# US 2019/0377530 A1 · Information processing apparatus, workflow system, and non-transitory computer readable medium

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- Number: US 2019/0377530 A1
- Document ID: US20190377530A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/352,850
- Filed: 2019-03-14
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-06
- Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Masanobu OTAKI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190377530A1

## CPC

- G06F 3/1259: {Print job monitoring, e.g. job status}
- G06F 3/1265: {Printing by reference, e.g. retrieving document/image data for a job from a source mentioned in the job}
- G06F 3/1205: {resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets}
- G06F 3/1207: {resulting in the user being informed about print result after a job submission}
- G06F 3/1262: {by grouping or ganging jobs}
- G06F 3/1263: {based on job priority, e.g. re-arranging the order of jobs, e.g. the printing sequence}
- G06F 3/1282: {High volume printer device}
- G06F 3/1275: {Print workflow management, e.g. defining or changing a workflow, cross publishing}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit, an adding unit, and an association unit. The generation unit generates, in a case where additional processing needs to be performed on input information in a workflow, unique information for uniquely identifying the information. The adding unit adds the unique information generated by the generation unit to identification information for identifying the information to generate new identification information of the information. The association unit associates the new identification information generated by the adding unit with the information.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An information processing apparatus comprising:
a generation unit that generates, in a case where additional processing needs to be performed on input information in a workflow, unique information for uniquely identifying the information;
an adding unit that adds the unique information generated by the generation unit to identification information for identifying the information to generate new identification information of the information; and
an association unit that associates the new identification information generated by the adding unit with the information.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the generation unit generates the unique information having a length less than or equal to a preset threshold.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein when adding the unique information to the identification information for identifying the information, the adding unit further adds specific information for specifying additional processing for the information to generate the new identification information of the information.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the adding unit generates the new identification information of the information having a length less than or equal to a preset threshold.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,
wherein the adding unit generates the new identification information of the information having a length less than or equal to a preset threshold.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein the adding unit generates the new identification information of the information having a length less than or equal to a preset threshold.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein when the information is input, the generation unit generates unique information, regardless of whether or not additional processing is necessary, and
wherein the adding unit adds the unique information to the identification information of the input information to generate the new identification information of the information.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,
wherein when adding the unique information to the identification information for identifying the information, the adding unit further adds specific information indicating that the unique information has been generated to generate the new identification information of the information.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A workflow system,
wherein a plurality of the information processing apparatuses according to claim 1 are incorporated in the workflow system.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The workflow system according to claim 9,
wherein the information is a job.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The workflow system according to claim 10,
wherein the identification information of the information is a job name.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The workflow system according to claim 10,
wherein the addition processing is any one of re-outputting of a job, division of a job, and combining of jobs.

### Claim 13

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing, the process comprising:
generating, in a case where additional processing needs to be performed on input information in a workflow, unique information for uniquely identifying the information;
adding the generated unique information to identification information for identifying the information to generate new identification information of the information; and
associating the generated new identification information with the information.