Image forming apparatus, control method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11934707-B2
Application number	US-202218058471-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2022
Priority date	Nov 29, 2021
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register a button in association with path information indicating a file storage destination and print settings, a display unit configured to display a screen including the registered button, an acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more files by using the path information without asking a user to make a selection in a case where the displayed button is selected, and an execution unit configured to execute printing of the acquired one or more files based on the print settings.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
one or more processors that execute a set of instructions, the instructions, when executed, causing the image forming apparatus to perform operations comprising:
registering a plurality of pieces of path information each indicating a file storage destination and print settings in association with a button;
displaying a screen including the registered button;
acquiring one or more files by using the plurality of pieces of path information without asking a user to make a selection in a case where the displayed button is selected; and
executing printing of the acquired one or more files based on the print settings,
wherein after accessing a first file storage destination is executed to acquire one or more files, accessing a second file storage destination is executed to acquire one or more files, and
wherein in a case where accessing the second file storage destination fails, an error is output and thereafter accessing a third file storage destination is executed to acquire one or more files.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pieces of path information includes one or more folder paths.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pieces of path information includes one or more file paths.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the registering further registers the button in association with a condition for specifying a file in a file storage destination indicated by the path information.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the screen displayed is a function selection screen displayed on an operation unit of the image forming apparatus.

6. A method for controlling an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
registering a plurality of pieces of path information each indicating a file storage destination and print settings in association with a button;
displaying a screen including the registered button;
acquiring one or more files by using the plurality of pieces of path information without asking a user to make a selection in a case where the displayed button is selected; and
executing printing of the acquired one or more files based on the print settings,
wherein after accessing a first file storage destination is executed to acquire one or more files, accessing a second file storage destination is executed to acquire one or more files, and
wherein in a case where accessing the second file storage destination fails, an error is output and thereafter accessing a third file storage destination is executed to acquire one or more files.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs including instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of the image forming apparatus, cause the image forming apparatus to perform the method according to claim 6 .

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakajima Satoru

Classifications

• G06F3/1204 Primary

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• G06F3/1257

  by using pre-stored settings, e.g. job templates, presets, print styles · CPC title

• Y02D10/00

  Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management · CPC title

• G06F3/1205

  resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets · CPC title

• G06F3/1258

  by updating job settings at the printer · CPC title