Print apparatus, print system, print method, job processing method, storage medium, and program

Abstract

In order to maintain high security of a job that requires a high security level even after a print interrupt factor has been removed, and to achieve both the effect of maintaining high security of a job that requires a high security level even after the print process is interrupted, and the effect of improving the productivity of jobs other than a job of this type, when a print apparatus which can process a plurality of print jobs including a print job of a first type and that of a second type restarts a print operation of a print job, which is interrupted in the print apparatus, and when the print job is a print of the first type, the print apparatus is controlled to execute an authentication process, and then allowed to restart the print operation of the print job. When the print apparatus restarts a print operation of a print job, which is interrupted in the print apparatus, and when the print job is a print of the second type, the print apparatus is allowed to restart the print operation of the print job without executing the authentication process.

1 . A print apparatus comprising:
 a first input unit that prompts a user to input authentication data for a secure print job which requires an authentication process;   a control unit that, when the authentication data input by said first input unit is authenticated, controls a print unit to execute a print process of the secure print job; and   a second input unit that, if the print process of the secure print job is interrupted due to occurrence of a print interrupt factor and then the print process of the secure print job is ready to be restarted due to removal of the print interrupt factor, prompts the user to input the authentication data for the secure print job;   wherein, when the authentication data input by said second input unit is authenticated, said control unit controls the print unit to restart the interrupted print process of the secure print job.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein when the authentication data input by said second input unit is not authenticated, said control unit inhibits the interrupted print process of the secure print job from restarting. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein when the authentication data input by said second input unit is not authenticated, said control unit deletes the interrupted print process of the secure print job. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein, if a print process of a print job which dose not require the authentication process is interrupted due to occurrence of the print interrupt factor and then the print process of the print job is ready to be restarted due to a removal of the print interrupt factor, said control unit controls the print unit to restart the interrupted print process of the print job without executing the authentication process. 
   
   
       5 . A method for a print apparatus comprising:
 a first input step that prompts a user to input authentication data for a secure print job which requires an authentication process;   a control step that, when the authentication data input by said first input step is authenticated, controls a print step to execute a print process of the secure print job; and   a second input step that, if the print process of the secure print job is interrupted due to occurrence of a print interrupt factor and then the print process of the secure print job is ready to be restarted due to removal of the print interrupt factor, prompts the user to input the authentication data for the secure print job;   wherein, when the authentication data input by said second input step is authenticated, said control step controls the print step to restart the interrupted print process of the secure print job.   
   
   
       6 . A computer-readable storage medium for storing a program making a computer execute a print method of  claim 5 . 
   
   
       7 . A job processing method suitable for a print apparatus which can process a plurality of print jobs including a print job of a first type and a print job of a second type, comprising:
 a step of controlling, when the print apparatus restarts a print operation of the print job of the first type which is interrupted in the print apparatus, the print apparatus to execute an authentication process and restart the print operation of the print job of the first type; and   a step of controlling, when the print apparatus restarts a print operation of the print job of the second type which is interrupted in the print apparatus, the print apparatus to restart the print operation of the print job of the second type without executing any authentication process in the print apparatus.   
   
   
       8 . A computer-readable storage medium for storing a program for making a computer execute a job processing method of  claim 7 . 
   
   
       9 . A print apparatus comprising:
 a receptor unit that receives a plurality of print jobs including a print job of a first type and a print job of a second type; and   a controller that, when said print apparatus restarts a print operation of the print job of the first type which is interrupted in said print apparatus, controls said print apparatus to execute an authentication process and restart the print operation of the print job of the first type,   wherein when said print apparatus restarts a print operation of the print job of the second type which is interrupted in said print apparatus, said controller controls said print apparatus to restart the print operation of the print job of the second type without executing any authentication process in said print apparatus.