Printing apparatus and print system

A print system comprising:

• a print data forming apparatus having an authentication information setting unit which sets authentication information into a print job;
• and
• a print processing apparatus having
• a print job storing unit which receives and stores the print job in which said authentication information has been set, wherein said print job storing unit has a management information storing area and a print data storing area,
• an operation panel control unit which receives authentication information based on a print request,
• an authentication discriminating unit which compares the authentication information that is based on said print request and has been received through said operation panel control unit with the authentication information of the print job stored in said print job storing unit, thereby discriminating whether or not they coincide, and
• a print job managing unit which, if a discrimination result by said authentication discriminating unit indicates that they coincide, allows a plurality of print jobs having the authentication information that coincides with the authentication information based on said print request among print jobs stored in said print job storing unit to be print-processed, wherein said print job managing unit forms said authentication information and print data from the print job according to a receiving order of said plurality of print jobs, stores the print data into said print data storing area, and stores addresses of said print data into said management information storing area according to each of said authentication information.

A print processing apparatus for receiving print data to which data authentication information is related and executing a printing process, comprising:

• a print data storing unit which receives the print data to which said data authentication information is related and stores it;
• a process authentication information input unit which inputs process authentication information before printed matter is outputted;
• a first extracting unit which extracts the print data to which said data authentication information corresponding to said process authentication information is related;
• a print data output unit which outputs all of the print data extracted by said first extracting unit to a printing unit;
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• a display unit which rearranges user identification data provided for the print data extracted by said first extracting unit and displays information of said print data together with said user identification data.

A print processing apparatus for receiving a print job in which authentication information has been set and executing a printing process, comprising:

• a print job storing unit which receives and stores the print job in which said authentication information has been set, wherein said print job storing unit has a management information storing area and a print data storing area;
• an operation panel control unit which receives the authentication information based on a print request;
• an authentication discriminating unit which compares the authentication information that is based on said print request and has been received through said operation panel control unit with the authentication information of the print job stored in said print job storing unit, thereby discriminating whether or not they coincide;
• and
• a print job managing unit which, if a discrimination result by said authentication discriminating unit indicates that they coincide, allows a plurality of print jobs having the authentication information that coincides with the authentication information based on said print request among print jobs stored in said print job storing unit to be print-processed, wherein said print job managing unit forms said authentication information and print data from the print job according to a receiving order of said plurality of print jobs, stores the print data into said print data storing area, and stores addresses of said print data into said management information storing area according to each of said authentication information.