Printing apparatus and method for controlling the execution of print jobs
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasahiro Mutsuno
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Abstract
A printing apparatus includes an accepting unit configured to accept one of a first setting and a second setting, the first setting indicating that another print job managed by the management unit is to be executed while leaving an execution of the print job interrupted, and the second setting indicating that execution of the print job is to be canceled, and a control unit configured to, when the first setting is made in a case where a job interruption event occurs during execution of a print job, execute another print job managed by the management unit while leaving the execution of the print job interrupted, or to, when the second setting is made in a case where a job interruption event occurs during execution of a print job, cancel the execution of the print job.
Claims10
A printing apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- at least one memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the printing apparatus to function as:
- an operation unit;
- a receiving unit that receives a print job;
- a storage unit that stores sheets;
- a printing unit that prints an image of the print job on a sheet stored in the storage unit;
- and
- a control unit that can perform, without requiring a user's operation after a sheet shortage of the storage unit occurs, a first control such that the printing unit prints an image of a subsequent print job before the print job whose printing is not executed due to the sheet shortage of the storage unit, and perform, without requiring a user's operation after a sheet shortage of the storage unit occurs, a second control such that the print job whose printing is not executed due to the sheet shortage of the storage unit is cancelled,
- wherein the first control is performed based on an instruction user's input via a first setting screen displayed on the operating unit, and the second control is performed based on an instruction input via a second setting screen displayed on the operating unit;
- and
- wherein the first setting screen can be displayed without predetermined authentication and the second setting screen is displayed upon condition that the predetermined authentication information is input.
A printing method comprising:
- receiving a print job for printing an image on a sheet that is stored in a storage unit;
- and
- performing, if a printing of the print job is not executed due to a sheet shortage of the storage unit, control according to a setting about a treatment of a print job whose printing is not executed due to a sheet shortage,
- wherein:
- if the setting indicates a first setting such that an image of a subsequent print job is printed before the print job whose printing is not executed due to the sheet shortage, an image of a subsequent print job is printed before the print job whose printing is not executed due to the sheet shortage, without requiring a user's operation after the sheet shortage occurs, and
- if the setting indicates a second setting such that the print job whose printing is not executed due to the sheet shortage of the storage unit is cancelled, the print job whose printing is not executed due to the sheet shortage of the storage unit is cancelled without requiring a user's operation after the sheet shortage occurs,
- wherein the first setting is performed based on an instruction user's input via a first setting screen displayed, and the second setting is performed based on an instruction input via a second setting screen displayed;
- and
- wherein the first setting screen can be displayed without predetermined authentication and the second setting screen is displayed upon condition that the predetermined authentication information is input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.