Printing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11249703-B2
Application number	US-202016891260-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2020
Priority date	Jun 10, 2019
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

A printing apparatus executes a set of instructions to receive a print job from an external apparatus, store in a storage device the received print job in association with user identification information, perform a user authentication, and specify print jobs which are stored in the storage device and are associated with user identification information of the authenticated user. At least one of the print jobs specified in accordance with success of the user authentication is executed. In a case where a total number of pages of the specified print jobs exceeds an upper limit number, one or more print jobs from among the specified print jobs are executed, wherein a total number of pages of the one or more print jobs falls within the upper limit number, and wherein the upper limit number is a fixed value used for a one-time process executed in accordance with success of the user authentication.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printing apparatus comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors that execute a set of instructions to:
receive a print job from an external apparatus;
store in a storage device the received print job in association with user identification information;
receive authentication information of a user;
specify print jobs which are stored in the storage device and are associated with user identification information of the user; and
execute at least one of the specified print jobs in accordance with success of authentication of the user,
wherein, in a case where a total number of pages of the specified print jobs exceeds an upper limit number, one or more print jobs from among the specified print jobs are executed,

wherein a total number of pages of the one or more print jobs falls within the upper limit number, and wherein the upper limit number is a fixed value used for execution of the one or more print jobs in accordance with one-time success of the authentication of the user.

2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the stored print jobs are sequentially focused on from a first print job associated with the user identification information, a number of pages of the focused print job is accumulated, and if the accumulated number of pages does not exceed the upper limit number, the focused print job is added to print jobs to be executed.

3. The printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
if the accumulated number of pages exceeds the upper limit number, the print jobs added thus far are made to be print jobs to be executed.

4. The printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
if the accumulated number of pages exceeds the upper limit number, print jobs that have not yet been focused on among the saved print jobs associated with the user identification information are focused on, and
if the saved print jobs associated with the user identification information have all been focused on, the print jobs added thus far are made to be print jobs to be executed.

5. A printing apparatus comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors that execute a set of instructions to:
receive a print job from an external apparatus;
store in a storage device the received print jobs in association with user identification information;
receive authentication information of a user;
specify print jobs which are stored in the storage device and are associated with user identification information of the user; and
execute at least one of the specified print jobs in accordance with success of authentication of the user,
wherein, in a case where a number of the specified print jobs exceeds an upper limit number, one or more print jobs from among the specified print jobs are executed, wherein a number of the one or more print jobs falls within the upper limit number, and wherein the upper limit number is a fixed value used for execution of the one or more print jobs in accordance with one-time success of the authentication of the user.

6. The printing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the following is further executed:
in a case where the print jobs to be executed do not include every print job that is stored in the storage device and is associated with the user identification information, a warning screen is displayed.

7. A control method for a printing apparatus, the control method comprising:
receiving a print job from an external apparatus;
storing in a storage device the received print job in association with user identification information;
receiving authentication information of a user;
specifying print jobs which are stored in the storage device and are associated with user identification information of the user; and
executing at least one of the specified print jobs in accordance with success of authentication of the user;
wherein, in a case where a total number of pages of the specified print jobs exceeds an upper limit number, one or more print jobs from among the specified print jobs are executed, wherein a total number of pages of the one or more print jobs falls within the upper limit number, and wherein the upper limit number is a fixed value used for execution of the one or more print jobs in accordance with one-time success of the authentication of the user.

8. A control method for a printing apparatus, the control method comprising:
receiving a print job from an external apparatus;
storing in a storage device the received print job in association with user identification information;
receiving authentication information of a user;
specifying print jobs which are stored in the storage device and are associated with user identification information of the user; and
executing at least one of the specified print jobs in accordance with success of authentication of the user,
wherein in a case where a number of the specified print jobs exceeds an upper limit number, one or more print jobs from among the specified print jobs are executed, wherein a number of the one or more print jobs falls within the upper limit number, and wherein the upper limit number is a fixed value used for execution of the one or more print jobs in accordance with one-time success of the authentication of the user.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a control method for a printing apparatus, the control method comprising:
receiving a print job from an external apparatus;
storing in a storage device the received print job in association with user identification information;
receiving authentication information of a user;
specifying print jobs which are stored in the storage device and are associated with user identification information of the user; and
executing at least one of the specified print jobs in accordance with success of authentication of the user;
wherein, in a case where a total number of pages of the specified print jobs exceeds an upper limit number, one or more print jobs from among the specified print jobs are executed, wherein a total number of pages of the one or more print jobs falls within the upper limit number, and wherein the upper limit number is a fixed value used for execution of the one or more print jobs in accordance with one-time success of the authentication of the user.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a control method for a printing apparatus, the control method comprising:
receiving a print job from an external apparatus;
storing in a storage device the received print job in association with user identification information;
receiving authentication information of a user;
specifying print jobs which are stored in the storage device and are associated with user identification information of the user; and
executing at least one of the specified print jobs in accordance with success of authentication of the user,
wherein in a case where a number of the specified print jobs exceeds an upper limit number, one or more print jobs from among the specified print jobs are executed, wherein a number of the one or more print jobs falls within the upper limit number, and wherein the upper limit number is a fixed value used for execution of the one or more print jobs in accordance with one-time success of the authentication of the user.

11. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where a total number of pages of the specified print jobs exceeds the upper limit number, the one or more print jobs to be executed are decided in a unit of a job.

12. The printing appa

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakajima Satoru

Classifications

• G06F3/1285

  Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server · CPC title

• G06F3/1238 Primary

  Secure printing, e.g. user identification, user rights for device usage, unallowed content, blanking portions or fields of a page, releasing held jobs · CPC title

• G06F3/126

  Job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device · CPC title

• G06F3/1212

  achieving reduced delay between job submission and print start · CPC title

• G06F3/1222 Primary

  Increasing security of the print job · CPC title