Information processing apparatus and information processing method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasayuki Sakura, Yasuhiro Kozuka
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus which includes a setting unit for setting parameters of a plurality of print properties to be assigned to file data stored in a folder, and for setting changeability information indicating whether the respective parameters are allowed to be changed when file data is stored in the folder; and a storage unit for storing the parameters and the changeability information in association with the folder.
Claims11
An information processing apparatus including a memory and a processor comprising:
- a hot folder control unit configured to control a hot folder which acts as a storage area to store document data and of which adds a plurality of print attributes associated with the hot folder to the document data when the document data is stored in the hot folder;
- a setting unit configured to set changeability information indicating whether each of the plurality of the print attributes is allowed to be changed when the document data is stored in the hot folder;
- a storage unit configured to store the plurality of print attributes and the changeability information set in the setting unit in association with the hot folder;
- a displaying unit configured to obtain the plurality of print attributes and the changeability information set in the setting unit, and to display a resetting screen to accept a change of the print attribute set to be changeable in the setting unit, when the document data is stored in the hot folder;
- a generation unit configured to generate a job ticket in which the plurality of print attributes and changeability information are described in a structured language;
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- a central control unit configured to control the hot folder control unit, the setting unit, the storage unit, the displaying unit and the generation unit,
- wherein the central control unit controls the displaying unit so as to display the resetting screen in accordance with the changeability information described in the job ticket when the document data is stored in the hot folder.
An information processing method implemented in an information processing apparatus including a memory and a processor, which utilizes a hot folder control unit configured to control a hot folder which acts as a storage area to store document data and of which adds a plurality of print attributes associated with the hot folder to the document data when the document data is stored in the hot folder, the method comprising:
- via a setting unit, setting changeability information indicating whether each of the plurality of the print attributes is allowed to be changed when the document data is stored in the hot folder;
- via a storage unit, storing the plurality of print attributes and the changeability information set in association with the hot folder;
- via a displaying unit, obtaining the plurality of print attributes and the set changeability information, and displaying a resetting screen to accept a change of the print attribute set to be changeable, when the document data is stored in the hot folder;
- via a generating unit, generating a job ticket in which the plurality of print attributes and changeability information are described in a structured language;
- and via central control unit, controlling the hot folder control unit so as to display the resetting screen in accordance with the changeability information described in the job ticket when the document data is stored in the hot folder.
A computer-readable storage medium containing computer-executable instructions for controlling an information processing apparatus including a memory and a processor, which utilizes a hot folder control unit configured to control a hot folder, which is a storage area to store document data and adds a plurality of print attributes associated with the hot folder to document data when the document data is stored in the hot folder, the storage medium comprising:
- computer-executable instructions for setting changeability information indicating whether each of the plurality of the print attributes is allowed to be changed when the document data is stored in the hot folder;
- computer-executable instructions for storing the plurality of print attributes and the changeability information set in association with the hot folder;
- computer-executable instructions for obtaining the plurality of print attributes and the set changeability information, and displaying a resetting screen to accept a change of the print attribute set to be changeable, when the document data is stored in the hot folder;
- computer-executable instructions for generating a job ticket in which the plurality of print attributes and changeability information are described in a structured language;
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- computer-executable instructions for controlling the hot folder control unit so as to display the resetting screen in accordance with the changeability information described in the, job ticket when the document data is stored in the hot folder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.