| US 7,612,900 B2 | ||
| Image forming system, job processing method, and program | ||
| Yasunori Kanai, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/223,732. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-264597 (JP), filed on Sep. 10, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0055954 A1, Mar. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.14 [711/163] | 11 Claims |
| 1. An image forming system including an image forming apparatus which can execute print processing, and an information processing
apparatus which is connected to the image forming apparatus to able to communicate with the image forming apparatus, and transmits
data read out from a removable medium to the image forming apparatus,
wherein said information processing apparatus comprises:
a detection unit configured to detect if data recorded in the removable medium is ready to be read out;
a confirmation unit configured to confirm, after detection by said detection unit, whether or not data temporarily held by
the image forming apparatus upon print processing can be erased by the image forming apparatus after print processing;
a permission unit configured to permit, when said confirmation unit confirms that the data can be erased, an execution of
the print processing of data read out from removable medium by the image forming apparatus; and
an output unit configured to output, when said confirmation unit confirms that the data cannot be erased, a signal used to
display a message indicating that print processing is aborted on the image forming apparatus.
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