Facsimile and static presentation processing – Static presentation processing – Data corruption – power interruption – or print prevention
Reexamination Certificate
1998-10-14
2003-12-23
Grant, II, Jerome (Department: 2626)
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Static presentation processing
Data corruption, power interruption, or print prevention
C358S001150
Reexamination Certificate
active
06667810
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method for changing, adding and deleting a job, such as the transmission or the printing of information, and a storage medium on which such a program is stored.
2. Related Background Art
Conventionally, printing is performed by a host information processing apparatus, for example, transmitting a print job to a printer. In this case, the host apparatus transmits a job that it can not execute to an apparatus that can execute that job. However, if a transmission source apparatus and a destination apparatus can both execute the same job, and if it is desired that the same job be executed by both these apparatuses, the transmission source apparatus must create two jobs: one job to be transmitted and another job to be executed by the source apparatus.
Conventionally, the transmission of information is performed in response to a user issuing a transmission instruction for a transmission to be effected at a desired transmission time. Transmission of information is also performed at a transmission time that is designated in advance. However, once the transmission setup is completed, the setup can not be changed. In addition, another transmission process can not be set up for information for which the transmission has been set up.
For the printing of information, conventionally, print information is transmitted toga print queue, and information stored in the print queue is then printed. However, the print setup for specific information in the print queue can not be changed. When printing is to be performed at a desired time, a print instruction must be issued for that time in order for the printing to be executed.
A conventional information processing apparatus stores the history of processes that have been performed, and refers to this history as needed. However, the history is not referred to more often than the confirmation of an activity and the re-entry of a command are performed.
A conventional information processing apparatus, a printer, for example, executes printing when a user operates a computer and issues a print instruction to the printer. When the printing is completed, the issues a print end notification to the apparatus that instructed the printing.
Even in a system in which a print end notification is issued, however, a user may forget that an instruction has not yet been executed, or even whether the instruction has been completed. In this case, the user may terminate the processing without being aware that there is a process that has not yet been performed. Furthermore, when a user moves away from the computer through which the print instruction was issued, the user will not be aware of the statuses of the apparatus and of the process, and will not be able to control the execution of the process.
Conventionally, in an environment wherein a plurality of users employ the same resources by using the same apparatus or employ the same resources across a network, an authority greater that given to a common user is provided for the manager of the information processing apparatus in order to provide management control for resources employed by a plurality of users. Therefore, for the management of an apparatus, the manager can perform various functions that the common users can not.
Further, a conventional computer identifies a user during the logging-in process, or provides a password to be used when a user desires to access a file in order to permit the limited reading of stored information. However, as specific information stored in specific apparatuses can not be published, such information can not be read by another apparatus. In particular, it is impossible for such information to be freely read during a specified period of time, and the material can not be referred to after the time period has expired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is, therefore, one objective of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for enabling object information to be processed, to be maintained or to be deleted, as desired, when the information is transmitted.
It is another objective of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for changing an information transmission setup, such as a transmission time, that has previously been designated.
It is an additional objective of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for setting a time for the printing of information, and for changing a print setup that has previously been designated.
It is a further objective of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method with which it is easy to change object information for a process that was previously performed to object information for another process.
It is still another objective of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for detecting, at a predetermined time, the presence of a process that has been instructed by a user and that has not yet been performed.
It is a still additional objective of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for publishing specific information stored in a specific apparatus so that another user can read it.
To achieve the above objectives, according to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus comprises:
transmission means for transmitting object information that is to be processed;
object information storage means for storing the object information that is to be processed;
display means for displaying as a list the object information that is stored in the object information storage means;
object information selection means for selecting object information from the list of object information;
destination designation means for designating a transmission destination for the object information that is to be processed;
transmission method selection means for selecting a first transmission method or a second transmission method; and
control means for, when the first transmission method is selected by the transmission method selection means, permitting the transmission means to copy from the object information storage means the object information selected by the object information selection means, and, when the second transmission method is selected by the transmission method selection means, for permitting the transmission means to extract, from the object information storage means, the object information that is selected by the object information selection means, and to transmit the object information to the transmission destination that is designated by the transmission designation destination means.
According to one more aspect of the present invention, an information processing method comprises:
a display step of displaying, as a list, object information that is stored in an object information storage unit for storing the object information that is to be processed;
an object information selection step of selecting object information from the list of object information;
a destination designation step of designating a transmission destination for the object information that is to be processed;
a transmission method selection step of selecting a first transmission method or a second transmission method; and
a transmission step of, when the first transmission method is selected at the transmission method selection step, copying from the object information storage unit the object information selected at the object information selection step, and of, when the second transmission method is selected at the transmission method selection step, extracting from the object information storage unit the object information that is selected at the object information selection step, and transmitting the object information to the transmission destination that is designated at the transmission designation destination step.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provided is a storage medium on which is stored a program, which comprises:
a display step of displaying, as a list, object information that is stored in an object informati
Fujii Ken-ichi
Ibaraki Shouichi
Jeyachandran Suresh
Mikame Shuichi
Rohra Suda Aruna
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Fitzpatrick ,Cella, Harper & Scinto
Grant II Jerome
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