Abstract: A print control apparatus includes a specifying-information acquisition unit, a first acquisition unit, an attribute recognition unit, a second acquisition unit, and a controller. The specifying-information acquisition unit acquires first specifying information specifying a certain supply section that is to supply a medium or second specifying information specifying that a printer determine a supply section that is to supply the medium on the basis of an attribute of the medium. The first acquisition unit acquires, when the first specifying information is acquired, first setting information associated with a certain process included in a printing process. The attribute recognition unit recognizes an attribute of the medium when the second specifying information is acquired. The second acquisition unit acquires second setting information set for the attribute. The controller performs control such that the printing process is performed by the printer on the basis of the first or second setting information.

Abstract: A print job information managing device of the present invention has: an authentication request instruction adding section that adds, to a print job, an authentication request instruction that expresses whether or not authentication is needed at a time of printing; a transmitting section that transmits the print job to a printer; and a notification section that, when the authentication request instruction has been added to the print job transmitted by the transmitting section, notifies a printing recipient that the print job has been transmitted.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an information management unit, a determining unit, and at least one image forming unit. The information management unit stores and manages print information. The determining unit determines whether or not execution of a printing process regarding the print information is allowed. Each image forming unit prints and outputs print information acquired from the information management unit on a recording medium in accordance with a determination result of the determining unit. The determining unit includes a first authenticating unit and a second authenticating unit. The first authenticating unit performs authentication to determine whether or not execution of processing before printing and outputting the print information on a recording medium is allowed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a print command receiving unit that receives print command information indicating a print command; an authentication determination unit that determines whether or not the print command information received by the print command receiving unit includes authentication requirement information indicating that authentication is required upon print processing based on the print command; a determination unit that, when the authentication determination unit has determined that the print command information includes the authentication requirement information, determines whether or not an originator of the print command information and a user who performs the print processing based on the print command information are different; and a notification unit that, when the determination unit has determined that the originator of the print command information and the user who performs the print processing are different, notifies the user who performs the print processing of presence of the

Abstract: A printing control apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a storage unit, a specifying unit, a setting unit, and a transmitting unit. The acquiring unit acquires information concerning a printer driver name in accordance with a received print instruction. The storage unit stores a table in which the printer driver name and definition information which defines a setting location of authentication information in a DEVMODE structure are associated with each other. The specifying unit specifies the setting location of the authentication information in accordance with the acquired information concerning the printer driver name and the table stored in the storage unit. The setting unit sets the authentication information in the specified setting location. The transmitting unit generates print data having the authentication information in accordance with setting content of the DEVMODE structure in which the authentication information has been set, and transmits the print data to an output destination printer.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an information management unit, at least one image forming unit, an authenticating unit, a determining unit, an adding unit, a notifying unit, and a controller. The information management unit stores and manages print information. Each image forming unit forms an image on a recording medium in accordance with the print information. The authenticating unit authenticates a recipient of an output result of the image forming unit. The determining unit determines whether or not the print information requires authentication. The adding unit adds authentication information about the recipient to the print information when the print information requires authentication. The notifying unit notifies the recipient of information regarding the print information with the authentication information added. The controller controls the information management unit to transmit the print information to the image forming unit to form an image when the recipient has been successfully authenticated.

Abstract: A printing control apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a storage unit, a specifying unit, a setting unit, and a transmitting unit. The acquiring unit acquires information concerning a printer driver name in accordance with a received print instruction. The storage unit stores a table in which the printer driver name and definition information which defines a setting location of authentication information in a DEVMODE structure are associated with each other. The specifying unit specifies the setting location of the authentication information in accordance with the acquired information concerning the printer driver name and the table stored in the storage unit. The setting unit sets the authentication information in the specified setting location. The transmitting unit generates print data having the authentication information in accordance with setting content of the DEVMODE structure in which the authentication information has been set, and transmits the print data to an output destination printer.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an information management unit, at least one image forming unit, an authenticating unit, a determining unit, an adding unit, a notifying unit, and a controller. The information management unit stores and manages print information. Each image forming unit forms an image on a recording medium in accordance with the print information. The authenticating unit authenticates a recipient of an output result of the image forming unit. The determining unit determines whether or not the print information requires authentication. The adding unit adds authentication information about the recipient to the print information when the print information requires authentication. The notifying unit notifies the recipient of information regarding the print information with the authentication information added. The controller controls the information management unit to transmit the print information to the image forming unit to form an image when the recipient has been successfully authenticated.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an information management unit, a determining unit, and at least one image forming unit. The information management unit stores and manages print information. The determining unit determines whether or not execution of a printing process regarding the print information is allowed. Each image forming unit prints and outputs print information acquired from the information management unit on a recording medium in accordance with a determination result of the determining unit. The determining unit includes a first authenticating unit and a second authenticating unit. The first authenticating unit performs authentication to determine whether or not execution of processing before printing and outputting the print information on a recording medium is allowed.

Abstract: An information processing device of the present invention has: a receiving section that receives a print job transmitted by a sender; a printing executing section that, when a print job received at the receiving section is a print job to which authentication information is not added, executes printing immediately, and, when a print job received at the receiving section is an authentication-added print job to which the authentication information is added, stores the print job temporarily, and executes printing on the basis of authentication of a person who carries out printing; and a notification section that, when printing of the authentication-added print job has been executed at the printing executing section, notifies the sender of the print job that printing of the print job has been executed.

Abstract: A print job data management device includes a storage section that stores a print job, a reception section that receives a print job transmitted by a sender, a print execution section, and an extraction section. The print execution section executes printing immediately when the received print job is a first print job without authentication data attached thereto, and, when the print job is a second print job with authentication data attached thereto, temporarily stores the second print job in the storage section and executes printing in response to an authentication of a recipient of a printout. The extraction section extracts the second print job for which a specific duration has elapsed from the storing in the storage section. The print job data management device deletes the print job when the sender and the recipient of the second print job extracted by the extraction section are the same.

Abstract: A print job information managing device of the present invention has: an authentication request instruction adding section that adds, to a print job, an authentication request instruction that expresses whether or not authentication is needed at a time of printing; a transmitting section that transmits the print job to a printer; and a notification section that, when the authentication request instruction has been added to the print job transmitted by the transmitting section, notifies a printing recipient that the print job has been transmitted.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a print command receiving unit that receives print command information indicating a print command; an authentication determination unit that determines whether or not the print command information received by the print command receiving unit includes authentication requirement information indicating that authentication is required upon print processing based on the print command; a determination unit that, when the authentication determination unit has determined that the print command information includes the authentication requirement information, determines whether or not an originator of the print command information and a user who performs the print processing based on the print command information are different; and a notification unit that, when the determination unit has determined that the originator of the print command information and the user who performs the print processing are different, notifies the user who performs the print processing of presence of the