Print job management apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9304720-B2
Application number	US-201314080909-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2013
Priority date	Nov 29, 2012
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

A print job management apparatus includes a print job storage unit that stores print jobs with respect to each user, a stored time counter that counts each stored duration time of the print jobs, a threshold value setting unit that sets a warning judgment threshold value, a stored time comparator that judges whether or not the each stored duration time exceeds the warning judgment threshold value by comparing the each stored duration time of the print jobs with the warning judgment threshold value, and a warning unit that provides a warning to a user of a print job when it is judged by the stored time comparator that a stored duration time of the print job exceeds the warning judgment threshold value. According to the print job management apparatus, it can be prevented to erroneously print out a print job(s) stored in a printer for a long time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A print job management apparatus comprising:
a print job storage that stores print jobs generated based on user's operations with respect to each user;
a stored time counter that counts a stored duration time for each of the print jobs stored in the print job storage that has yet to be printed, wherein the stored duration time is measured from a time of generation of each of the print jobs until execution of each of the print jobs;
a threshold value sett…

Assignees

• Riso Kagaku Corp

Inventors

• Matsumura Tomoki

Classifications

• G06F3/1267

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/1285

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/1222

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/1219 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/1238

  Physics · mapped topic