JP2011056957A - Device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device, which can ensure a higher security by making only a user using the device able to reference a job history and making no other users able to reference the job history. <P>SOLUTION: Information on processing including the information on a requestor of processing is stored in a job history storing part 6 and the history of the processing is prepared by a job history page preparing part 7 out of information on the processing requested by the requestor in this stored information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a device, and more particularly to a device for publishing a job history stored in a device to a terminal.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a device such as a printing apparatus has a function of displaying a history of jobs processed by the device (hereinafter referred to as job history).

  For example, a web server is provided in the printing device, and the web server can easily acquire the progress of printing processing in the printing device, and the progress can be recognized immediately in terms of content, not just the number of pages. There are a system, a printing apparatus, and a program (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, for example, by setting an access restriction depending on the data type in response to an access request to data in the image processing apparatus from an external device, for example, data such as a personal identification number or anti-counterfeit data in the image processing apparatus There is an image processing apparatus and method for protecting confidentiality (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2003-280867 A JP-A-7-3197773

  However, not only the administrator wants to check the job history processed by the device, but also the user who uses the device wants to check his job history. Therefore, device users can perform user registration and perform user authentication to confirm their own job history. However, it is cumbersome for user registration, and a storage area is reserved for user registration. There is a problem that the cost is increased.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a device capable of ensuring a high level of security by allowing only a user who uses a device to refer to a job history and preventing other users from referring to the job history. And

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the invention of claim 1 is a processing information storage unit that stores information related to the processing including information related to a requester of the processing in a device that receives and processes a request from a terminal; And processing history creation means for creating a history of the processing from information relating to processing requested by the requester in the information stored in the processing information storage means.

  The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, further comprising processing history transmission means for transmitting the processing history created by the processing history creation means to the terminal.

  The invention of claim 3 further comprises an acquisition means for acquiring attribute information from a terminal that has requested the history of processing in the invention of claim 1, wherein the processing history creation means is acquired by the acquisition means. A history of the processing is created based on the information regarding the processing including the attribute information.

  According to the present invention, only the user who uses the device can refer to the job history, and other users cannot refer to it, so that it is possible to ensure high security.

It is a system configuration figure showing an example of a system to which a device concerning the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the printer illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows an example of a job history page. It is a figure which shows an example of the job history page in which the display restriction is set. It is a flowchart which shows the display restriction setting process performed in a setting part. 6 is a flowchart illustrating job history page creation processing performed by a job history page creation unit. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing job history page creation processing in the case where display is not restricted by terminal identification information in step S602 of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The target of the device according to the present invention is a device that stores and manages history such as a printer, a scanner, a router, a FAX, and the like. In this embodiment, a printer will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a system to which a device according to the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a printer 1 which is a device according to the present invention includes a desktop PC [Personal Computer], a notebook PC, a PDA [Personal Digital Assistance], a terminal (A, B, C, D) 2 such as a mobile phone. And via the network 3.

  When the terminal 2 transmits a print job to the printer 1 via the network 3 or via a wireless line such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or IEEE802.11g, the printer 1 receives the print job and receives the print job. Print processing is performed, and job history related to print jobs is stored and managed.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the printer 1 illustrated in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the printer 1 includes an I / F [Interface] 4, a print processing unit 5, a job history storage unit 6, a job history page creation unit 7, a setting unit 8, a Web server unit 9, and a display restriction unit 10. It is comprised and comprises.

  The I / F 4 is a data communication interface that can be connected to the network 3 such as the Internet or an intranet.

  The print processing unit 5 performs print processing for a print job received from the terminal 2.

  The job history storage unit 6 stores and manages a job history related to a print job performed by the print processing unit 5.

  The job history page creation unit 7 creates a list of job histories in which the job history stored in the job history storage unit 6 is posted on a Web page such as HTML [Hyper Text Markup Language] (hereinafter referred to as a job history page). ) Process. When the display restriction is set in the setting unit 8, a job history page corresponding to the set condition is created.

  The setting unit 8 performs processing for setting a display restriction on the job history page created by the job history page creation unit 7, and the display restriction can also be set from the terminal 2 via the network 3. The display restriction will be described later.

  The Web server unit 9 performs processing for transmitting the job history page created by the job history page creation unit 7 to the terminal 2 that accesses the printer 1.

  The display restriction unit 10 is a host name, a protocol, an IP address, a DNS [Domain Name System] name, a MAC [Media Access Control] address, a mobile phone number, and a FAX number of the terminal 2 that requests the job history page from the printer 1. , Processing for identifying terminal identification information such as AppleTalk node ID, network ID, IPX address, NetBIOS name, Bluetooth self-identification name, etc., job ID, job name and user name for terminal 2 requesting job history page from printer 1 PJL [Printer Job Language] information (hereinafter referred to as PJL information) is requested and received. Note that PJL is a command language for printing that provides a function for controlling a print job that is being processed by the printer 1. When a print job to be transmitted from the terminal 2 to the printer 1 is generated, the user selects a print job. Information such as the job ID described above can be input.

  Next, display control for the job history page will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job history page.

  The job history page shown in FIG. 3 displays all job histories printed by the printer. As the job history, the host name, IP address, MAC address, job ID, job name, user name, The job status and number of prints are displayed.

  The host name, IP address, and MAC address are the above-described terminal specifying information, and the job ID, job name, and user name are the above-described PJL information.

  Here, when the display limit is not set in the setting unit, the job history page creation unit creates a job history page displaying all job histories printed by the printer, such as the job history page shown in FIG. The job history page is transmitted to all terminals that request the job history page.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a job history page when display restrictions based on terminal identification information are set for the job history page illustrated in FIG. 3.

  When the display restriction by the terminal identification information is set, the display restriction unit identifies the terminal identification information of the terminal that has requested the job history page from the printer, and the job history page creation unit identifies the terminal identification information identified by the display restriction unit. Create a job history page that displays only the job history that contains.

  The job history page shown in FIG. 4A is displayed with the display restriction by the terminal identification information of the terminal A. As shown in FIG. 4A, only the job history accepted from the terminal A is displayed on the job history page. That is, since the owner of the terminal A does not have to search for the job history from the terminal A from the job history page displaying all the job histories, and cannot browse the job history from other terminals, Can be secured.

  Note that it is possible to set which terminal specific information is used for display restriction in the setting unit. For example, if a host name is set, the host name of the terminal that has requested the job history page from the printer may be identified, and a job history page displaying the job history including the host name may be created.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a job history page when display restrictions based on PJL information are set for the job history page illustrated in FIG. 3.

  When the display restriction based on the PJL information is set, the display restriction unit requests the terminal requesting the job history page to input the PJL information, and the job history page creation unit includes the PJL information input from the terminal. Create a job history page that displays only the job history.

  The job history page shown in FIG. 4B is displayed with the user name “Ogawa Hanako” being PJL information. As shown in FIG. 4B, only the job history with the user name “Hanako Ogawa” is displayed on the job history page. In other words, the user Hanako Ogawa does not have to search for the job history executed by the user from the job history page displaying all job histories, and cannot view the job history executed by other users. Security can be ensured.

  In addition to the display restriction based on the terminal specific information alone and the display restriction based on the PJL information alone, display restriction based on a combination of the terminal specific information and the PJL information is also possible.

  FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating an example of a job history page in the case where display restrictions based on a combination of terminal identification information and PJL information are set for the job history page illustrated in FIG. 3.

  When the display restriction based on the combination of the terminal identification information and the PJL information is set, the display restriction unit identifies the terminal identification information of the terminal that has requested the job history page from the printer, and the PJL information of the terminal is identified. Requesting input, the job history page creation unit creates a job history page that displays only the job history including the identified terminal identification information and the input PJL information.

  The job history page shown in FIG. 4C is a display restriction on terminal identification information of terminal A and job ID “0002” which is PJL information. As shown in FIG. 4C, only the job history received from the terminal A and having the job ID “0002” is displayed on the job history page. In other words, a plurality of users may execute jobs from one terminal, and display restriction by terminal specific information alone allows browsing of other users' job histories executed from the same terminal, and terminal specific information and PJL information In the display restriction by the combination with, since the job history of other users executed from the same terminal cannot be viewed, higher security can be ensured.

  Next, the display restriction setting process performed by the setting unit will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  If the job history display is set to be restricted (YES in step S501), it is set whether or not to restrict the display with the terminal identification information (step S502). If the display restriction is set with the terminal identification information (YES in step S502). The process proceeds to step S503, and if it is set not to restrict the display with the specific terminal information (NO in step S502), the process proceeds to step S504.

  If display restriction is set with terminal identification information (YES in step S502), terminal identification information to be identified (for example, host name, protocol, IP address, DNS name, MAC address, mobile phone number, FAX number, AppleTalk node ID, Network ID, IPX address, NetBIOS name, Bluetooth self-identification name, etc.) are set (step S503), and the process proceeds to step S504.

  Then, it is set whether or not to restrict the display with the PJL information (step S505), and when it is set that the display is restricted with the PJL information (YES in step S505), the process proceeds to step S506, and the display is not restricted with the PJL information. If so (NO in step S505), the processing procedure ends.

  If it is set to restrict the display with the PJL information (YES in step S505), the PJL information to be specified (for example, job ID, job name, user name, etc.) is set (step S506), and the processing procedure ends.

  Next, job history page creation processing performed by the job history page creation unit will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When a request for a job history page from the terminal is received (step S601), it is checked whether or not display restriction is performed with the terminal identification information (step S602), and when display restriction is imposed with the terminal identification information (YES in step S602). The process proceeds to step S603, and if the display is not restricted by the terminal identification information (NO in step S602), the process proceeds to “A” in the flowchart shown in FIG.

  If the display is restricted by the terminal identification information (YES in step S602), the terminal identification information of the terminal is identified (step S603), the presence / absence of a job history including the terminal identification information of the terminal is confirmed (step S604), and the terminal If there is no job history including the terminal identification information (NO in step S604), the process proceeds to step S605. If there is a job history including the terminal identification information of the terminal (YES in step S604), the process proceeds to step S606.

  If there is no job history including terminal identification information of the terminal (NO in step S604), a job history page without a job history is created (step S605), and the process proceeds to step S611.

  If there is a job history including the terminal identification information of the terminal (YES in step S604), it is confirmed whether or not the display is restricted by the PJL information (step S606). If the display is not restricted by the PJL information (NO in step S606). ), The process proceeds to step S607, and if the display is restricted by the PJL information (YES in step S606), the process proceeds to step S608.

  If the display is not restricted by the PJL information (NO in step S606), a job history page whose display is restricted by the terminal identification information is created (step S607), and the process proceeds to step S611.

  If the display is restricted by the PJL information (YES in step S606), the PJL information is received from the terminal (step S608), the presence / absence of a job history including the received PJL information is confirmed (step S609), and the PJL information is included. If there is no job history (NO in step S609), the process proceeds to step S605. If there is a job history including PJL information (YES in step S609), the process proceeds to step S610.

  If there is no job history including PJL information (NO in step S609), a job history page without a job history is created (step S605), and the process proceeds to step S611.

  If there is a job history including PJL information (YES in step S609), a job history page whose display is limited by the terminal identification information and the PJL information is created (step S610), and the process proceeds to step S611.

  Then, the created job history page is transmitted to the terminal (step S611), and the processing procedure ends.

  Next, a job history page creation process when the display is not restricted by the terminal identification information in step S602 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In step S602 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, if the display is not restricted by the terminal identification information, it is confirmed whether the display is restricted by the PJL information (step S701). If the display is not restricted by the PJL information (in step S701). NO), the process proceeds to step S702, and if the display is restricted by the PJL information (YES in step S701), the process proceeds to step S703.

  If the display is not limited by the PJL information (NO in step S701), a job history page displaying all job histories is created (step S702), and the process proceeds to step S611 in the flowchart shown in FIG.

  If the display is restricted by the PJL information (YES in step S701), the PJL information is received from the terminal (step S703), the presence / absence of a job history including the received PJL information is confirmed (step S704), and the PJL information is included. If there is a job history (YES in step S704), the process proceeds to step S705. If there is no job history including PJL information (NO in step S704), the process proceeds to step S706.

  If there is a job history including PJL information (YES in step S704), a job history page whose display is restricted by the PJL information is created (step S705), and the process proceeds to step S611 of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  If there is no job history including PJL information (NO in step S704), a job history page without history is created (step S706), and the process proceeds to step S611 of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope not changing the gist thereof.

1 Printer 2 Terminal 3 Network 4 I / F
5 Print processing unit 6 Job history storage unit 7 Job history creation unit 8 Setting unit 9 Web server unit 10 Display control unit

Claims (3)

In the device that receives and processes requests from the terminal,
Processing information storage means for storing information on the processing including information on the requester of the processing;
And a processing history creating means for creating a history of the processing from information related to the processing requested by the client in the information stored in the processing information storage.   The device according to claim 1, further comprising a processing history transmission unit that transmits a processing history created by the processing history creation unit to the terminal. Further comprising an acquisition means for acquiring attribute information from a terminal that has requested the history of the processing,
The device according to claim 1, wherein the processing history creation unit creates a history of the processing based on information related to processing including attribute information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Images