Processing apparatus, job execution apparatus, method for controlling the processing apparatus and storage medium
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1. A processing apparatus, comprising:
- an interface that connects to a reading device that reads information from a portable storage medium;
a memory device that stores in a table one or more processing contents in association with a number of times that predetermined information is to be read from the portable storage medium at predetermined intervals of time;
a counter that counts a number of reads of the predetermined information recorded on the storage medium that a user continually makes the reading device read at the predetermined intervals of time; and
a controller that performs control processing that includes starting execution of processing for the processing contents associated with the number of times stored in the memory device that correspond to the number of reads counted by the counter, wherein the number of times is used to recognize which of the stored processing contents is to be executed, and wherein the number of times and associated information for starting execution of processing are predefined within the table in the memory device.
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Abstract
An IC card reader/writer is connected to an image forming apparatus in advance. The image forming apparatus is provided with a job database for storing job information for one or more jobs in association with the number of reads of a user card respectively, a number of reads count portion for counting the number of reads that a user continually made the IC card reader/writer read the user ID, and a job execution control portion for performing control processing so that execution of a job for processing contents is started. The processing contents correspond to the number of reads that was counted and are stored in the job database.
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1. A processing apparatus, comprising:
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an interface that connects to a reading device that reads information from a portable storage medium; a memory device that stores in a table one or more processing contents in association with a number of times that predetermined information is to be read from the portable storage medium at predetermined intervals of time; a counter that counts a number of reads of the predetermined information recorded on the storage medium that a user continually makes the reading device read at the predetermined intervals of time; and a controller that performs control processing that includes starting execution of processing for the processing contents associated with the number of times stored in the memory device that correspond to the number of reads counted by the counter, wherein the number of times is used to recognize which of the stored processing contents is to be executed, and wherein the number of times and associated information for starting execution of processing are predefined within the table in the memory device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A job execution apparatus connected to a reading device that reads information from a portable storage medium, the job execution apparatus comprising:
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a receiving portion that receives a reservation for execution of a job together with processing contents in executing the job and a starting condition value that is a counting number used to recognize which job is to be executed, wherein the starting condition value and associated information for starting the execution of the job are predefined within a table; a memory device that stores the processing contents in association with the starting condition value and the reservation received by the receiving portion; a counter that counts a number of reads of predetermined information from the storage medium that the reading device continually reads at predetermined intervals of time; and a controller that performs control processing that includes starting execution of a job for the processing contents associated with the starting condition value stored in the memory device that is equal to the number of reads counted by the counter.
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15. A job execution apparatus connected to a reading device that reads information from a portable storage medium, the job execution apparatus comprising:
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a receiving portion that receives a reservation for execution of a job that is desired by a user together with processing contents in executing the job and a starting condition value that is a counting number used to recognize which job is to be executed, wherein the starting condition value and associated information for starting the execution of the job are predefined within a table; a memory device that stores the processing contents in association with the reservation, the starting condition value relating to the reservation and a user ID of the user who is a source of the reservation; a counter that counts a number of reads of the user ID recorded on the storage medium that are continually read by the reading device at predetermined intervals of time; and a controller that performs control processing that includes starting execution of a job for the processing contents associated with the user ID stored in the memory device that corresponds to the user ID that is read by the reading device, and associated with the starting condition value stored in the memory device that is equal to the number of reads counted by the counter.
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16. A method for controlling a processing apparatus, the method comprising:
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preparing a reading device connected to the processing apparatus, the reading device reading information from a portable storage medium; making a memory device store processing contents of one or more processing that is to be executed by the processing apparatus, the processing contents being stored in a table in association with a number of times that predetermined information is to be read from the portable storage medium at predetermined intervals of time; and controlling the processing apparatus to count a number of reads of the predetermined information recorded on the storage medium that a user continually makes the reading device read at the predetermined intervals of time, and to start execution of processing for the processing contents associated with the number of times stored in the memory device that correspond to the number of reads counted, wherein the number of times is used to recognize which of the stored processing contents is to be executed, and wherein the number of times and associated information for starting execution of processing are predefined within the table in the memory device.
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17. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for use in a computer that controls a processing apparatus connected to a reading device that reads information from a portable storage medium, the computer program making the computer execute the processing comprising the steps of:
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counting a number of reads of predetermined information recorded on the storage medium that a user continually makes the reading device read at predetermined intervals of time; calling processing contents associated with a number of times stored in a table in a memory device that correspond to the number of reads of the predetermined information counted; and controlling the processing apparatus including starting execution of processing for the called processing contents, wherein the execution of processing to be started is recognized by the number of times stored in the table in the memory device, and wherein the number of times and associated information for starting execution of processing are predefined within the table in the memory device.
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