Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storage medium

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a communication unit configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus to which a sheet stacking unit is connected, the image forming apparatus having an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on an image forming job and a job input unit configured to input the image forming job to the image forming unit, wherein a sheet, which is discharged from the image forming unit, having an image formed thereon is to be stacked on the sheet stacking unit;
• a storage unit configured to obtain stack state information and list information of a processed job for which the image forming has been performed and store the obtained stack state information and the obtained list information, wherein the stack state information represents a sheet stack state of the sheet having the image formed thereon for each image forming job for the sheet stacking unit;
• and
• a control unit configured to:
• generate, for each image forming job, a sheet image which visualizes the sheet stack state of the sheet stacking unit based on the sheet stacking information;
• control a display unit to display the sheet image;
• determine, upon detecting that any one of the processed jobs is designated from the list information, whether or not the sheet having the image formed thereon which is discharged by the designated processed job is allowed to be taken out from the sheet stacking unit;
• and
• control, in a case where the sheet is not allowed to be taken out, the display unit to display the sheet image corresponding to the designated processed job in a manner which is different from that for displaying the sheet image corresponding to the designated processed job in a case where the sheet is allowed to be taken out.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program to cause a computer to perform a method, wherein the computer is to be included in an image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming unit, to which a display unit is connected, configured to form an image on a sheet based on an image forming job;
• and
• a sheet stacking unit on which a sheet, which is discharged from the image forming unit, having an image formed thereon is to be stacked,
• the method comprising:
• storing stack state information and list information of a processed job for which the image forming has been performed, wherein the stack state information represents a sheet stack state of the sheet having the image formed thereon for each image forming job for the sheet stacking unit;
• generating, for each image forming job, a sheet image which visualizes the sheet stack state of the sheet stacking unit based on the sheet stacking information;
• controlling the display unit to display the sheet image;
• determining, upon detecting that any one of the processed jobs is designated from the list information, whether or not the sheet having the image formed thereon which is discharged by the designated processed job is allowed to be taken out from the sheet stacking unit, and
• controlling, in a case where the sheet is not allowed to be taken out, the display unit to display the sheet image corresponding to the designated processed job in a manner which is different from that for displaying the sheet image corresponding to the designated processed job in a case where the sheet is allowed to be taken out.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program to cause a computer to perform a method, wherein the computer is operable to communicate with an image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming unit, to which a display unit is connected, configured to form an image on a sheet based on an image forming job;
• and
• a sheet stacking unit on which a sheet, which is discharged from the image forming unit, having an image formed thereon is to be stacked,
• the method comprising:
• obtaining stack state information and list information of a processed job for which the image forming has been performed, wherein the stack state information represents a sheet stack state of the sheet having the image formed thereon for each image forming job for the sheet stacking unit;
• storing the obtained stack state information and the obtained list information of the processed job;
• generating, for each image forming job, a sheet image which visualizes the sheet stack state of the sheet stacking unit based on the sheet stacking information;
• controlling the display unit to display the sheet image;
• determining, upon detecting that any one of the processed jobs is designated from the list information, whether or not the sheet having the image formed thereon which is discharged by the designated processed job is allowed to be taken out from the sheet stacking unit;
• and
• controlling, in a case where the sheet is not allowed to be taken out, the display unit to display the sheet image corresponding to the designated processed job in a manner which is different from that for displaying the sheet image corresponding to the designated processed job in a case where the sheet is allowed to be taken out.