Print system, information processing apparatus, printing apparatus, printing method, and program

A print system which has a printing apparatus having a plurality of boxes to which print jobs can be inputted and an information processing apparatus having display means and in which the print jobs can be inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes and the print job to be processed can be designated from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes by said information processing apparatus, comprising:

• print job designation picture plane display means for displaying a print job designation picture plane for designating the print job to be processed from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes onto the display means of said information processing apparatus;
• print job designating means for designating the print job to be processed on the print job designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a print job designating operation of the user;
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• box registering means for designating the box to be registered on the print job designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a registration designating operation of said user and storing print job information regarding said designated box and the print job inputted thereto into registration box information storing means,
• wherein said print job designation picture plane display means can obtain the print job information regarding the print job inputted to the registered box from said registration box information storing means and display a list of only the print job information of said registered boxes onto said print job designation picture plane.

An information processing apparatus that can respectively input print jobs into a plurality of boxes which are provided for a printing apparatus and to which the print jobs can be inputted and that can designate the print job to be processed from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes, comprising:

• display means for displaying various information;
• box designation picture plane display means for displaying a box designation picture plane for designating a box serving as an input destination of said print job onto said display means;
• print job input destination box designating means for designating the box serving as an input destination of said print job on the box designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a box designating operation of the user;
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• box registering means for designating the box to be registered on the box designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a registration designating operation of said user and storing box information regarding said designated box into registration box information storing means,
• wherein said box designation picture plane display means can obtain the box information regarding said registered box from said registration box information storing means and display a list of only the box information regarding said registered boxes onto said box designation picture plane.

An information processing apparatus that can respectively input print jobs into a plurality of boxes which are provided for a printing apparatus and to which the print jobs can be inputted and that can designate the print job to be processed from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes, comprising:

• display means for displaying various information;
• print job designation picture plane display means for displaying a print job designation picture plane for designating the print job to be processed from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes onto said display means;
• print job designating means for designating the print job to be processed on the print job designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a print job designating operation of the user;
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• box registering means for designating the box to be registered on the print job designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a registration designating operation of said user and storing print job information regarding said designated box and the print job inputted thereto into registration box information storing means,
• wherein said print job designation picture plane display means can obtain the print job information regarding the print job inputted to the registered box from said registration box information storing means and display a list of only the print job information of said registered boxes onto said print job designation picture plane.

A printing apparatus that has a plurality of boxes to which print jobs can be inputted from an information processing apparatus and that can process the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes, comprising:

• print job storing means for, when the print job added with box information which can specify the box on an input destination side is received from said information processing apparatus, specifying the box serving as an input destination of said received print job on the basis of said box information and storing said received print job into said specified box;
• processing means for, when print command information which can specify said print job and the box of the input destination of said print job is received from said information processing apparatus, reading out the corresponding print job from the corresponding box on the basis of said received print command information and processing said read-out print job;
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• transmitting means for, when an information obtaining request is received from said information processing apparatus, transmitting information according to said information obtaining request to said information processing apparatus.

An information processing method which is executed by an information processing apparatus which can respectively input print jobs into a plurality of boxes which are provided for a printing apparatus and to which the print jobs can be inputted and designate the print job to be processed from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes, comprising:

• a display step of displaying various information onto display means;
• a box designation picture plane display step of displaying a box designation picture plane for designating a box serving as an input destination of said print job onto said display means;
• a print job input destination box designating step of designating the box serving as an input destination of said print job on the box designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a box designating operation of the user;
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• a box registering step of designating the box to be registered on the box designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a registration designating operation of said user and storing box information regarding said designated box into registration box information storing means,
• wherein in said box designation picture plane display step, the box information regarding said registered box is obtained from said registration box information storing means and a list of only the box information regarding said registered boxes is displayed onto said box designation picture plane.

An information processing method which is executed by an information processing apparatus which can respectively input print jobs into a plurality of boxes which are provided for a printing apparatus and to which the print jobs can be inputted and designate the print job to be processed from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes, comprising:

• a display step of displaying various information onto display means;
• a print job designation picture plane display step of displaying a print job designation picture plane for designating the print job to be processed from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes onto said display means;
• a print job designating step of designating the print job to be processed on the print job designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a print job designating operation of the user;
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• a box registering step of designating the box to be registered on the print job designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a registration designating operation of said user and storing print job information regarding said designated box and the print job inputted thereto into registration box information storing means,
• wherein in said print job designation picture plane display step, the print job information regarding the print job inputted to the registered box is obtained from said registration box information storing means and a list of only the print job information of said registered boxes is displayed onto said print job designation picture plane.

A program which can be executed by an information processing apparatus which can respectively input print jobs into a plurality of boxes which are provided for a printing apparatus and to which the print jobs can be inputted and designate the print job to be processed from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes, comprising:

• a display module for displaying various information onto display means;
• a box designation picture plane display module for displaying a box designation picture plane for designating a box serving as an input destination of said print job onto said display means;
• a print job input destination box designating module for designating the box serving as an input destination of said print job on the box designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a box designating operation of the user;
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• a box registering module for designating the box to be registered on the box designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a registration designating operation of said user and storing box information regarding said designated box into registration box information storing means,
• wherein in said box designation picture plane display module, the box information regarding said registered box is obtained from said registration box information storing means and a list of only the box information regarding said registered boxes is displayed onto said box designation picture plane.

A program which can be executed by an information processing apparatus which can respectively input print jobs into a plurality of boxes which are provided for a printing apparatus and to which the print jobs can be inputted and designate the print job to be processed from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes, comprising:

• a display module for displaying various information onto display means;
• a print job designation picture plane display module for displaying a print job designation picture plane for designating the print job to be processed from the print jobs inputted respectively to said plurality of boxes onto said display means;
• a print job designating module for designating the print job to be processed on the print job designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a print job designating operation of the user;
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• a box registering module for designating the box to be registered on the print job designation picture plane displayed by said display means in accordance with a registration designating operation of said user and storing print job information regarding said designated box and the print job inputted thereto into registration box information storing means,
• wherein in said print job designation picture plane display module, the print job information regarding the print job inputted to the registered box is obtained from said registration box information storing means and a list of only the print job information of said registered boxes is displayed onto said print job designation picture plane.