摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To instruct holding of a print job when executing authentication printing. <P>SOLUTION: This job management method for the print job stored in a job holding unit associatively to a user has processes: for setting 'holding' to a management attribute of the print job stored in the job holding unit as an initial value; for selecting the print job having the management attribute of the 'holding' among the print jobs corresponding to the users authenticated by use of an authentication device, and providing it to a printing unit; for changing the management attribute of the selected print job into 'deletable'; for changing the management attribute of the print job into the 'holding' when attribute change instruction information is inputted through the authentication device in an instruction reception period of the print job about the print job having the management attribute of the 'deletable'; and for deleting the print job having the management attribute of the 'deletable' from the job holding unit after the instruction reception period of the print job. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |