Image forming apparatus, control method thereof, and image forming system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHIROTOMO TANAKA
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Abstract
In an image forming apparatus capable of receiving a job in a distributed print mode in which print processing is executed by distributing the print processing to a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a job in a single print mode in which print processing is executed by one image forming apparatus, job information about a received job is stored and managed. Output of information of the received jobs is controlled on the basis of the stored job information so as to make the information distinguishable between the job in the distributed print mode and the job in the single print mode.
Claims22
An image forming apparatus capable of receiving a job in a distributed print mode in which print processing is executed by distributing the print processing to a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a job in a single print mode in which print processing is executed by one image forming apparatus, comprising:
- storage means for storing and managing job information about a received job;
- and
- output control means for controlling output of information of the received jobs on the basis of the job information stored in said storage means so as to make the information distinguishable between the job in the distributed print mode and the job in the single print mode.
An image forming apparatus capable of receiving a job in a distributed print mode in which print processing is executed by distributing the print processing to a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a job in a single print mode in which print processing is executed by one image forming apparatus, comprising:
- storage means for storing and managing job information about a received job;
- and
- execution means for executing, in accordance with designated processing contents, processing of a job selected on the basis of the job information stored in said storage means,
- said execution means comprising, for the job in the distributed print mode,
- a first selection mode in which only the image forming apparatus of a distribution source of the job is selected as an execution target by said execution means,
- a second selection mode in which only the image forming apparatus of a distribution destination of the job is selected as the execution target by said execution means,
- a third selection mode in which all the image forming apparatuses of the distribution source and distribution destination of the job are selected as the execution target by said execution means, and
- a fourth selection mode in which an image forming apparatus to process a desired one of a plurality of partial jobs included in the job is selected as the execution target by said execution means.
An image forming system formed by mutually connecting, through a network, a plurality of image forming apparatuses each capable of receiving a job in a distributed print mode in which print processing is executed by distributing the print processing to a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a job in a single print mode in which print processing is executed by one image forming apparatus, wherein
- each of the image forming apparatuses comprises:
- storage means for storing and managing job information about a received Job;
- output control means for controlling output of information of the received jobs on the basis of the job information stored in said storage means so as to make the information distinguishable between the job in the distributed print mode and the job in the single print mode;
- and
- notification means for sending an update notification of the job information of the job between the image forming apparatuses of a distribution source and distribution destination of the job in the distributed print mode.
An image forming system formed by mutually connecting, through a network, a plurality of image forming apparatuses each capable of receiving a Job in a distributed print mode in which print processing is executed by distributing the print processing to a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a job in a single print mode in which print processing is executed by one image forming apparatus, wherein
- each of the image forming apparatuses comprises:
- storage means for storing and managing job information about a received job;
- execution means for executing, in accordance with designated processing contents, processing of a job selected on the basis of the job information stored in said storage means;
- and
- notification means for sending an update notification of the job information of the job between the image forming apparatuses of a distribution source and distribution destination of the job in the distributed print mode,
- said execution means comprising, for the job in the distributed print mode,
- a first selection mode in which only the image forming apparatus of the distribution source of the job is selected as an execution target by said execution means,
- a second selection mode in which only the image forming apparatus of the distribution destination of the job is selected as the execution target by said execution means,
- a third selection mode in which all the image forming apparatuses of the distribution source and distribution destination of the job are selected as the execution target by said execution means, and
- a fourth selection mode in which an image forming apparatus to process a desired one of a plurality of partial jobs included in the job is selected as the execution target by said execution means.
A control method of an image forming apparatus capable of receiving a job in a distributed print mode in which print processing is executed by distributing the print processing to a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a job in a single print mode in which print processing is executed by one image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a storage step of storing job information about a received job in a storage unit to store and manage the job information;
- and
- an output control step of controlling output of information of the received jobs on the basis of the job information stored in the storage unit so as to make the information distinguishable between the job in the distributed print mode and the job in the single print mode.
A control method of an image forming apparatus capable of receiving a job in a distributed print mode in which print processing is executed by distributing the print processing to a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a job in a single print mode in which print processing is executed by one image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a storage step of storing job information about a received job in a storage unit to store and manage the job information;
- and
- an execution step of executing, in accordance with designated processing contents, processing of a job selected on the basis of the job information stored in the storage unit,
- the execution step comprising, for the job in the distributed print mode,
- a first selection mode in which only the image forming apparatus of a distribution source of the job is selected as an execution target in the execution step,
- a second selection mode in which only the image forming apparatus of a distribution destination of the job is selected as the execution target in the execution step,
- a third selection mode in which all the image forming apparatuses of the distribution source and distribution destination of the job are selected as the execution target in the execution step and
- a fourth selection mode in which an image forming apparatus to process a desired one of a plurality of partial jobs included in the job is selected as the execution target in the execution step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.