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US 2007/0177186 A1Published application
Apparatus, system, management method, and computer program
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroaki Kishimoto
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Abstract
An apparatus changes setting for inhibiting processing of an electronic document executed in a document processing apparatus to setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document. After the setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document, upon reception of information indicating that the electronic document has been processed, the apparatus changes the setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document to setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a first setting change unit configured to change from a first setting for inhibiting processing of an electronic document by a document processing apparatus to a second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document by the document processing apparatus;
- a reception unit configured to receive, from the document processing apparatus, information indicating that the electronic document has been processed after the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document is applied to the electronic document;
- a second setting change unit configured to change from the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document to the first setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document in response to the reception unit receiving the information indicating that the electronic document has been processed by the document processing apparatus;
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- a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating inhibition or permission of the processing of the electronic document based on whether the first setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document or the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document applies to the electronic document.
2 more elements
A system comprising:
- an apparatus;
- a document processing apparatus;
- and
- a terminal apparatus,
- wherein the apparatus includes:
- a first setting change unit configured to change from a first setting for inhibiting processing of an electronic document by the document processing apparatus to a second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document by the document processing apparatus;
- a first reception unit configured to receive, from the document processing apparatus, information indicating that the electronic document has been processed after the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document is applied to the electronic document;
- a second setting change unit configured to change from the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document to the first setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document in response to the first reception unit receiving the information indicating that the electronic document has been processed by the document processing apparatus;
- and
- a first transmission unit configured to transmit, to the terminal apparatus, information indicating inhibition or permission of the processing of the electronic document based on whether the first setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document or the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document applies to the electronic document, and
- wherein the terminal apparatus includes:
- a second reception unit configured to receive the information indicating inhibition or permission of the processing of the electronic document;
- and
- a second transmission unit configured to transmit the electronic document to the document processing apparatus when the information indicating permission of the processing of the electronic document is received by the second reception unit.
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A system comprising:
- an apparatus;
- a document processing apparatus;
- and
- a terminal apparatus,
- wherein the apparatus includes:
- a first setting change unit configured to change from a first setting for inhibiting processing of an electronic document by the document processing apparatus to a second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document by the document processing apparatus, wherein the electronic document is transmitted from the terminal apparatus to the document processing apparatus;
- a first reception unit configured to receive, from the document processing apparatus, information indicating that the electronic document has been processed after the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document is applied to the electronic document;
- a second setting change unit configured to change from the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document to the first setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document in response to the first reception unit receiving the information indicating that the electronic document has been processed by the document processing apparatus;
- and
- a first transmission unit configured to transmit, to the document processing apparatus, information indicating inhibition or permission of the processing of the electronic document based on whether the first setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document or the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document applies to the electronic document,
- wherein the terminal apparatus includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit the electronic document to the document processing apparatus, and
- wherein the document processing apparatus includes:
- a second reception unit configured to receive the electronic document transmitted from the terminal apparatus;
- a third reception unit configured to receive the information indicating inhibition or permission of the processing of the electronic document;
- and
- a processing unit configured to process the electronic document received by the second reception unit when the information indicating permission of the processing of the electronic document is received by the third reception unit.
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A method for managing setting for inhibiting or permitting processing of an electronic document by a document processing apparatus, the method comprising:
- changing from a first setting for inhibiting processing of the electronic document by the document processing apparatus to a second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document by the document processing apparatus;
- receiving, from the document processing apparatus, information indicating that the electronic document has been processed after the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document is applied to the electronic document;
- changing from the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document to the first setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document in response to receiving the information indicating that the electronic document has been processed by the document processing apparatus;
- and
- transmitting information indicating inhibition or permission of the processing of the electronic document based on whether the first setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document or the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document applies to the electronic document.
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A computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- changing from a first setting for inhibiting processing of an electronic document by a document processing apparatus to a second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document by the document processing apparatus;
- receiving, from the document processing apparatus, information indicating that the electronic document has been processed after the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document is applied to the electronic document;
- changing from the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document to the first setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document in response to receiving the information indicating that the electronic document has been processed by the document processing apparatus;
- and
- transmitting information indicating inhibition or permission of the processing of the electronic document based on whether the first setting for inhibiting the processing of the electronic document or the second setting for permitting the processing of the electronic document is applied to the electronic document.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.