Printing apparatus using network

Abstract

A printing apparatus using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to a network spools printing jobs received from the computer devices, displays information of the printing jobs and information of the other network printing apparatuses for a user, and transfers the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus when the user specifies the printing job and the network printing apparatus.

1 . A printing apparatus using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to the network, said printing apparatus comprising: 
 a spool section which spools printing jobs received from the computer devices;    a display section which displays a list of printing jobs spooled by the spool section;    a judgment section which judges whether a user utilizing the network printing apparatuses is an administrator or a general user;    an operating section which is used to receive a specification of all the printing jobs on the list of the printing jobs when the judgment section judges that the user is an administrator, and is used to receive a specification of the user's printing job on the list when the judgment section judges that the user is a general user; and    a transfer section which transfers the specified printing job to the specified network printing apparatus.    
   
   
       2 . The printing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the operating section includes an input section which inputs a user ID, and the judgment section judges whether the user is an administrator or a general user based on the input user ID.  
   
   
       3 . A printing method using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to a network, comprising: 
 spooling printing jobs received from the computer devices;    displaying a list of the spooled printing jobs;    judging whether a user utilizing the network printing apparatuses is an administrator or a general user:    receiving, from an operating section, a specification of all the printing jobs on the list of the printing jobs when it is judged that the user is an administrator and a specification of the user's printing job on the list when it is judged that the user is a general user; and    transferring the specified printing jobs to the other network printing apparatuses.    
   
   
       4 . The printing method according to  claim 3 , wherein the operating section includes an input section which inputs a user ID, and further comprising judging whether the user is an administrator or a general user based on the input user ID.  
   
   
       5 . The printing method according to  claim 3 , further comprising: 
 communicating with the network printing apparatuses; and    retrieving a spool state of the printing job in each of the network printing apparatuses.    
   
   
       6 . The printing method according to  claim 5 , further comprising displaying a list of the retrieved network printing apparatuses and the spool state thereof.  
   
   
       7 . The printing method according to  claim 6 , further comprising receiving a specification of the network printing apparatus to which the printing job is to be transferred from among the displayed network printing apparatuses.  
   
   
       8 . The printing method according to  claim 5 , wherein a protocol used for retrieving items on the network is SLP or SSDP.  
   
   
       9 . A printing method using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to a network, comprising: 
 spooling printing jobs received from the computer devices;    providing a list of the spooled printing job via a web page;    judging whether a user utilizing the network printing apparatuses is an administrator or a general user;    receiving, on the web page, a specification of all the printing jobs on the list of the printing jobs when it is judged that the user is an administrator and a specification of the user's printing job on the list when it is judged that the user is a general user; and    transferring the specified printing jobs to the other network printing apparatuses.    
   
   
       10 . The printing method according to  claim 9 , further comprising judging whether the user is an administrator or a general user based on a user ID registered on the computer.  
   
   
       11 . The printing method according to  claim 9 , further comprising: 
 communicating with the network printing apparatuses; and    retrieving a spool state of the printing job in each of the network printing apparatuses.    
   
   
       12 . The printing method according to  claim 11 , further comprising displaying a list of the retrieved network printing apparatuses and the spool state thereof.  
   
   
       13 . The printing method according to  claim 12 , wherein the web page receives a specification of the network printing apparatus to which the printing job is to be transferred from among the displayed network printing apparatuses.  
   
   
       14 . The printing method according to  claim 11 , wherein a protocol used for retrieving items on the network is SLP or SSDP.  
   
   
       15 . A printing method using a network which is used in a network environment in which a plurality of computer devices and a plurality of network printing apparatuses are connected to a network, comprising: 
 spooling printing jobs received from the computer devices;    collecting the list of the spooled printing jobs when a prescribed instruction is received from the application stored in the computer;    judging whether a user utilizing the network printing apparatuses is an administrator or a general user;    receiving, from the application of the computer, a specification of all the printing jobs on the list of the printing jobs when it is judged that the user is an administrator and a specification of the user's printing job on the list when it is judged that the user is a general user; and    transferring the specified printing jobs to the other network printing apparatuses.    
   
   
       16 . The printing method according to  claim 15 , further comprising judging whether the user is an administrator or a general user based on a user ID registered on the computer.  
   
   
       17 . The printing method according to  claim 15 , further comprising: 
 communicating with the network printing apparatuses; and    retrieving a spool state of the printing job in each of the network printing apparatuses.    
   
   
       18 . The printing method according to  claim 17 , further comprising displaying a list of the retrieved network printing apparatuses and the spool state thereof.  
   
   
       19 . The printing method according to  claim 18 , wherein the application receives a specification of the network printing apparatus to which the printing job is to be transferred from among the displayed network printing apparatuses.  
   
   
       20 . The printing method according to  claim 17 , wherein a protocol used for retrieving items on the network is SLP or SSDP.