Printing apparatus, mobile device, printing management server, and control method therefor

A method for controlling a printing apparatus, the method comprising:

• reading a two-dimensional code including an encoded completion condition for the printing apparatus to satisfy in order to complete printing processing according to a print job stored in a printing management server and an encoded identifier of the print job;
• obtaining behavior settings specifying a behavior of the printing apparatus for a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus does not satisfy the completion condition;
• and
• executing a behavior specified by the behavior settings in a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus does not satisfy the completion condition.

A mobile device comprising:

• an obtaining unit that obtains, from a user, a designation of target print data of printing processing, a designation of print settings for the printing processing, and a designation of behavior settings specifying a behavior of a printing apparatus for a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus does not satisfy a completion condition to be satisfied in order to complete the printing processing;
• a transmitting unit that transmits an issue code request, the issue code request including the print data, the print settings, and the behavior settings to a printing management server;
• a receiving unit that receives, from the printing management server, a two-dimensional code including an encoded completion condition and an encoded identifier of a print job relating to the printing processing as a response to the issue code request;
• and
• a display unit that displays the two-dimensional code.

A method for controlling a mobile device, the method comprising:

• obtaining, from a user, a designation of target print data of printing processing, a designation of print settings for the printing processing, and a designation of behavior settings specifying a behavior of a printing apparatus for a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus does not satisfy a completion condition to be satisfied in order to complete the printing processing;
• transmitting an issue code request, the issue code request including the print data, the print settings, and the behavior settings to a printing management server;
• receiving, from the printing management server, a two-dimensional code including an encoded completion condition and an encoded identifier of a print job relating to the printing processing as a response to the issue code request;
• and
• displaying the two-dimensional code.

A printing management server comprising:

• a receiving unit that receives, from a mobile device, an issue code request, the issue code request including target print data of printing processing, print settings for the printing processing, and behavior settings specifying a behavior of a printing apparatus for a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus does not satisfy a completion condition to be satisfied in order to complete the printing processing;
• a generating unit that generates a two-dimensional code including an encoded completion condition and an encoded identifier of a print job relating to the printing processing;
• and
• a transmitting unit that transmits the two-dimensional code to the mobile device.

A method for controlling a printing management server, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a mobile device, an issue code request, the issue code request including target print data of printing processing, print settings for the printing processing, and behavior settings specifying a behavior of a printing apparatus for a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus does not satisfy a completion condition to be satisfied in order to complete the printing processing;
• generating a two-dimensional code including an encoded completion condition and an encoded identifier of a print job relating to the printing processing;
• and
• transmitting the two-dimensional code to the mobile device.