Information processing apparatus, controlling method, and control program for the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMakoto Anno, Hiroyuki Takahashi
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Abstract
A program causes a computer to function as a specification unit configured to, with respect to data to be output that is stored in a predetermined output storage area, specify an order of outputting the data to be output, a state switching unit configured to switch the output storage area between an outputting state and a non-outputting state, and a sending unit configured to, in a case where the output storage area is in the outputting state, send a print job produced based on the data to be outputted stored in the output storage area to an image forming apparatus capable of processing the print job, in accordance with the order specified by the specification unit.
Claims21
A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a computer program for causing a computer to function as:
- a state switching unit configured to switch a storage area between an outputting state and a non-outputting state, based on a user's operation via a user interface;
- a detection unit configured to detect input of data into the storage area;
- a send unit configured to send, when the detection unit detects input of data into the storage area which is in the outputting state, a print job produced based on the data which is input to the storage area to an image forming apparatus;
- a storage unit configured to store, when the detection unit detects input of data into the storage area which is in the non-outputting state, the data which is input into the storage area;
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- a specification unit configured to specify an order of outputting a plurality of data which is stored in the storage area when the storage area is in the non-outputting state;
- wherein when the storage area is switched from the non-outputting state to the outputting state based on the user's operation via the user interface, the send unit sends the print job produced based on the plurality of data stored in the storage area to the image forming apparatus in accordance with the order specified by the specification unit.
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a state switching unit configured to switch a storage area between an outputting state and a non-outputting state based on a user's operation via a user interface;
- a detection unit configured to detect input of data into the storage area;
- a send unit configured to send, when the detection unit detects input of data into the storage area which is in the outputting state, a print job produced based on the data which is input to the storage area to an image forming apparatus;
- a storage unit configured to store, when the detection unit detects input of data into the storage area which is in the non-outputting state, the data which is input into the storage area;
- a specification unit configured to specify an order of outputting a plurality of data which is stored in the storage area when the storage area is in the non-outputting state;
- wherein when the storage area is switched from the non-outputting state to the outputting state based on the user's operation via the user interface, the send unit sends the print job produced based on the plurality of data stored in the storage area to the image forming apparatus in accordance with the order specified by the specification unit.
A method for printing a document from an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:
- via state switching unit, switching a storage area between an outputting state and a non-outputting state, based on a user's operation via a user interface;
- via a detection unit, detecting input of data into the storage area;
- via a sending unit, sending, when input of data into the storage area which is in the outputting state is detected by the detection unit, a print job produced based on the data which is input to the storage area to an image forming apparatus;
- via a storage unit, when the detection unit detects input of data into the storage area which is in the non-outputting state, storing the data which is input into the storage area;
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- via a specification unit, specifying an order of outputting a plurality of data which is stored in the storage area when the storage area is in the non-outputting state;
- wherein when the storage area is switched from the non-outputting state to the outputting state based on the user's operation via the user interface, the sending unit sends the print job produced based on the plurality of data stored in the storage area to the image forming apparatus in accordance with the order specified by the specification unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.