System and program product

• US 8,059,286 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2008
• Issued: 11/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Yamada, Kaori
• Primary Examiner(s): Grant, II; Jerome
• Application Number:
  US11/971,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20080180703A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,406 Days
• Field of Search: 358/448, 358/443, 358/404, 358/444, 358/400, 358/401, 358/471
• US Class Current: 358/1.13
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1254 Automatic configuration, e.g. by driver
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1255 Settings incompatibility, e.g. constraints, user requirements vs. device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00427 using a menu list H04N1/00421, H04N1/00424, H04N1/00429 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00432 using tabs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00437 Intelligent menus, e.g. anticipating user selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00472 using a pop-up window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00912 Arrangements for controlling a still picture apparatus or components thereof not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00925 Inhibiting an operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32106 separate from the image data, e.g. in a different computer file
• 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 2201/3212 of data relating to a job, e.g. communication, capture or filing of an image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3222 of processing required or performed, e.g. forwarding, urgent or confidential handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3223 of type information, e.g. reception or copy job
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 : Display

Abstract

This invention suppresses accidental change of an adjustable parameter that influences a print job. For this purpose, when the print data of a certain job exists in a storage unit, change of the adjustable parameter by a user interface is inhibited.

Claims

1. A system adapted to enable a user interface to change an adjustable parameter about processing by a printing system, the printing system being adapted to perform print processing for a job that print data are stored in a storage unit, the system comprising:

a first controller adapted to permit a change of the adjustable parameter by the user interface in a case where print data of a certain job having a certain attribute does not exist in the storage unit, the print processing of the print data of the certain job being performed in response to an instruction which is inputted by an indicator after storing the print data in the storage unit; and

a second controller adapted to inhibit change of adjustable parameters by the user interface in a case where the print data of the certain job exists in the storage unit; and

wherein

the printing system is adapted to receive a plurality of jobs including the certain job and another job having another attribute, and

the storage unit stores the print data of the certain job separately from print data of the other job.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein each of a plurality of adjustable parameters about a plurality of print processing operations by the printing system can be changed by using the user interface, and

of the plurality of adjustable parameters, change of an adjustable parameter about processing necessary for the certain job is inhibited, and change of another adjustable parameter different from the adjustable parameter is permitted.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the user interface notifies a user of information with which the user can identify that the change of the adjustable parameter is inhibited.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein inhibiting the change of the adjustable parameter indicates at least one ofcanceling the change of an adjustable parameter about processing necessary for the certain job,notifying a user of an alert message by the user interface, andallowing the user to select, using the user interface, whether to perform the change.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein

the printing system is adapted to receive the certain job and/or the other job during a period in which the change of the adjustable parameter is performed using the user interface, and

the change is canceled if the certain job requiring processing about the adjustable parameter to be changed is received during the period.

6. A program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the program product including a program code for causing a computer system to perform a method for enabling a user interface to change an adjustable parameter about processing by a printing system, the printing system being adapted to perform print processing for a job for which print data are stored in a storage unit, the method comprising:

permitting a change of the adjustable parameter by the user interface in a case where print data of a certain job having a certain attribute does not exist in the storage unit, the print processing of the print data of the certain job being performed in response to an instruction which is input by an indicator after storing the print data in the storage unit; and

inhibiting the change of the adjustable parameter by the user interface in a case where the print data of the certain job exists in the storage unit; and

wherein

the printing system is adapted to receive a plurality of jobs including the certain job and another job having another attribute, and

the storage unit stores the print data of the certain job separately from print data of the other job.