Image Forming Apparatus, Computer-Readable Recording Medium Storing Job History Management Program Code, and Job History Management Method in the Image Forming Apparatus

• US 20110235124A1
• Filed: 03/24/2011
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kyocera MITA Corporation (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Oku, Toyoaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,493,608 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.16
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 21/00 Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/122 with regard to computing resources, e.g. memory, CPU
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1273 Print job history, e.g. logging, accounting, tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1279 Controller construction, e.g. aspects of the interface hardware
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00 Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32112 in a separate computer file, document page or paper sheet, e.g. a fax cover sheet H04N1/32122 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3202 of communication or activity log or report
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3208 of an e-mail or network address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3209 of a telephone number
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3215 of a time or duration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3219 of a job status, e.g. successful execution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3221 of a job number or identification, e.g. communication number
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a history storage unit, a history writing unit, and a history reading unit. The history storage unit is configured to store a job history that shows a history of a job. The history writing unit is configured to divide that job history into a plurality of histories, add identification information to the plurality of histories for associating the plurality of histories with each other, and write the plurality of histories to the history storage unit. The history reading unit is configured to read that plurality of histories on the basis of the identification information.

Claims

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

a history storage unit configured to store a job history that shows a history of a job;

a history writing unit configured to divide the job history for the job into a plurality of histories, add identification information to the plurality of histories for associating the plurality of histories with each other, and write the plurality of histories to the history storage unit; and

a history reading unit configured to read the plurality of histories for the job on the basis of the identification information.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, for each history composing one of the plurality of histories in the job history, the history writing unit is configured to write, in a single write cycle, all pieces of relevant information corresponding to that history.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the plurality of histories include a starting history written at a start of the job and an ending history written at an end of the job;

and

the history writing unit is configured to include a result of the job in the ending history.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

if the job is a transmission job for transmitting data to a plurality of destinations, the history writing unit is configured to divide the plurality of destinations into different ones of the plurality of histories and write the plurality of histories to the history storage unit.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a destination registering unit configured to register at least a destination used for transmitting the job,

wherein the job is a transmission job for transmitting data to the destination.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

if the job is a transmission job for transmitting data to a destination and if the destination is already stored in the history storage unit, the history writing unit is configured to include destination identification information for identifying the destination in the job history and write the job history.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a history deleting unit configured to delete the job history from the history storage unit,

wherein when the history deleting unit deletes the job history including the destination, the history writing unit is configured to add the destination to the job history including the destination identification information.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

when the history deleting unit deletes the job history including the destination, the history writing unit is configured to add the destination to a most recent job history of all job histories including the destination identification information.

9. A computer-readable recording medium that stores job history management program code to be executed by a computer of an image forming apparatus, the job history management program code comprising:

first sub program code for causing the computer to divide a job history for a job into a plurality of histories, add identification information to the plurality of histories for associating the plurality of histories with each other, and write the plurality of histories to a history storage unit; and

second sub program code for causing the computer to read the plurality of histories for the job on the basis of the identification information.

10. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 9, wherein for each history composing one of the plurality of histories in the job history, the first sub program code causes the computer to write, in a single write cycle, all pieces of relevant information corresponding to that history.

11. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 9, wherein

the plurality of histories include a starting history written at a start of the job and an ending history written at an end of the job;

and

the first sub program code causes the computer to include a result of the job in the ending history.

12. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 9, wherein

if the job is a transmission job for transmitting data to a plurality of destinations, the first sub program code causes the computer to divide the plurality of destinations into different ones of the plurality of histories and write the plurality of histories to the history storage unit.

13. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 9, wherein the job history management program code further comprises third sub program code for causing the computer to delete the job history from the history storage unit;

if the job is a transmission job for transmitting data to a destination and if the destination is already stored in the history storage unit, the first sub program code causes the computer to include destination identification information for identifying the destination in the job history and write the job history; and

when the job history including the destination is deleted under the third sub program code, the first sub program code causes the computer to add the destination to a most recent job history of all job histories including the destination identification information.

14. A job history management method for a job history in an image forming apparatus comprising:

a history writing unit dividing a job history for a job into a plurality of histories, adding identification information to the plurality of histories for associating the plurality of histories with each other, and writing the plurality of histories to a history storage unit; and

a history reading unit reading the plurality of histories for the same job on the basis of the identification information.

15. The job history management method according to claim 14, wherein for each history composing one of the plurality of histories in the job history, the history writing unit writes, in a single write cycle, all pieces of relevant information corresponding to that history.

16. The job history management method according to claim 14, wherein

the plurality of histories include a starting history written at a start of the job and an ending history written at an end of the job;

and

the history writing unit includes a result of the job in the ending history.

17. The job history managing method according to claim 14, wherein if the job is a transmission job for transmitting data to a plurality of destinations, the history writing unit divides the plurality of destinations into different ones of the plurality of histories and writes the plurality of histories to the history storage unit.

18. The job history management method according to claim 14, further comprising a history deleting unit deleting the job history from the history storage unit,

wherein if the job is a transmission job for transmitting data to a destination and if the destination is already stored in the history storage unit, the history writing unit includes destination identification information for identifying the destination in the job history and writing the job history;

and

when the history deleting unit deletes the job history including the destination, the history writing unit adds the destination to a most recent job history of all job histories including the destination identification information.