Information processing apparatus and method for selective prioritization of jobs

摘要

According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires a job list in which a job, authorization information expressing authorization over a process of a job, and level of priority of the job are associated with one another; and an output unit that outputs preferentially a job with high level of the priority over a job with low level of the priority.

主权项

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a memory unit storing instructions of at least one program; and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions, the stored instructions being instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement,
an obtaining unit configured to obtain a user identification information;an acquiring unit configured to acquire a job list of jobs, each job including output target data being stored in a storage unit and being associated with the user identification information, an output priority information being set to each job;an output unit configured to output the output target data of the job selected from the job list; andan output control unit configured to perform control so that a user identified by the user identification information is not able to request, through a job selection screen, outputting of the job to which the output priority information is not set as a preferentially-output job among the jobs included in the job list, until the output unit outputs the job to which the output priority information is set as the preferentially-output job,wherein,
when an input user inputting a job sets another user as an output user to output the job, the job is stored in the storage unit so as to be associated with user identification information of the another user and output priority information of the job with respect to the another user, the acquiring unit acquires the job list of both of the job associated with the user identification obtained by the obtaining unit as the user identification information of the input user, and the job associated with the user identification information obtained by the obtaining unit as the user identification of the another user, and the output control unit performs control so that the user identified by the user identification information is not able to request, through the job selection screen, outputting of the job to which the output priority information is set as the preferentially-output job among the jobs included in the job list, until the output unit outputs the job for which the input user sets the another user as the output user and to which the output priority information is set as the preferentially-output job.