Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium for on-demand printing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9483221-B2
Application number	US-201414562239-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2014
Priority date	Dec 10, 2013
Publication date	Nov 1, 2016
Grant date	Nov 1, 2016

Abstract

An information processing apparatus generates, in a case where first component data and second component data for forming a product are received, one composite job based on the first component data and the second component data, a first component job based on the first component data, and a second component job based on the second component data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a first display controlling unit configured to display a composite job object, a print job object, and a post-processing job object as candidates for a to-be-outputted job in a first display area,
the composite job object representing a composite job, the composite job including a print job and a post-processing job for forming a product,
the print job object representing the print job for forming the product, and
the post-processing job object representing the post-processing job for forming the product;

a second display controlling unit configured to display a logical device object, a printing apparatus object, and a post-processing apparatus object as candidates for an output destination device in a second display area,
the logical device object representing a logical device to which the printing apparatus and the post-processing apparatus are assigned,
the printing apparatus object being an object of the printing apparatus, and
the post-processing apparatus object being an object of the post-processing apparatus; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the print job included in the composite job to the printing apparatus and the post-processing job included in the composite job to the post-processing apparatus in a case where the composite job object displayed in the first display area is selected and where the logical device object displayed in the second display area is selected, and transmit the print job to the printing apparatus in a case where the print job object displayed in the first display area is selected and where the printing apparatus object displayed in the second display area is selected.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second display controlling unit further displays an object not being assigned to an output device in the second display area.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein, in a case where the composite job object displayed in the first display area is selected and where the object not being assigned to the output device and displayed in the second display area is selected, the job is transmitted to an output device designated in the composite job.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first selection unit configured to select one of the composite job object, the print job object, and the post-processing job object displayed in the first display area as the to-be-outputted job,
the composite job object representing the composite job, the composite job including the print job and the post-processing job for forming the product,
the print job object representing the print job for forming the product, and
the post-processing job object representing the post-processing job for forming the product; and

a second selection unit configured to select one of the logical device object, the printing apparatus object, and the post-processing apparatus object displayed in the second display area as the output destination device,
the logical device object representing the logical device to which the printing apparatus and the post-processing apparatus are assigned,
the printing apparatus object being the object of the printing apparatus, and
the post-processing apparatus object being the object of the post-processing apparatus.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein, in a case where the post-processing job object displayed in the first display area is selected and where the post-processing apparatus object displayed in the second display area is selected, the post-processing job is transmitted to the post-processing apparatus.

6. An information processing method comprising:
displaying a composite job object, a print job object, and a post-processing job object as candidates for a to-be-outputted job in a first display area,
the composite job object representing a composite job, the composite job including a print job and a post-processing job for forming a product,
the print job object representing the print job for forming the product, and
the post-processing job object representing the post-processing job for forming the product;

displaying a logical device object, a printing apparatus object, and a post-processing apparatus object as candidates for an output destination device in a second display area,
the logical device object representing a logical device to which the printing apparatus and the post-processing apparatus are assigned,
the printing apparatus object being an object of the printing apparatus, and
the post-processing apparatus object being an object of the post-processing apparatus;

in a case where the composite job object displayed in the first display area is selected and where the logical device object displayed in the second display area is selected, transmitting the print job included in the composite job to the printing apparatus and the post-processing job included in the composite job to the post-processing apparatus; and
in a case where the print job object displayed in the first display area is selected and where the printing apparatus object displayed in the second display area is selected, transmitting the print job to the printing apparatus.

7. The information processing method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
displaying an object not being assigned to an output device in the second display area.

8. The information processing method according to claim 7 ,
wherein, in a case where the composite job object displayed in the first display area is selected and where the object not being assigned to the output device and displayed in the second display area is selected, the job is transmitted to an output device designated in the composite job.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform an information processing method comprising the steps of:
displaying a composite job object, a print job object, and a post-processing job object as candidates for a to-be-outputted job in a first display area,
the composite job object representing a composite job, the composite job including a print job and a post-processing job for forming a product,
the print job object representing the print job for forming the product, and
the post-processing job object representing the post-processing job for forming the product;

displaying a logical device object, a printing apparatus object, and a post-processing apparatus object as candidates for an output destination device in a second display area,
the logical device object representing a logical device to which the printing apparatus and the post-processing apparatus are assigned,
the printing apparatus object being an object of the printing apparatus, and
the post-processing apparatus object being an object of the post-processing apparatus;

in a case where the composite job object displayed in the first display area is selected and where the logical device object displayed in the second display area is selected, transmitting the print job included in the composite job to the printing apparatus and the post-processing job included in the composite job to the post-processing apparatus; and
in a case where the print job object displayed in the first display area is selected and where the printing apparatus object displayed in the second display area is selected, transmitting the print job to the printing apparatus.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Hayashi Kimio

Classifications

• G06F3/1287

  via internet · CPC title

• G06F3/1272 Primary

  Digital storefront, e.g. e-ordering, web2print, submitting a job from a remote submission screen · CPC title

• G06F3/1264 Primary

  by assigning post-processing resources · CPC title

• G06F3/125

  Page layout or assigning input pages onto output media, e.g. imposition · CPC title

• G06F3/1215

  achieving increased printing speed, i.e. reducing the time between printing start and printing end · CPC title