Server apparatus, management system, and method

A management system comprising:

• a host computer configured to generate job information;
• an image processing apparatus configured to perform image processing according to the job information received from the host computer;
• and
• a server apparatus configured to manage log information corresponding to the job information,
• wherein the host computer comprising:
• a log acquisition unit configured to acquire the log information corresponding to the job information;
• a log transmission unit configured to transmit the log information acquired by the acquisition means to the server apparatus;
• and
• a job transmission unit configured to transmit identification information and authentication information received from the server apparatus to the image processing apparatus together with the job information,
• wherein the server apparatus comprising:
• a storage unit configured to store, in a temporary storage area, the received log information transmitted from the log transmission unit, the log information including page image data corresponding to each of pages in the job information;
• an issue unit configured to issue the identification information identifying the received log information transmitted from the log transmission unit;
• a generation unit configured to generate the authentication information based on the identification information, the authentication information serving as information authenticating that the identification information issued by the issue unit is the identification information generated by the server apparatus;
• a response unit configured to respond to the received log information transmitted from the log transmission unit by returning the identification information issued by the issue unit and the authentication information generated by the generation unit to the host computer;
• a reception unit configured to receive, from the image processing apparatus, the identification information and the authentication information received by the image processing apparatus together with the job information;
• a determination unit configured to determine whether determination unit corresponding to the identification information received by the reception unit is stored in the temporary storage area;
• a moving unit configured to move the log information such that, in a case where the determination unit determines that the log information corresponding to the identification information received by the reception unit is stored in the temporary storage area, the log information stored in the temporary storage area is retained in a storage area different from the temporary storage area;
• a notification unit configured to notify the image processing apparatus of a result of the determination made by the determination unit,
• wherein, the log information is deleted from the temporary storage area in accordance with the moving by the moving unit, and
• wherein the image processing apparatus comprising:
• a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the server apparatus, the identification information received together with the job information from the host computer;
• and
• a control unit configured to control a process according to the job information, in accordance with the determination result notified by the notification unit of the server apparatus.

A method for management in a server apparatus configured to manage log information corresponding to job information transmitted from a host computer to an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• storing, in a temporary storage area, the log information received from the host computer, the log information including page image data corresponding to each of pages in the job information;
• issuing identification information identifying log information received from the host computer;
• generating authentication information based on the identification information, the authentication information serving as information authenticating that the issued identification information is the identification information generated by the server apparatus;
• transmitting the issued identification information and the authentication information to the host computer;
• receiving, from the image processing apparatus, identification information and authentication information extracted by the image processing apparatus from job information received by the image processing apparatus;
• determining whether the log information corresponding to the identification information is stored in the temporary storage area;
• moving the log information such that, in a case where it is determined that the log information corresponding to the identification information received in the receiving step is stored in the temporary storage area, the log information stored in the temporary storage area is retained in a storage area different from the temporary storage area;
• and
• notifying the image processing apparatus of the determination result,
• wherein, the log information is deleted from the temporary storage area in accordance with the moving.

A method for managing a management system including a host computer configured to generate job information, an image processing apparatus configured to perform image processing according to the job information received from the host computer, and a server apparatus configured to manage log information corresponding to the job information, the method comprising:

• acquiring, by the host computer, the log information corresponding to the job information;
• transmitting, by the host computer, the acquired log information to the server apparatus;
• and
• transmitting, by the host computer, identification information and authentication information received from the server apparatus to the image processing apparatus together with the job information;
• storing, by the server apparatus, in a temporary storage area, the received log information, the log information including page image data corresponding to each of pages in the job information;
• issuing, by the server apparatus, identification information identifying the received log information;
• generating, by the server apparatus, authentication information based on the identification information, the authentication information serving as information authenticating that the issued identification information is the identification information generated by the server apparatus;
• responding, by the server apparatus, to the received log information, by returning the identification information and the authentication information to the host computer;
• receiving, from the image processing apparatus, the identification information and the authentication information received by the image processing apparatus together with the job information the;
• determining, by the server apparatus, whether the log information corresponding to the identification information is stored in the temporary storage area;
• moving the log information such that, in a case where it is determined that the log information corresponding to the identification information received in the receiving step is stored in the temporary storage area, the log information stored in the temporary storage area is retained in a storage area different from the temporary storage area;
• notifying, by the server apparatus, the image processing apparatus of the determination result,
• wherein, the log information is deleted from the temporary storage area in accordance with the moving;
• transmitting, by the image processing apparatus, to the server apparatus, the identification information received together with the job information from the host computer;
• and
• controlling, by the image processing apparatus, the job information in accordance with the determination result of the server apparatus.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer-executable program stored thereon for causing a computer to execute a method for management in a server apparatus configured to manage log information corresponding to job information transmitted from a host computer to an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• storing, in a temporary storage area, the log information received from the host computer, the log information including page image data corresponding to each of pages in the job information;
• issuing identification information identifying log information received from the host computer;
• generating authentication information based on the identification information, the authentication information serving as information authenticating that the issued identification information is the identification information generated by the server apparatus;
• transmitting the issued identification information and the authentication information to the host computer;
• receiving, from the image processing apparatus, identification information and authentication information extracted by the image processing apparatus from job information received by the image processing apparatus;
• determining whether the log information corresponding to the identification information is stored in the temporary storage area;
• moving the log information such that, in a case where it is determined that the log information corresponding to the identification information received in the receiving step is stored in the temporary storage area, the log information stored in the temporary storage area is retained in a storage area different from the temporary storage area;
• and
• notifying the image processing apparatus of the determination result,
• wherein, the log information is deleted from the temporary storage area in accordance with the moving.