System and method for testing scan and fax jobs

• US 20040047010A1
• Filed: 09/06/2002
• Published: 03/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Suenaga, Yoshiko, Kidokoro, Kazuaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,359,098 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/504
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00002 Diagnosis, testing or measuring; Detecting, analysing or monitoring not otherwise provided for error detection, error correction or monitoring in digital computers or digital computer components G06F11/00

Abstract

A system and method for testing scan and fax jobs includes receiving a job request from a user to scan or fax an image, the job request including one or more parameters, providing a test image based on the one or more parameters for the job request, generating a test job based on the identified test image and the one or more parameters for the job request, and processing the test job. Information regarding the result of the execution of the test job is stored. It is then determined if the job request can be executed correctly based on the stored information.

Claims

1. A method for testing one of a scan and a fax job, comprising:

receiving a job request from a user to scan or fax an image, the job request including one or more parameters;

providing a test image based on the one or more parameters for the job request;

generating a test job based on the test image and the one or more parameters for the job request;

processing the test job;

storing information regarding the result of the execution of the test job; and

determining if the job request can be executed correctly based on the stored information.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the information is stored in a job log, and the information in the job log includes information regarding whether the test job was processed successfully.

3. A method according to claim 2, further comprising transmitting the job log information to the user.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the database includes parameter information for each test image, the method further comprising comparing the one or more job parameters with the parameter information for each test image in the database to identify an applicable test image.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the job request includes information identifying one of a mail agent, a file agent and a box agent to process the test job.

6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving image data and parameter information corresponding to the image data; and

storing the image data in the database with the parameter information.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising executing the job request if it is determined that the job request can be executed correctly based on the result information.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein providing the test image includes identifying the test image from a database of test images.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein providing the test image includes dynamically generating the test image based on the one or more parameters for the job request.

10. A computer system for testing one of a scan and a fax job, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, coupled to the processor, comprising a plurality of instructions executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions configured to;

receiving a job request from a user to scan or fax an image, the job request including one or more parameters;

provide a test image based on the one or more parameters for the job request;

generating a test job based on the identified test image and the one or more parameters for the job request;

processing the test job;

storing information regarding the result of the execution of the test job; and

determining if the job request can be executed correctly based on the stored information.

11. A computer system according to claim 10, wherein the information is stored in a job log, and the information in the job log includes information regarding whether the test job was processed successfully.

12. A computer system according to claim 11, the memory further comprising an instruction configured to transmit the job log information to the user.

13. A computer system according to claim 10, wherein the database includes parameter information for each test image, the memory further comprising an instruction configured to compare the one or more job parameters with the parameter information for each test image in the database to identify an applicable test image.

14. A computer system according to claim 10, wherein the job request includes information identifying one of a mail agent, a file agent and a box agent to process the test job.

15. A computer system according to claim 10, the memory further comprising instructions configured to:

receive image data and parameter information corresponding to the image data; and

store the image data in the database with the parameter information.

16. A computer system according to claim 10, the memory further comprising an instruction configured to execute the job request if it is determined that the job request can be executed correctly based on the result information stored in the job log.

17. A computer system according to claim 10, the memory further comprising an instruction configured to identify the test image from a database of test images.

18. A computer system according to claim 10, the memory further comprising an instruction configured to dynamically generate the test image based on the one or more parameters for the job request.

19. A computer readable medium operable on a computer system configured to test one of a scan and a fax job, the computer readable medium configured to:

receiving a job request from a user to scan or fax an image, the job request including one or more parameters;

provide a test image based on the one or more parameters for the job request;

generating a test job based on the identified test image and the one or more parameters for the job request;

processing the test job;

storing information regarding the result of the execution of the test job; and

determining if the job request can be executed correctly based on the stored information.

20. A computer readable medium according to claim 19, wherein the information is stored in a job log, and the information stored in the job log includes information regarding whether the test job was processed successfully.

21. A computer readable medium according to claim 20, further configured to transmit the job log information to the user.

22. A computer readable medium according to claim 19, wherein the database includes parameter information for each test image, the computer readable medium further configured to compare the one or more job parameters with the parameter information for each test image in the database to identify an applicable test image.

23. A computer readable medium according to claim 19, wherein the job request includes information identifying one of a mail agent, a file agent and a box agent to process the test job.

24. A computer readable medium according to claim 19, further configured to:

receive image data and parameter information corresponding to the image data; and

store the image data in the database with the parameter information.

25. A computer readable medium according to claim 19, further configured to execute the job request if it is determined that the job request can be executed correctly based on the result information stored in the job log.

26. A computer readable medium according to claim 19, further configured to identify the test image from a database of test images.

27. A method according to claim 19, further configured to dynamically generate the test image based on the one or more parameters for the job request.