Output system, device management apparatus and program, and output method

An output system communicating between a network device for performing an output depending upon output data and a device management apparatus for managing the network device, the network device being allowed to perform an outputting upon obtaining an authentication, the output system comprising:

• an output data storage section that stores the output data;
• an output data saving section that saves the output data to the output data storage section;
• an authentication information acquiring section that acquires authentication information;
• a usability determining section that determines a usability of the output data depending on authentication information acquired at the authentication information acquiring section;
• and
• a power control section for controlling a power to the network device;
• the device management apparatus having an output data transmitting section that sends, to the network device, output data which the usability determining section determined usable of among the output data of the output data storage section;
• the network device having an output data receiving section that receives the output data, an output section that performs an output depending upon output data received at the output data receiving section, a power-save switchover section that switches over between an operating status as a power-consuming status allowing the output at the output section and a power-save status as a status to reduce consumed power further than the operating status;
• the power control section forwarding, to the power-save switchover section, a power-save cancel command for transitioning into the operating status after the usability determining section determines the output data to be usable and before the output data transmitting section sends the output data.

A device management apparatus for managing a network device, the device management apparatus comprising:

• an output-data saving section that saves output data to an output-data storage section;
• an authentication information acquiring section that acquires authentication information;
• a usability determining section that determines a usability of the output data depending upon authentication information acquired at the authentication information acquiring section;
• an output-data transmitting section that sends, to the network device, output data determined usable by the usability determining section of among output data of the output-data storage section, and
• a power control section for controlling a power to the network device;
• the power control section sending, to the network device, a power-save cancel command for transition into an operating status as a power-consuming status allowing the network device to make an output based on the output data after the usability determining section determines the output data to be usable and before sending of the output data by the output-data transmitting section.

A device management program stored on a storage medium to be executed by a computer operating as a device management apparatus for managing a network device, the program including a program for the computer to execute comprising:

• saving output data in a output-data storage section;
• acquiring authentication information;
• determining a usability of the output data depending upon the authentication information acquired;
• sending, to the network device, output data determined usable by the usability determining section of among output data in the output-data storage section;
• and
• controlling a power to the network device;
• the power control sending, to the network device, a power-save cancel command for transition into the operating status after the output data is determined usable and before sending the output data.

An output method for a communicable connection provided between a network device that performs an output depending upon output data and a device management apparatus that manages the network device, the network device being allowed to perform an outputting upon obtaining an authentication, the output method including:

• saving the output data in an output-data storage section;
• acquiring authentication information;
• determining a usability of the output data depending on the authentication information acquired;
• and
• controlling a power to the network device;
• wherein,
• for the device management apparatus, sending to the network device includes, output data determined usable of among output data in the output-data storage section is sent to the network device, and
• for the network device, receiving the output data includes, performing an output based on output data received, and switching over between an operating status as a power-consuming status allowing the output and a power-save status as a status lower in power consumption than in the operating status;
• the power control forwarding a power-save cancel command for transition into the operating status after the output data is determined to be usable and before sending the output data.

A printing system having a network printer that performs a printing based on a print job, the network printer being allowed for the printing upon acquiring an authentication, the printing system comprising:

• a print data storage section that stores the print data;
• a print-data saving section that saves the print data to the print-data storage section;
• an authentication information acquiring section that acquires authentication information;
• a usability determining section that determines a usability of the print data depending upon the authentication information acquired at the authentication information acquiring section;
• a power control section that controls a power to the network printer;
• a print-data transmitting section that sends, to the network printer, print data determined usable by the usability determining section of among print data in the print-data storage section;
• and
• a power-save switchover section that switches over between an operating status as a power-consuming status allowing the printing at the network printer and a power-save status as a status lower in power consumption than in the operating status;
• the power control section forwarding, to the power-save switchover section, a power-save cancel command for transition into the operating status after the usability determining section determines the print data to be usable and before the print-data transmitting section sends the print data.