Conditionally displaying errors in a printing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9218147-B2
Application number	US-201113218943-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2011
Priority date	Aug 31, 2010
Publication date	Dec 22, 2015
Grant date	Dec 22, 2015

Abstract

An information processing apparatus that processes a job includes a determination unit configured to determine whether the job is a job in which print output is not performed by a printing apparatus, and a display unit configured to perform such control that information of occurrence of a first error in the printing apparatus is not displayed, if it is determined that the job is a job in which print output is not performed by the printing apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus that processes jobs, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a generation unit configured to generate a print command corresponding to a job in which print output is performed in a printing apparatus;
a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit the generated print command to the printing apparatus and to receive information of occurrence of a first error in the printing apparatus from the printing apparatus; and
a display unit configured to perform control such that the received information included in a file recorded by the transmission and reception unit is displayed when a job in which print output is performed in the printing apparatus is processed in the information processing apparatus,
wherein, when a job in which print output is not performed in the printing apparatus is processed in the information processing apparatus, the transmission and reception unit masks the received information in the file such that a display of the received information by the display unit is not performed, and
wherein the job in which print output is not performed in the printing apparatus includes a job for creating a form.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an error detection unit configured to detect a second error related to one or more settings of a job,
wherein, according to a detection of both the first error and the second error about the job in which print output is not performed in the printing apparatus, the display unit is further configured to display information of the second error, and not to display information of the first error.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the generation unit is further configured to generate a print command corresponding to a print job subjected to printing operation using the form stored in a storage section and designated by a user operation.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the form is used for identifying a print region of transparent ink in the printing apparatus.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first error includes a cover open error.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a creation unit configured to create a form based on the job for creating the form, and
a storage unit configured to store the form created by the creation unit in a storage section of the information processing apparatus.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission and reception unit is configured to comprise a determination unit configured to determine, based on setting information of a job or a notification from an upstream module related to a processing of the job, the job to be a job in which print output is not performed in the printing apparatus,
wherein the transmission and reception unit masks the received information in the file when the job determined to be a job in which print output is not performed in the printing apparatus by the determination unit is processed in the information processing apparatus.

8. A method for controlling a display relating to processing of jobs, the method comprising:
generating a print command corresponding to a job in which print output is performed in a printing apparatus;
transmitting the generated print command to the printing apparatus;
receiving information of occurrence of a first error in the printing apparatus from the printing apparatus; and
performing control such that the received information included in a file, recorded after the receiving, is displayed when a job in which print output is performed in the printing apparatus is processed in the information processing apparatus,
wherein, when a job in which print output is not performed in the printing apparatus is processed in the information processing apparatus, after the receiving, masking the received information in the file such that a display of the received information is not performed, and
wherein the job in which print output is not performed in the printing apparatus includes a job for creating a form.

9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
error detecting to detect a second error related to one or more settings of a job,
wherein, according to detection of both the first error and the second error in which print output is not performed in the printing apparatus, information of the second error is displayed, and information of the first error is not displayed.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a method for controlling a display related to a process of a job, the method comprising the steps of:
generating a print command corresponding to a job in which print output is performed in a printing apparatus;
transmitting the generated print command to the printing apparatus;
receiving information of occurrence of a first error in the printing apparatus from the printing apparatus;
performing control such that the received information included in a file, recorded after the receiving, is displayed when a job in which print output is performed in the printing apparatus is processed in the information processing apparatus,
wherein, when a job in which print output is not performed in the printing apparatus is processed in the information processing apparatus, after the receiving, masking the received information in the file such that a display of the received information is not performed, and
wherein the job in which print output is not performed in the printing apparatus includes a job for creating a form.

Assignees

• Kawaura Toshinori
• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Kawaura Toshinori

Classifications

• G06F3/1255 Primary

  Settings incompatibility, e.g. constraints, user requirements vs. device capabilities · CPC title

• G06F3/1259

  Print job monitoring, e.g. job status · CPC title

• G06F3/1234

  Errors handling and recovery, e.g. reprinting (G06F3/1261 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/1284

  Local printer device · CPC title

• G06F3/1204

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