Print Job Authentication Grouping for Network Printers
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Solution Overview
Problem
In conventional network print systems, users face low workability and risk of partial print missing due to the need to individually input and select authentication information for each print job, leading to errors.
Innovation Solution
A print system that includes a print data forming apparatus adding authentication information to print data, a print processing apparatus that stores and manages this information, and a print job managing unit that allows all print jobs with matching authentication to be processed in bulk, eliminating the need for individual input and selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If authentication printing is used to secure print documents, then security is improved, but workability deteriorates due to repeated authentication input
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary grouping of print jobs by authentication information before the printing process. The print job managing unit collects multiple print jobs with the same authentication information and groups them together in advance, so that authentication is only needed once per group rather than for each individual job.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges multiple print jobs that share the same authentication information into a single processing group. By combining these jobs and processing them together, the system reduces the number of authentication inputs required while maintaining security for each individual job.
2Reliability
If individual print job selection is required for each authentication, then security is maintained, but productivity decreases due to repeated manual input
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs the grouping of print jobs by authentication information before the user needs to authenticate. This preliminary organization eliminates the need for manual selection of each job after authentication, significantly improving productivity while maintaining security through the automated grouping process.
Solution Approach 2:
The print job managing unit automatically groups and processes print jobs based on their authentication information without requiring user intervention for each job. The system serves itself by autonomously organizing the print queue and managing authentication groups, thereby improving work efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple print jobs are displayed without correlation, then job management flexibility is improved, but error risk increases due to repeated authentication input
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary grouping of print jobs by authentication information, creating a structured organization that reduces error risk. By automatically correlating jobs with the same authentication credentials before the printing process, the system minimizes opportunities for user error while preserving the flexibility to handle different authentication groups.
Data Source
AI summary
A print data forming apparatus has an authentication information setting unit which sets authentication information into a print job. A print processing apparatus has: a print job storing unit which receives and stores the print job in which the authentication information has been set; an operation panel control unit which receives the authentication information based on a print request; an authentication discriminating unit which compares the authentication information based on the print request received through the operation panel control unit with the authentication information of the stored print job, thereby discriminating whether or not they coincide; and a print job managing unit which, if they coincide, allows all print jobs having the authentication information that coincides with the authentication information based on the print request among the stored print jobs to be print-processed. A print system which can perform the authentication printing with high workability is obtained.