US 6,587,126 B1 · Apparatus and method for displaying job list, and storage medium for such a program

Abstract

The name of a job and a corresponding type of process (transmission, printing, etc). are displayed on a job list. When a local apparatus is selected as an apparatus having a job to be processed, the list of the jobs stored in that apparatus is displayed. When another apparatus is selected, a job list is read from the apparatus and displayed. Then, a job is selected from the list and a type of process to be performed is instructed. When the instructed process type matches the process type that is stored with the selected job, a setup change menu is displayed. When the process types do not match, a new setup menu is displayed so that the job can be easily changed or set. When a job for a user is present immediately after the log-in process, the job list is displayed. When a job for a user is not present, the main menu is displayed. In addition, when there is mail that has not yet been read and there is only one relevant mail message, the contents of the mail message are displayed. When the number of mail messages is more than one and is equal to or smaller than a predetermined count, the names of the senders, the reception dates, and the subjects of the mail messages are displayed. When the number of mail messages that have not yet been read is greater than the predetermined number, if the same sender, or senders, transmitted a plurality of mail messages, the total number of new mail messages, and the name of the sender and the mail count are displayed.

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Dependent claims

An information processing apparatus comprising:

processing means for performing a plurality of types of processes;
object information storage means for storing at least one item of object information on which a process is to be performed by said processing means, in correspondence with (i) an identification name for the at least one item of object information, (ii) the type of process to be performed on the at least one item of object information, and (iii) a necessary condition to be satisfied for initiating the process;
display means for displaying a list of (i) the identification name of the at least one item of object information, (ii) the process type, and (iii) the necessary condition to be satisfied for initiating the process that are stored in said object information storage means;
determination means for determining whether or not the necessary condition stored in correspondence with each of the at least one item of object information is satisfied;
and
control means for controlling said processing means to perform, on a particular item of the at least one item of object information stored in said object information storage means, the process of the process type stored in correspondence with the particular item of object information, if said determination means determines that the necessary condition stored in correspondence with the particular item of object information is satisfied.

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An information processing method comprising:

a display step of displaying a list of identification names for a plurality of items of object information, on each of which a process is to be performed, together with a type of process to be performed on each item of object information, and a necessary condition to be satisfied for initiating the process, each of the plurality of items of object information being stored in an object information storage unit in correspondence with (i) the identification name for each item of object information, (ii) the type of process to be performed on each item of object information, and (iii) the necessary condition to be satisfied for initiating the process on each item of object information;
a determination step of determining whether or not the necessary condition stored in correspondence with each of the at least one item of object information is satisfied;
and
a processing step of performing, on at least one item of object information stored in the object information storage unit, the process of the process type stored in correspondence with the at least one item of object information, if it is determined in said determination step that the necessary condition to be satisfied for initiating the process stored in correspondence with the at least one item of object information is satisfied.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus and method for displaying job list, and storage medium for such a program

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Apparatus and method for displaying job list, and storage medium for such a program

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