Control method for image processing apparatus connectable to computer network

A control method for a data processing system including a copying apparatus which has a Web server function and can perform a plurality of jobs including print jobs for image data from an image scanner and image data received through a communication unit from a sender on a network, and a client terminal having a Web browse function, said method comprising the steps of:

• causing the copying apparatus to manage information about the print jobs including
• (i) respective types of the print jobs which include a print of an image based on the data from said communication unit and a local copy which prints an image based on the data from said image scanner equipped by said copying apparatus, and
• (ii) status information of the print jobs, which indicates whether each of the print jobs is waiting to be performed or is being performed,
• sort performed jobs in accordance with types of jobs,
• generate a Web page indicating a list of the print jobs and the status information managed in said managing step, wherein the Web page is generated on the basis of sorting performed in said sorting step, and
• transmit the generated Web page to said client terminal;
• and
• causing the client terminal to
• receive the Web page from the copying apparatus,
• give an instruction to the copying apparatus to change the status information of one of the print jobs based on the received Web page, and
• transmit the instruction to the copying apparatus;
• and
• causing the copying apparatus to
• receive the instruction from the client terminal, and
• change the managed status information of one of the print jobs in accordance with the received instruction.

A control method for a copying which has an image scanner for scanning a document to generate data representing image on the scanned document, a printer for printing image and a communication unit for receiving data from a sender on a network, comprising the steps of:

• managing information about a plurality of print jobs, executed by the printer of the copying apparatus, including (i) respective types of the print jobs which include a print of an image based on the data from said communication unit and a local copy which prints an image based on the data from the image scanner equipped by said copying apparatus, and (ii) status information of the print jobs, which indicates whether each of the print jobs is waiting to be performed or is being performed;
• sorting the jobs in accordance with types of jobs;
• generating a Web page indicating a list of the print jobs and the status information managed in said managing step on the basis of the managed information, wherein the Web page is generated on the basis of sorting performed in said sorting step;
• transmitting the Web page generated in said generating step to the Web browser;
• receiving a request from the Web browser;
• and
• changing the status information of at least one of the print jobs managed in said managing step in a case where the request received in said receiving step indicates that the status information is to be changed.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium storing computer program code for controlling a copying apparatus which has an image scanner for scanning a document to generate data representing image on the scanned document, a printer for printing image and a communication unit for receiving data from a sender on a network, said product comprising process procedure code for:

• managing information about a plurality of print jobs, executed by the printer of the copying apparatus, including (i) respective types of the print jobs which include a print of an image based on the data from said communication unit and a local copy which prints an image based on the data from the image scanner equipped by said copying apparatus, and (ii) status information of the print lobs, which indicates whether each of the plurality of print jobs is waiting to be performed or is being performed;
• sorting the jobs in accordance with types of jobs;
• generating a Web page indicating a list of the print jobs and the status information managed in said managing step on the basis of the managed information, wherein the Web page is generated on the basis of sorting performed in said sorting step;
• transmitting the Web page generated in said generating step to the Web browser;
• receiving a request from the Web browser;
• and
• changing the status information of at least one of the print jobs managed in said managing step in a case where the request received in said receiving step indicates that the status information is to be changed.