受信した印刷ジョブ一覧を表示部４５に表示する（ステップＳ１５）。ユーザは、携帯端末５の表示部４５に表示された印刷ジョブ一覧から、印刷対象とする印刷ジョブを選択し、例えば図６の印刷ボタン５６を押して、印刷を実行する（ステップＳ１６）。携帯端末５は、選択実行された印刷ジョブに関する情報を印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に送信する。印刷ジョブに関する情報は、印刷ジョブの選択状況に加え、例えば印刷ジョブごとの片面／両面印刷の設定、カラー／モノクロ印刷の設定、拡大／縮小印刷の設定などの、印刷属性に関する情報である。 The portable terminal 5 displays the print job list received from the print job management server 10 on the display unit 45 (step S15). The user selects a print job to be printed from the print job list displayed on the display unit 45 of the portable terminal 5, and presses the print button 56 in FIG. 6, for example, to execute printing (step S16). The portable terminal 5 transmits information related to the selected print job to the print job management server 10. In addition to the print job selection status, the information related to the print job is information related to print attributes such as single-sided / double-sided printing settings, color / monochrome printing settings, and enlarged / reduced printing settings for each print job.
　印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、携帯端末５から受信した印刷ジョブに関する情報に基づき、印刷ジョブに対応する中間データ９Ａを印刷ジョブデータベース１１から読み出す（ステップＳ１７）。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、読出した中間データ９Ａおよび携帯端末５から受信した印刷属性に関する情報を中間データ９Ｂとして印刷サーバ１３に送信する（ステップＳ１８）。 The print job management server 10 reads the intermediate data 9A corresponding to the print job from the print job database 11 based on the information regarding the print job received from the mobile terminal 5 (step S17). The print job management server 10 transmits the read intermediate data 9A and information about the print attributes received from the portable terminal 5 to the print server 13 as intermediate data 9B (step S18).
　印刷サーバ１３は、受信した中間データ９Ｂに基づき、印刷出力先のプリンタ４に対応するプリンタドライバ１５を実行し、中間データ９Ｂから印刷データ９Ｃを生成する。印刷サーバ１３は、生成した印刷データ９Ｃをプリンタ４に送信する（ステップＳ１９）。 The print server 13 executes the printer driver 15 corresponding to the print output destination printer 4 based on the received intermediate data 9B, and generates print data 9C from the intermediate data 9B. The print server 13 transmits the generated print data 9C to the printer 4 (step S19).
　プリンタ４は、印刷サーバ１３から受信した印刷データ９Ｃについて印刷を実行する（ステップＳ２０）。 The printer 4 executes printing for the print data 9C received from the print server 13 (step S20).
　以上の通り印刷管理システム１は、プリンタ４と携帯端末５との距離に基づいて、印刷実行管理を行うことが出来る。 As described above, the print management system 1 can perform print execution management based on the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5.
　図８Ａおよび図８Ｂは、印刷管理システムのシーケンス図である。図８Ａに示す処理と図８Ｂに示す処理は、符号Ｇ、Ｈ、Ｉ、Ｊにより接続される。印刷管理システム１は、図８Ａおよび図８Ｂのシーケンス図に基づき、印刷処理中にユーザとプリンタ４との距離が変化した場合の処理を実行する。 8A and 8B are sequence diagrams of the print management system. The process shown in FIG. 8A and the process shown in FIG. 8B are connected by reference numerals G, H, I, and J. The print management system 1 executes a process when the distance between the user and the printer 4 changes during the printing process based on the sequence diagrams of FIGS. 8A and 8B.
　携帯端末５は、アプリケーションの実行により、携帯端末５のユーザ情報、携帯端末５とＮＦＣ等により接続したプリンタ４の情報、および携帯端末５の位置情報を印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に送信する（ステップＳ２１）。また携帯端末５は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に対し、携帯端末５のユーザに対応する印刷ジョブの一覧取得の依頼を行う（ステップＳ２１）。 The mobile terminal 5 transmits the user information of the mobile terminal 5, the information of the printer 4 connected to the mobile terminal 5 by NFC, and the position information of the mobile terminal 5 to the print job management server 10 by executing the application (step S21). ). The mobile terminal 5 requests the print job management server 10 to acquire a list of print jobs corresponding to the user of the mobile terminal 5 (step S21).
　印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、携帯端末５から受信した携帯端末５の位置情報およびプリンタ４の情報に基づき、携帯端末５とプリンタ４との距離を算出する（ステップＳ２２）。プリンタ４の位置情報は、携帯端末５から受信しても良いし、あらかじめ印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０に記録しても良い。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、算出した距離に基づき、携帯端末５を所持しているユーザが、プリンタ４に対し印刷実行可能な一定距離以内に存在するかどうかを判定する（ステップＳ２３）。 The print job management server 10 calculates the distance between the portable terminal 5 and the printer 4 based on the position information of the portable terminal 5 and the information of the printer 4 received from the portable terminal 5 (step S22). The position information of the printer 4 may be received from the portable terminal 5 or may be recorded in the print job management server 10 in advance. Based on the calculated distance, the print job management server 10 determines whether or not the user who has the portable terminal 5 is within a certain distance capable of performing printing with respect to the printer 4 (step S23).
　印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、算出した距離が印刷実行可能距離以内であると判定した場合（ステップＳ２３：ＹＥＳ）、印刷ジョブに対応する中間データ９Ａの情報を印刷ジョブデータベース１１から読出し（ステップＳ２４）、携帯端末５に送信する。一方、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、算出した距離が印刷実行可能距離以内ではないと判定した場合（ステップＳ２３：ＮＯ）、印刷を実行しない旨の通知を携帯端末５に送信する。 When the print job management server 10 determines that the calculated distance is within the print executable distance (step S23: YES), the information of the intermediate data 9A corresponding to the print job is read from the print job database 11 (step S24). To the mobile terminal 5. On the other hand, if the print job management server 10 determines that the calculated distance is not within the print executable distance (step S23: NO), the print job management server 10 transmits a notification to the effect that printing is not performed to the mobile terminal 5.
　携帯端末５は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０から印刷ジョブの情報を送信しない旨の通知を受けた場合、印刷ジョブを非表示にする（ステップＳ２５）。また携帯端末５は、印刷ジョブを非表示にすると共に、プリンタ４との距離が印刷可能範囲内に無い旨を表示部４５に表示しても良い。携帯端末５は、ステップＳ２５の非表示処理を実行し所定時間経過後、ステップＳ２１の処理を再開する。 When the portable terminal 5 receives a notification from the print job management server 10 that the print job information is not transmitted, the portable terminal 5 hides the print job (step S25). The mobile terminal 5 may hide the print job and display on the display unit 45 that the distance from the printer 4 is not within the printable range. The portable terminal 5 executes the non-display process in step S25 and resumes the process in step S21 after a predetermined time has elapsed.
　携帯端末５は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０から印刷ジョブの情報を受信した場合、印刷ジョブ一覧を表示部４５に表示する（ステップＳ２６）。携帯端末５のユーザは、表示部４５に表示された印刷ジョブ一覧から印刷するジョブを選択し印刷実行依頼を印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０へ送信する（ステップＳ２７）。 When the mobile terminal 5 receives the print job information from the print job management server 10, the mobile terminal 5 displays a print job list on the display unit 45 (step S26). The user of the portable terminal 5 selects a job to be printed from the print job list displayed on the display unit 45, and transmits a print execution request to the print job management server 10 (step S27).
　印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、携帯端末５から印刷実行依頼を受信すると、印刷実行依頼と共に受信した印刷ジョブの個数だけステップＳ２８ＡからステップＳ２８Ｂまでの処理を繰り返す（ステップＳ２８Ａ、Ｓ２８Ｂ）。 When the print job management server 10 receives the print execution request from the portable terminal 5, the print job management server 10 repeats the processing from step S28A to step S28B by the number of print jobs received together with the print execution request (steps S28A and S28B).
　ステップＳ２８ＡからステップＳ２８Ｂの処理の詳細は以下の通りである。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、位置情報の取得依頼を携帯端末５に送信する（ステップＳ２９）。携帯端末５は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０の依頼に応じて、携帯端末５の位置情報を送信する（ステップＳ３０）。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、受信した携帯端末５の位置情報およびプリンタ４の位置情報に基づき、携帯端末５とプリンタ４との距離を算出する（ステップＳ３１）。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、算出された距離に基づき、プリンタ４と携帯端末５との距離が印刷実行可能な距離以内であるかを判定する（ステップＳ３２）。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、印刷実行可能な距離以内であると判定した場合（ステップＳ３２：ＹＥＳ）、受信した印刷ジョブに対応する中間データ９Ａを印刷ジョブデータベース１１から読み出す（ステップＳ３３）。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、読み出した中間データおよび中間データに対応する印刷属性を印刷サーバ１３に送信する（ステップＳ３５）。一方、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、印刷実行可能な距離以内ではないと判定した場合（ステップＳ３２：ＮＯ）、印刷実行処理を中断した旨の通知を携帯端末５に送信する。携帯端末５は、印刷実行処理の中断の通知を受信すると、印刷処理が中断された旨のエラー通知を表示部４５に表示する（ステップＳ３４）。携帯端末５は、エラー通知を表示し所定時間経過後、ステップＳ２１の処理を再開する。 Details of the processing from step S28A to step S28B are as follows. The print job management server 10 transmits a position information acquisition request to the portable terminal 5 (step S29). The portable terminal 5 transmits the position information of the portable terminal 5 in response to a request from the print job management server 10 (step S30). The print job management server 10 calculates the distance between the portable terminal 5 and the printer 4 based on the received position information of the portable terminal 5 and the position information of the printer 4 (step S31). Based on the calculated distance, the print job management server 10 determines whether the distance between the printer 4 and the portable terminal 5 is within a printable distance (step S32). If it is determined that the print job management server 10 is within the print executable distance (step S32: YES), the intermediate data 9A corresponding to the received print job is read from the print job database 11 (step S33). The print job management server 10 transmits the read intermediate data and the print attribute corresponding to the intermediate data to the print server 13 (step S35). On the other hand, when it is determined that the print job management server 10 is not within the print executable distance (step S32: NO), the print job management server 10 transmits a notification to the effect that the print execution process is interrupted to the portable terminal 5. When the portable terminal 5 receives the notification of suspension of the print execution process, the portable terminal 5 displays an error notification that the print process is suspended on the display unit 45 (step S34). The portable terminal 5 displays an error notification and resumes the process of step S21 after a predetermined time has elapsed.
　ステップＳ３５に戻る。印刷サーバ１３は、印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０から受信した中間データ９Ｂに基づき印刷データ９Ｃを生成し、プリンタ４へ送信する（ステップＳ３６）。プリンタ４は、印刷サーバ１３から受信した印刷データ９Ｃに基づき、印刷処理を実行する（ステップＳ３７）。ステップＳ３５において印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、受信した印刷ジョブに対応する中間データ９Ｂを全て印刷サーバ１３に送信したかチェックし、印刷ジョブが残っている場合には、ステップＳ２８Ａからの処理を再開する。印刷ジョブ管理サーバ１０は、受信した印刷ジョブが残っていない場合には、印刷処理を終了する（ステップＳ３８）。 Return to step S35. The print server 13 generates print data 9C based on the intermediate data 9B received from the print job management server 10, and transmits it to the printer 4 (step S36). The printer 4 executes print processing based on the print data 9C received from the print server 13 (step S37). In step S35, the print job management server 10 checks whether all the intermediate data 9B corresponding to the received print job has been transmitted to the print server 13, and if the print job remains, restarts the processing from step S28A. . If the received print job does not remain, the print job management server 10 ends the printing process (step S38).
　以上の通り印刷管理システム１は、プリンタ４と携帯端末５との距離に応じて、印刷ジョブの実行、中断、および再開を行うことが出来る。 As described above, the print management system 1 can execute, interrupt, and resume a print job according to the distance between the printer 4 and the mobile terminal 5.
１　印刷管理システム
２　情報処理装置
３　サーバ装置
４　プリンタ
５　携帯端末
１０　印刷ジョブ管理サーバ
１３　印刷サーバ DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Print management system 2 Information processing apparatus 3 Server apparatus 4 Printer 5 Portable terminal 10 Print job management server 13 Print server

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  1. 　携帯端末からの実行依頼に応じて印刷ジョブの管理を行う印刷管理プログラムであって、
    　前記印刷ジョブを実行するプリンタと前記携帯端末との距離が所定値以下である場合に、前記実行依頼に対応する前記印刷ジョブの実行を前記プリンタに依頼し、
    　前記プリンタが前記印刷ジョブを実行中に、前記携帯端末と前記プリンタとの距離が前記所定値よりも大きくなったと判定した場合、実行中の前記印刷ジョブを削除することなく、前記印刷ジョブの実行を中断する
    処理をコンピュータに実行させる、印刷管理プログラム。     A print management program for managing print jobs in response to execution requests from mobile terminals,
    When the distance between the printer that executes the print job and the portable terminal is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the printer is requested to execute the print job corresponding to the execution request,
    If the printer determines that the distance between the portable terminal and the printer is greater than the predetermined value while executing the print job, the print job is executed without deleting the print job being executed. A print management program that causes a computer to execute a process that interrupts printing.
  2. 　前記携帯端末と無線接続した前記プリンタを特定するプリンタ情報を取得し、
    　前記プリンタ情報に応じて、前記プリンタで実行可能な前記印刷ジョブの確認情報を前記携帯端末に送信し、
    　前記印刷ジョブの確認情報に基づく前記印刷ジョブの実行依頼を前記携帯端末から受信する
    請求項１に記載の印刷管理プログラム。     Obtaining printer information for identifying the printer wirelessly connected to the portable terminal;
    In response to the printer information, send confirmation information of the print job executable by the printer to the portable terminal,
    The print management program according to claim 1, wherein an execution request for the print job based on the confirmation information of the print job is received from the portable terminal.
  3. 　前記印刷ジョブの実行を中断後、所定時間内に前記携帯端末と前記プリンタとの距離が前記所定値以下となったと判定した場合、中断した前記印刷ジョブの実行を再開する、請求項１に記載の印刷管理プログラム。 The execution of the interrupted print job is resumed when it is determined that the distance between the portable terminal and the printer is equal to or less than the predetermined value within a predetermined time after the execution of the print job is interrupted. Print management program.
  4. 　前記携帯端末の第１位置情報および前記プリンタの第２位置情報を取得し、
    　前記第１位置情報および前記第２位置情報に基づいて、前記携帯端末と前記プリンタとの距離を算出する
    請求項１に記載の印刷管理プログラム。     Obtaining first position information of the mobile terminal and second position information of the printer;
    The print management program according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the portable terminal and the printer is calculated based on the first position information and the second position information.
  5. 　前記携帯端末と前記プリンタとの距離は、前記携帯端末と前記プリンタとの無線通信における電波強度に基づいて算出される、請求項１に記載の印刷管理プログラム。 The print management program according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the portable terminal and the printer is calculated based on a radio wave intensity in wireless communication between the portable terminal and the printer.
  6. 　携帯端末からの実行依頼に応じて印刷ジョブの管理を行う印刷管理装置であって、
    　前記携帯端末に対応する前記印刷ジョブを記憶する記憶部と、
    　前記印刷ジョブを実行するプリンタと前記携帯端末との距離が所定値以下である場合に、前記実行依頼に対応する前記印刷ジョブの実行を前記プリンタに依頼し、前記プリンタが前記印刷ジョブを実行中に、前記携帯端末と前記プリンタとの距離が前記所定値よりも大きくなったと判定した場合、実行中の前記印刷ジョブを削除することなく、前記印刷ジョブの実行を中断する処理を実行するプロセッサと
    を有する印刷管理装置。     A print management apparatus that manages print jobs in response to execution requests from mobile terminals,
    A storage unit for storing the print job corresponding to the portable terminal;
    When the distance between the printer that executes the print job and the portable terminal is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, the printer is requested to execute the print job corresponding to the execution request, and the printer is executing the print job. A processor that executes a process of interrupting execution of the print job without deleting the print job that is being executed when it is determined that the distance between the portable terminal and the printer is greater than the predetermined value; A print management apparatus.
  7. 　携帯端末からの実行依頼に応じて印刷ジョブの管理を行う印刷管理方法であって、
    　前記印刷ジョブを実行するプリンタと前記携帯端末との距離が所定値以下である場合に、前記実行依頼に対応する前記印刷ジョブの実行を前記プリンタに依頼し、
    　前記プリンタが前記印刷ジョブを実行中に、前記携帯端末と前記プリンタとの距離が前記所定値よりも大きくなったと判定した場合、実行中の前記印刷ジョブを削除することなく、前記印刷ジョブの実行を中断する
    処理を実行する、印刷管理方法。     A print management method for managing a print job in response to an execution request from a mobile terminal,
    When the distance between the printer that executes the print job and the portable terminal is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the printer is requested to execute the print job corresponding to the execution request,
    If the printer determines that the distance between the portable terminal and the printer is greater than the predetermined value while executing the print job, the print job is executed without deleting the print job being executed. A print management method that executes processing to interrupt the process.
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