DOCUMENT SUBMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
First Claim
1. A document submission management system for managing processing related to printing processing according to an order from a user through a client terminal, the system comprising:
- an acquiring unit configured to acquire information on a print option to be provided by an image forming device performing the printing processing according to the order from the user through the client terminal;
a user interface providing unit configured to provide information for providing the client terminal with a user interface screen for setting print data used in the printing processing and the print option based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit;
a calculating unit configured to calculate a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used for the printing processing, on the basis of print data and the print option set by the user through the user interface screen;
an estimating unit configured to estimate the cost for the printing processing according to the order from the user as an estimated value based on the predicted value calculated by the calculating unit; and
a transmitting unit configured to transmit the estimated value obtained by the estimating unit to the client terminal,wherein when a designation of a print option is received from the user through the user interface screen provided in the client terminal, the user interface providing unit provides information for displaying a print cost caused by the print option on the user interface screen.
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Abstract
A document submission management system calculates predicted values of the amount of consumption of consumables used for printing processing according to an order from a user, estimates the cost of the printing processing based on the predicted values, and transmits the estimated cost to a client terminal of the user. A user interface allowing placement of an order briefly displays the cost for a print option. For the cost estimate, the cost of printing form data used in printing processing is registered in advance in a memory in the document submission management system, so that time required for the calculation of the estimate is reduced.
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15 Claims
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1. A document submission management system for managing processing related to printing processing according to an order from a user through a client terminal, the system comprising:
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an acquiring unit configured to acquire information on a print option to be provided by an image forming device performing the printing processing according to the order from the user through the client terminal; a user interface providing unit configured to provide information for providing the client terminal with a user interface screen for setting print data used in the printing processing and the print option based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit; a calculating unit configured to calculate a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used for the printing processing, on the basis of print data and the print option set by the user through the user interface screen; an estimating unit configured to estimate the cost for the printing processing according to the order from the user as an estimated value based on the predicted value calculated by the calculating unit; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the estimated value obtained by the estimating unit to the client terminal, wherein when a designation of a print option is received from the user through the user interface screen provided in the client terminal, the user interface providing unit provides information for displaying a print cost caused by the print option on the user interface screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A document submission management system provided with a memory, for managing processing related to printing processing according to an order from a user through a client terminal, the system comprising:
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a calculating unit configured to calculate, from image data, a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used for printing the image data; a registering unit configured to calculate, using the calculating unit, a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used for printing form data available for the order from the user and registers the calculated predicted value and an ID for identifying the form data in the memory as log data; a user interface providing unit configured to provide information for providing the client terminal with a user interface screen for performing setting regarding the order from the user; an estimating unit configured to, when an order for printing processing using the form data is placed by the user through the user interface screen provided by the user interface providing unit, estimate the cost for the printing processing according to the order from the user based on the predicted value as an estimated value, by utilizing the log data registered by the registering unit, without calculating by the calculating unit, the predicted value of the amount of consumption of the consumable used for printing the form data selected by the user; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the estimated value obtained by the estimating unit to the client terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A document submission management method for a document submission management system for managing processing related to printing processing according to an order from a user through a client terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring information on a print option to be provided by an image forming device performing the printing processing according to the order from the user through the client terminal; providing information for providing the client terminal with a user interface screen for setting print data used in the printing processing and the print option based on the acquired information on the print option; calculating a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used in the printing processing, on the basis of the print data and the print option set by the user through the user interface screen; estimating the cost for the printing processing according to the order from the user as an estimated value based on the predicted value calculated in the calculating step; and transmitting the estimated value to the client terminal, wherein when a designation of a print option is received from the user through the user interface screen provided in the client terminal, the providing step provides information for displaying a print cost caused by the print option on the user interface screen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A document submission management method for a document submission management system for managing processing related to printing processing according to an order from a user through a client terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating from image data a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used for printing the image data; registering a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used for printing form data available for the order from the user, the predicted value being calculated in the calculating step, and an ID for identifying the form data, in a memory as log data; providing information for providing the client terminal with a user interface screen for performing setting regarding the order from the user; estimating when an order for printing processing using form data is placed by the user through the provided user interface screen, the cost for the printing processing according to the order from the user as an estimated value based on the predicted value, by utilizing the registered log data, without calculating in the calculating step, the predicted value of the amount of consumption of the consumable used for printing the form data selected by the user; and transmitting the estimated value to the client terminal.
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14. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program causing a computer to execute a method for managing processing related to printing processing according to an order from a user through a client terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring information on a print option to be provided by an image forming device performing the printing processing according to the order from the user through the client terminal; providing information for providing the client terminal with a user interface screen for setting print data used in the printing processing and the print option based on the acquired information on the print option; calculating a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used in the printing processing, on the basis of the print data and the print option set by the user through the user interface screen; estimating the cost for the printing processing according to the order from the user as an estimated value based on the calculated predicted value; and transmitting the estimated value to the client terminal, wherein in the providing step, when a designation of a print option is received from the user through the user interface screen provided in the client terminal, information for displaying a print cost caused by the print option on the user interface screen is provided.
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15. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a method for managing processing related to printing processing according to an order from a user through a client terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating from image data a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used for printing the image data; registering a predicted value of the amount of consumption of a consumable used for printing form data available for the order from the user, the predicted value being calculated in the calculating step, and an ID for identifying the form data, in a memory as log data; providing information for providing the client terminal with a user interface screen for performing setting regarding the order from the user; estimating, when an order for printing processing using form data is placed by the user through the provided UI screen, the cost for the printing processing according to the order from the user as an estimated value based on the predicted value, by utilizing the registered log data, without calculating in the calculating step, the predicted value of the amount of consumption of the consumable used for printing the form data selected by the user; and transmitting the estimated value to the client terminal.
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