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US 8,139,241 B2Granted
Printing apparatus and its control method, job processing method, and printing system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideyuki Okada, Kazuhiko Ushiyama
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Abstract
When authentication data input before execution of print processing based on a secure print job is authenticated, a copy is printed based on the secure print job (S1909). When print processing for the designated number of copies is to be executed after the print processing, the control prompts the user to input authentication data (S1914) before the print processing. When the authentication data is authenticated, print processing is executed based on the secure print job for the designated number of copies (S1916).
Claims7
A printing apparatus, comprising:
- an input unit that inputs a secure print job;
- a first authentication unit that performs authentication processing for the secure print job;
- a first print unit that, when the authentication processing succeeds, performs a print process based on the secure print job by a predetermined number of print copies less than a number of print copies set to the secure print job;
- a second authentication unit that performs the authentication processing after completing the print process by said first print unit;
- a first display unit that, when the authentication processing performed by said second authentication unit succeeds, displays a screen for accepting an instruction from a user, wherein the instruction is for instructing performing the print process based on the secure print job or is for instructing changing a print condition of the secure print job;
- a second print unit that, when accepting an instruction for instructing performing of the print process based on the secure print job from the user via the screen, performs print processing based on the secure print job by a number of print copies obtained by subtracting the predetermining number of print copies from the number of print copies set to the secure print job;
- a third authentication unit that, when accepting an instruction for instructing changing of the print condition of the secure print job from the user via the screen, performs the authentication processing;
- a second display unit that, when the authentication processing performed by said third authentication unit succeeds, displays a screen for accepting a changing operation for changing the print condition from the user;
- and
- a third print unit that performs the print process based on the secure print job by the number of print copies set to the secure print job, after accepting the changing operation from the user via the screen displayed by said second display unit.
7 more elements
A printing method, comprising:
- an input step of inputting a secure print job;
- a first authentication step of performing authentication processing for the secure print job;
- a first print step of, when the authentication processing succeeds, performing a print process based on the secure print job by a predetermined number of print copies less than a number of print copies set to the secure print job;
- a second authentication step of performing the authentication processing after completing the print process by said first print step;
- a first display step of, when the authentication processing performed by said second authentication step succeeds, displaying a screen for accepting an instruction from a user, wherein the instruction is for instructing performing the print process based on the secure print job or is for instructing changing a print condition of the secure print job;
- a second print step of, when accepting an instruction for instructing performing of the print process based on the secure print job from the user via the screen, performing print processing based on the secure print job by a number of print copies obtained by subtracting the predetermining number of print copies from the number of print copies set to the secure print job;
- a third authentication step of, when accepting an instruction for instructing changing of the print condition of the secure print job from the user via the screen, performing the authentication processing;
- a second display step of, when the authentication processing performed by said third authentication step succeeds, displaying a screen for accepting a changing operation for changing the print condition from the user;
- and
- a third print step of performing the print process based on the secure print job by the number of print copies set to the secure print job, after accepting the changing operation from the user via the screen displayed by said second display step.
7 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a computer in a printer, causes the printer to execute a printing method, the program comprising instructions for:
- an input step of inputting a secure print job;
- a first authentication step of performing authentication processing for the secure print job;
- a first print step of, when the authentication processing succeeds, performing a print process based on the secure print job by a predetermined number of print copies less than a number of print copies set to the secure print job;
- a second authentication step of performing the authentication processing after completing the print process by said first print step;
- a first display step of, when the authentication processing performed by said second authentication step succeeds, displaying a screen for accepting an instruction from a user, wherein the instruction is for instructing performing the print process based on the secure print job or is for instructing changing a print condition of the secure print job;
- a second print step of, when accepting an instruction for instructing performing of the print process based on the secure print job from the user via the screen, performing print processing based on the secure print job by a number of print copies obtained by subtracting the predetermining number of print copies from the number of print copies set to the secure print job;
- a third authentication step of, when accepting an instruction for instructing changing of the print condition of the secure print job from the user via the screen, performing the authentication processing;
- a second display step of, when the authentication processing performed by said third authentication step succeeds, displaying a screen for accepting a changing operation for changing the print condition from the user;
- and
- a third print step of performing the print process based on the secure print job by the number of print copies set to the secure print job, after accepting the changing operation from the user via the screen displayed by said second display step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.