Information processing system and information processing method

Abstract

To provide an information processing system and an information processing method for allowing a plurality of users to simultaneously log in to an image forming apparatus, and allowing the image forming apparatus to easily execute reserved jobs intended by the users.SOLUTION: In an information processing system, a display processing unit can display an operation screen individually on each of a plurality of operation terminals, the operation screen receiving a remote operation of an image forming apparatus and corresponding to the respective operation terminals. A reception processing unit can individually receive, in response to a user operation on each operation screen, a reserved job corresponding to a user of the operation terminal on which the operation screen is displayed. A log-in processing unit receives the user's log-in to the image forming apparatus in response to a log-in operation on a log-in operation unit provided on the image forming apparatus. A reservation execution processing unit executes the reserved job associated with the user when the log-in operation unit receives the user's log-in.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system and an information processing method. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Image forming apparatuses are known that are capable of restricting simultaneous login to the image forming apparatus by multiple users using a remote control panel (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-127761 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in a configuration that restricts simultaneous login to an image forming device by multiple users, the utilization efficiency of the image forming device decreases, while in a configuration that allows simultaneous login to an image forming device by multiple users, operations by multiple users may become mixed, and the image forming device may not be able to execute the job intended by each user.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system and an information processing method that allow multiple users to log in to an image forming device simultaneously, and that enable each user to easily execute a job that they intend using the image forming device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing system includes a display processing unit, a reception processing unit, a login processing unit, and a reservation execution processing unit. The display processing unit is capable of individually displaying, on each of a plurality of operation terminals, an operation screen for accepting remote operations of an image forming apparatus, the operation screen corresponding to each of the operation terminals. The reception processing unit is capable of individually accepting, in response to a user operation on each of the operation screens, a reservation job corresponding to the user of the operation terminal on which the operation screen is displayed. The login processing unit accepts a user's login to the image forming apparatus in response to a login operation on a login operation unit provided on the image forming apparatus. The reservation execution processing unit executes the reservation job associated with the user when the login processing unit accepts the user's login.

[0007] In an information processing method according to another aspect of the present invention, one or more processors execute a display step, a reception step, a login step, and a reservation execution step. The display step displays an operation screen for accepting remote operation of an image forming apparatus, corresponding to each of a plurality of operation terminals, individually on each of the operation terminals. The reception step individually accepts, in response to a user operation on each of the operation screens, a reservation job corresponding to a user of the operation terminal on which the operation screen is displayed. The login step accepts a user's login to the image forming apparatus in response to a login operation on a login operation unit provided in the image forming apparatus. The reservation execution step executes the reservation job associated with the user when the user's login is accepted in the login step. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing system and an information processing method that allow multiple users to log in to an image forming device simultaneously, while easily executing the reserved jobs intended by each user using the image forming device. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the information notification process executed in the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings to help understand the present invention. Note that the following embodiments are examples that embody the present invention and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0011] [Information Processing System 10] 1, an information processing system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of operation terminals 1 and one or more image forming apparatuses 2. Each of the image forming apparatuses 2 and each of the operation terminals 1 can communicate with each other via a network N1 such as a telephone line, the Internet, or a LAN.

[0012] In the information processing system 10, each user can display an operation screen on the operation terminal 1 and perform setting operations for various jobs to be executed by the image forming apparatus 2. For example, when a user operates the operation terminal 1 to perform a remote operation to execute a desired print job, the image forming apparatus 2 acquires the print job and executes it. In this way, the user can display the operation screen that is normally displayed on the image forming apparatus 2 on the operation terminal 1 located away from the image forming apparatus 2 and perform remote operation.

[0013] However, in a configuration in which simultaneous login to the image forming apparatus 2 by multiple users is restricted, the utilization efficiency of the image forming apparatus 2 decreases. On the other hand, in a configuration in which simultaneous login to the image forming apparatus 2 by multiple users is permitted, the operations of the multiple users may become mixed, and the image forming apparatus 2 may not be able to execute the job intended by each user. In contrast, the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment, as described below, allows simultaneous login to the image forming apparatus 2 by multiple users, while enabling the image forming apparatus 2 to easily execute the reserved job intended by each user.

[0014] [Image forming device 2] 2, the image forming apparatus 2 includes an operation display unit 21, an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) 22, an image reading unit 23, an image forming unit 24, a communication I / F 25, a storage unit 26, and a control unit 27. Specifically, the image forming apparatus 2 is a multifunction peripheral having a printer function, a scanner function, a copy function, a facsimile function, etc. Note that the image forming apparatus of the present invention is not limited to a multifunction peripheral, and can be applied to any image forming apparatus such as a copy machine, a printer, or a facsimile machine.

[0015] The operation display unit 21 includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display that displays information, and an operation unit such as a touch panel and operation buttons that accept user operations.

[0016] The ADF 22 is an automatic document feeder that includes a document setting unit, a transport roller, a document holder, and a paper discharge unit, and transports documents to be read by the image reading unit 23.

[0017] The image reading unit 23 includes a document table, a light source, a mirror, an optical lens, and a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and is capable of reading an image of a document and outputting it as image data.

[0018] The image forming unit 24 is capable of performing printing processing based on image data by electrophotography or inkjet printing, and forms an image on a sheet based on the image data. For example, if the image forming unit 24 is an electrophotography image forming unit, the image forming unit 24 includes a photosensitive drum, a charger, an exposure device, a developing device, a transfer device, a fixing device, etc.

[0019] The communication I / F 25 is a communication interface capable of performing wired or wireless data communication with an external device. For example, the communication I / F 25 performs data communication with the operation terminal 1 via the network N1.

[0020] Storage unit 26 is a non-volatile storage unit such as a flash memory, a hard disk, or an EEPROM (registered trademark). Storage unit 26 stores various control programs executed by control unit 27, various data, etc. The control programs executed by control unit 27 include a display control program for causing control unit 27 to execute a job setting process (see FIG. 4) described below.

[0021] The control unit 27 includes one or more control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and performs overall control of the image forming apparatus 2. The CPU is a processor that executes various types of arithmetic processing. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit that stores in advance information such as control programs for causing the CPU to execute various types of processing. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage unit that is used as a temporary storage memory (work area) for the various types of processing executed by the CPU.

[0022] In particular, the control unit 27 of the image forming apparatus 2 according to this embodiment includes a reception processing unit 272, a display processing unit 271, a login processing unit 273, a reservation execution processing unit 274, etc. The control unit 27 functions as each of these processing units by executing various processes in accordance with the control program. The control unit 27 may also include an electronic circuit that realizes some or all of the processing functions of each of these processing units.

[0023] The display processing unit 271 can display various types of information individually on the multiple operation terminals 1. Specifically, the display processing unit 271 can display operation screens for accepting remote operations of the image forming apparatus 2, corresponding to the multiple operation terminals 1, individually and in parallel on each of the operation terminals 1.

[0024] The operation screen includes a login screen (not shown) for the user to log in to the image forming apparatus 2. The reception processing unit 272 authenticates the user in response to a login operation in which the user inputs login information such as a user ID and a password into the login screen (not shown), and accepts the user's login to the image forming apparatus 2.

[0025] 3, the operation screen includes a setting screen P1 on which the user can perform setting operations for various jobs to be executed by the image forming apparatus 2. The reception processing unit 272 then receives setting operations (execution instructions) on the setting screen P1 and receives reservations for jobs to be executed by the image forming apparatus 2. Hereinafter, a job received by the reception processing unit 272 using the setting screen P1 on the operation terminal 1 will be referred to as a reserved job.

[0026] Specifically, each time a display request for the setting screen P1 is made from the operating terminal 1, the display processing unit 271 generates display data for displaying the setting screen P1 on the operating terminal 1. For example, the display processing unit 271 generates display data for displaying the setting screen P1, including various setting items related to the reserved job, on the operating terminal 1, based on preset display layout information and initial setting information preset in the image forming apparatus 2. The display processing unit 271 then transmits the display data to the operating terminal 1, thereby causing the operating terminal 1 to display the setting screen P1 based on the display data. The display processing unit 271 also associates the display data with the user identification information of the user of the operating terminal 1 on which the display data is displayed, and stores the associated data in the storage unit 26. Thereafter, the display processing unit 271 updates the display data corresponding to the operating terminal 1 in response to an operation on the operating terminal 1 and transmits the updated data to the operating terminal 1, thereby updating the display of the setting screen P1 displayed on the operating terminal 1. That is, the display processing unit 271 reflects the operation content on the operating terminal 1 only on the setting screen P1 displayed on the operating terminal 1, and does not reflect the operation content on the setting screen P1 displayed on other operating terminals 1.

[0027] Meanwhile, the reception processing unit 272 receives a reservation job in response to a user operation on the setting screen P1 on the operation terminal 1, and stores the user identification information, such as the user ID of the user currently logged in to the image forming apparatus 2 using that operation terminal 1, in association with the content of the reservation job in the storage unit 26. That is, the reception processing unit 272 can receive reservation jobs individually from each user, and reflects the operation content on one operation terminal 1 only in the reservation job corresponding to the user of that operation terminal 1, and does not reflect it in the reservation jobs corresponding to users of other operation terminals 1.

[0028] Furthermore, the display processing unit 271 displays various operation screens on the operation display unit 21. The reception processing unit 272 receives user operations on the operation screens displayed on the operation display unit 21. Specifically, the display processing unit 271 displays a setting screen P1 on the operation display unit 21, which accepts job setting operations for the image forming apparatus 2. When a user performs a setting operation on the setting screen P1, the reception processing unit 272 accepts the setting operation. Note that in this embodiment, the content of the setting screen P1 displayed on the operation terminal 1 is the same as the content of the setting screen P1 displayed on the image forming apparatus 2. In other embodiments, the content of the setting screen P1 displayed on the operation terminal 1 may be different from the content of the setting screen P1 displayed on the image forming apparatus 2. For example, on the setting screen P1 displayed on the operation terminal 1, display of setting items for which the image forming apparatus 2 cannot be remotely operated may be omitted.

[0029] Furthermore, the display processing unit 271 causes the operation display unit 21 to display a login screen (not shown) for allowing the user to log in to the image forming apparatus 2. In this embodiment, the operation display unit 21 is an example of a login operation unit according to the present invention.

[0030] Then, the login processing unit 273 authenticates the user in response to a login operation on the login screen (not shown) displayed on the operation display unit 21, and accepts the user's login to the image forming apparatus 2. The login operation is an operation for inputting login information such as the user ID and password of the user.

[0031] The reservation execution processing unit 274 executes the reserved job associated with the user when the login of the user is accepted by the login processing unit 273. For example, the reservation execution processing unit 274 executes a print job, copy job, scan job, etc. that is set as the reserved job.

[0032] [Operation terminal 1] 2, each operation terminal 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an operation display unit 13, and a communication I / F 14. Each operation terminal 1 is an operation device carried by a user who uses the image forming apparatus 2, and is, for example, an information processing device such as a notebook computer, a mobile terminal, or a smartphone.

[0033] The communication I / F 14 is a communication interface for connecting the operation terminal 1 to the network N1 via a wired or wireless connection and for performing data communication with an external device such as the image forming device 2 via the network N1 in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol.

[0034] The operation display unit 13 is a user interface that includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays various information, and an operation unit such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel that accepts operations. The operation display unit 13 displays a setting screen P1 (see FIG. 4, etc.) that accepts setting operations for the image forming apparatus 2 from the user, the login screen (not shown), and the like. The operation display unit 13 includes, for example, a touch panel that accepts touch operations by the user.

[0035] The storage unit 12 is a non-volatile storage unit such as a flash memory, a hard disk, or an EEPROM (registered trademark). For example, a control program such as a browser program is stored in the storage unit 12. Specifically, the browser program is a control program that causes the control unit 11 to execute communication processing with an external device such as the image forming apparatus 2 in accordance with a communication protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).

[0036] The control unit 11 has one or more control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic operations. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit that pre-stores control programs such as a BIOS and an OS that cause the CPU to execute various operations. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage unit that stores various information and is used as a temporary storage memory (work area) for the various operations executed by the CPU. The control unit 11 controls the operation terminal 1 by having the CPU execute various control programs pre-stored in the ROM or the storage unit 12.

[0037] Specifically, the control unit 11 functions as a browser processing unit 111 by executing various processes in accordance with the browser program stored in the storage unit 12. The browser processing unit 111 displays various information such as a setting screen P1 on the operation display unit 13 based on display data provided from the image forming apparatus 2 (or a server) via the network N1. The browser processing unit 111 also inputs operations for the operation display unit 13 to the image forming apparatus 2. That is, the operation terminal 1 functions as an operation terminal for the image forming apparatus 2 by the control unit 11 executing the browser program. Note that some or all of the processing units included in the control unit 11 may be configured with electronic circuits.

[0038] [Job Setting Processing] Next, an example of the procedure of job setting processing executed by the control unit 27 of the image forming apparatus 2 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Here, steps S1, S2, ... represent the numbers of the processing procedures (steps) executed by the control unit 27. Note that the present invention can be understood as an invention of an information processing method that executes one or more steps included in the job setting processing.

[0039] Furthermore, one or more steps included in the job setting process described herein may be omitted as appropriate. Furthermore, the steps in the job setting process may be executed in a different order as long as the same operational effect is achieved. Furthermore, while the description here takes as an example a case in which the control unit 27 executes each step in the job setting process, in other embodiments, a single processor may execute each step in the job setting process, or multiple processors may execute each step in the job setting process in a distributed manner.

[0040] <Step S1> In step S1, the control unit 27 determines whether or not a user's login to the image forming apparatus 2 has been accepted via the operation terminal 1. Specifically, when the user transmits the login information from the operation terminal 1 and the user is identified based on the login information, the control unit 27 accepts the login to the image forming apparatus 2. If the login is accepted (S1: Yes), the control unit 27 shifts the process to step S2. On the other hand, if the login is not accepted (S1: No), the control unit 27 shifts the process to step S3.

[0041] <Step S2> In step S2, the display processing unit 271 of the control unit 27 generates display data for the setting screen P1 on the operation display unit 13 of the operation terminal 1 corresponding to the user whose login was accepted in step S1, and transmits the display data to the operation terminal 1 to display the setting screen P1. In this way, in step S2, the setting screen P1 for accepting remote operations of the image forming apparatus 2 is individually displayed on the operation terminal 1. Note that step S2 is an example of a display step of the present invention.

[0042] <Step S3> In step S3, the reception processing unit 271 of the control unit 27 determines whether or not a user operation on the setting screen P1 has been received. If it is determined that the setting operation has been received (S3: Yes), the process proceeds to step S4, and if it is determined that the setting operation has not been received (S3: No), the process proceeds to step S5.

[0043] <Step S4> In step S4, the display processing unit 271 of the control unit 27 updates only the content of the reserved job displayed on the setting screen P1 displayed on the operation terminal 1 in accordance with the setting operation received at the operation terminal 1 in step S3. The setting operation includes an operation to select the type of reserved job from multiple options such as print job, copy job, scan job, etc. The setting operation also includes various operations to set the document size, paper type, paper feed cassette, color setting, number of copies to print, etc.

[0044] Here, the display processing unit 271 executes processing for changing only the reserved job corresponding to the operating terminal 1 on which the setting screen P1 is displayed, in accordance with the operation on the setting screen P1 corresponding to each operating terminal 1. Therefore, the display processing unit 271 does not reflect the operation content on the setting screen P1 of one operating terminal 1 on the setting screen P1 displayed on the other operating terminals 1.

[0045] <Step S5> In step S5, the reception processing unit 272 of the control unit 27 determines whether or not a confirmation instruction for the reserved job has been received in response to a user operation on the setting screen P1. If it is determined that the confirmation instruction has been received (S5: Yes), the process proceeds to step S6, and if it is determined that the confirmation instruction has not been received (S5: No), the process proceeds to step S7.

[0046] <Step S6> In step S6, the reception processing unit 272 of the control unit 27 accepts the reserved job by associating the content of the reserved job displayed on the setting screen P1 on which the confirmation instruction was issued with the user identification information of the user logged in to the image forming apparatus 2 using the operation terminal 1 on which the setting screen P1 is displayed in the storage unit 26. That is, in the information processing system 10, the content of reserved jobs set by multiple users using multiple operation terminals 1 are managed individually as reserved jobs corresponding to each user. In this way, in step S6, the reception processing unit 272 accepts individually reserved jobs corresponding to the users of the operation terminals 1 on which the setting screen P1 is displayed, in accordance with the user's operation on each of the setting screens P1 displayed on each of the operation terminals 1. Note that step S6 is an example of a reception step of the present invention.

[0047] In particular, as described above, the display processing unit 271 does not reflect the operation content on the setting screen P1 of one operating terminal 1 on the setting screen P1 displayed on another operating terminal 1. Therefore, the reception processing unit 272 does not reflect the operation content on one operating terminal 1 on the reserved job corresponding to the user of the other operating terminal 1.

[0048] <Step S7> In step S7, the reservation execution processing unit 274 of the control unit 27 determines whether or not the preset job execution conditions are met. If it is determined that the job execution conditions are met (S7: Yes), the process proceeds to step S8, and if it is determined that the job execution conditions are not met (S7: No), the process returns to step S1.

[0049] The job execution condition is that, in response to a login operation using the operation / display unit 21 of the image forming apparatus 2, the login processing unit 273 executes a login step of accepting login to the image forming apparatus 2 by a user corresponding to user identification information stored in the storage unit 26 in association with the content of the print job. For example, the login operation is input of a user ID and password, and the login processing unit 273 of the control unit 27 authenticates the user based on the input user ID and password and accepts the login of the user. Furthermore, the login operation may be, for example, a process of causing a card reader provided on the operation / display unit 21 of the image forming apparatus 2 to read information such as the user ID from a card on which the information is stored.

[0050] The job execution condition may be the satisfaction of other conditions in addition to the acceptance of login using the operation / display unit 21. For example, in another embodiment, the job execution condition may be the further satisfaction of a job type execution condition preset for the job type of a reserved job stored in the storage unit 26 in association with the user after the user's login using the operation / display unit 21 of the image forming apparatus 2 is accepted. Specifically, if the job type is a scan job or a copy job, the job type execution condition may be the detection of a document to be scanned being set in the document setting unit of the ADF 22. If the job type is a print job, the job type execution condition may be the detection of paper being set in a paper feed cassette used in the print job (e.g., the removal or installation of the paper feed cassette). Furthermore, the job execution condition may be the performance of an operation on the operation / display unit 21 to select a reserved job stored in the storage unit 26 in association with the user as an execution target after the user's login using the operation / display unit 21 of the image forming apparatus 2 is accepted.

[0051] <Step S8> In step S8, the reservation execution processing unit 274 of the control unit 27 executes the reserved job for which it is determined in step S7 that the job execution conditions are satisfied. Specifically, in this embodiment, the reservation execution processing unit 274 of the control unit 27 executes the reserved job stored in the storage unit 26 in association with the user identification information of the user whose login was accepted by the login processing unit 273 in step S7. Step S8 is an example of a reservation execution step of the present invention.

[0052] Furthermore, when executing the reserved job, the reservation execution processing unit 274 of the control unit 27 executes the reserved job according to the content of the reserved job when the user corresponding to the reserved job set the reserved job. That is, the reservation execution processing unit 274 of the control unit 27 does not reflect the operation content of the operation terminal 1 that set the reserved job in the reserved job corresponding to the user of another operation terminal 1. For example, even if a paper feed cassette to be used in a reserved job set on one operation terminal 1 is set and then the paper feed cassette to be used in a reserved job set on another operation terminal 1 is changed, the change in paper feed cassette on the other operation terminal 1 is not reflected when the reserved job corresponding to the one operation terminal 1 is executed. This prevents a reserved job unintended by a user of each operation terminal 1 from being executed. Furthermore, even if a paper feed cassette to be used in a reserved job set on one operation terminal 1 is set and then the paper feed cassette to be used in a reserved job set on the operation display unit 21 is changed, the change in paper feed cassette on the operation display unit 21 is not reflected when the reserved job corresponding to the one operation terminal 1 is executed.

[0053] As described above, in the information processing system 10 according to the present embodiment, in steps S1 to S6, the setting screen P1 can be displayed in parallel on multiple operation terminals 1, and remote operations from each of the operation terminals 1 can be accepted in parallel. Then, in steps S7 to S8, the information processing system 10 executes the reserved job associated with each user by allowing the user to log in to the image forming apparatus 2 using the operation display unit 21 provided on the image forming apparatus 2. This allows the information processing system 10, in a configuration in which multiple users can simultaneously log in to the image forming apparatus 2, to easily execute reserved jobs individually set by the users. Furthermore, in the information processing system 10, each operation terminal 1 can set a reserved job using its own individual setting screen P1. Therefore, unlike when each operation terminal 1 sets a reserved job using a common setting screen P1, the image forming apparatus 2 can execute the reserved job intended by the user of each operation terminal 1.

[0054] [Disclosure Note] The following is a summary of the disclosure extracted from the above-described embodiment. Note that the configurations and processing functions described in the following supplementary notes can be selected and combined as desired.

[0055] <Appendix 1> a display processing unit capable of individually displaying, on each of a plurality of operation terminals, an operation screen for accepting remote operations of the image forming apparatus and corresponding to each of the operation terminals; a reception processing unit capable of individually receiving a reservation job corresponding to a user of the operation terminal on which the operation screen is displayed, in response to a user operation on each of the operation screens; a login processing unit that accepts a user's login to the image forming apparatus in response to a login operation on a login operation unit provided in the image forming apparatus; a reservation execution processing unit that executes the reserved job associated with the user when the login processing unit accepts the login of the user; An information processing system comprising:

[0056] <Appendix 2> the reservation execution processing unit executes the reserved job associated with the user on condition that the login processing unit has accepted the login of the user. 10. The information processing system of claim 1.

[0057] <Appendix 3> the reservation execution processing unit executes the reserved job on condition that a predetermined execution condition associated with a job type of the reserved job associated with the user is satisfied after the login processing unit accepts the login of the user; 10. The information processing system of claim 1.

[0058] <Appendix 4> the reservation execution processing unit executes the reserved job on condition that the reserved job associated with the user is selected as an execution target after the login processing unit accepts the login of the user. 10. The information processing system of claim 1.

[0059] <Appendix 5> the display processing unit does not reflect the operation content of the operation terminal on the operation screen displayed on the other operation terminals. An information processing system according to any one of appendices 1 to 4.

[0060] <Appendix 6> the reception processing unit does not reflect the operation content of the operation terminal in the reserved job corresponding to the user of another operation terminal; An information processing system according to any one of appendices 1 to 5.

[0061] <Appendix 7> one or more processors, a display step of displaying an operation screen for accepting remote operations of the image forming apparatus, the operation screen corresponding to each of the plurality of operation terminals, on each of the operation terminals individually; a receiving step of individually receiving a reservation job corresponding to a user of the operation terminal on which the operation screen is displayed, in response to a user operation on each of the operation screens; a login step of accepting a user's login to the image forming apparatus in response to a login operation on a login operation unit provided in the image forming apparatus; a reservation execution step of executing the reserved job associated with the user when the user login is accepted in the login step; An information processing method that performs the above. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] 1: Operation terminal 2: Image forming device 10: Information Processing Systems 11: Control section 12: Storage section 13: Operation display section 14: Communication I / F 21: Operation display section 23: Image reading unit 24: Image forming unit 25: Communication I / F 26: Storage section 27: Control unit 111: Browser processing section 271: Reception department 272: Display processing section 273: Reservation execution processing unit P1: Setting screen

Claims

1. a display processing unit capable of individually displaying, on each of a plurality of operation terminals, an operation screen for accepting remote operations of the image forming apparatus and corresponding to each of the operation terminals; a reception processing unit capable of individually receiving a reservation job corresponding to a user of the operation terminal on which the operation screen is displayed, in response to a user operation on each of the operation screens; a login processing unit that accepts a user's login to the image forming apparatus in response to a login operation on a login operation unit provided in the image forming apparatus; a reservation execution processing unit that executes the reserved job associated with the user when the login processing unit accepts the login of the user; An information processing system comprising:

2. the reservation execution processing unit executes the reserved job associated with the user on condition that the login processing unit has accepted the login of the user. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

3. the reservation execution processing unit executes the reserved job on condition that a job type execution condition previously set in association with the job type of the reserved job associated with the user is satisfied after the login processing unit accepts the login of the user; The information processing system according to claim 1 .

4. the reservation execution processing unit executes the reserved job on condition that the reserved job associated with the user is selected as an execution target after the login processing unit accepts the login of the user. The information processing system according to claim 1 .

5. the display processing unit reflects the operation content of the operation terminal only on the operation screen displayed on the operation terminal; 5. The information processing system according to claim 1.

6. the reception processing unit does not reflect the operation content of the operation terminal in the reserved job corresponding to the user of another operation terminal; 5. The information processing system according to claim 1.

7. one or more processors, a display step of displaying an operation screen for accepting remote operations of the image forming apparatus, the operation screen corresponding to each of the plurality of operation terminals, on each of the operation terminals individually; a receiving step of individually receiving a reservation job corresponding to a user of the operation terminal on which the operation screen is displayed, in response to a user operation on each of the operation screens; a login step of accepting a user's login to the image forming apparatus in response to a login operation on a login operation unit provided in the image forming apparatus; a reservation execution step of executing the reserved job associated with the user when the user login is accepted in the login step; An information processing method that performs the above.

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