JP2013115519A - Data processing device and control method thereof and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To meet the need for a device in which a desired job should immediately be stopped by using a job stop button in an emergency without sacrificing performance of the device, while holding many jobs from a plurality of users therein.SOLUTION: In a data processing device, job information containing information which indicates at least job IDs, types of job, and job status of a plurality of jobs to be executed is held. The data processing device sets setting information to determine the method of processing for each job, at least containing whether to stop or suspend, in a case of receiving a stop instruction to stop job execution. Then, when receiving a stop instruction, the data processing device determines the method of processing for a job under execution according to the setting information thus set.

Description

  The present invention relates to a data processing device, a control method for the data processing device, and a program.

  Conventionally, a job processing apparatus stores a job submitted by a user in a memory, and processes the held job in accordance with operation specifications of the apparatus and a predetermined priority order. Some use a timer to execute jobs according to the time measured by the timer. When canceling a job submitted to such a job processing apparatus, the user operates the operation unit of the job processing apparatus, and performs an operation such as that disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. I was canceling. Specifically, the user performs an operation of displaying a list of jobs held in the job processing apparatus on the display unit, selecting a job to be canceled from the displayed jobs, and instructing cancellation. It was.

JP-A-11-003004

  A conventional job canceling method has an advantage that after checking a job held in the job processing apparatus in a list, only a job to be canceled can be selected and canceled. On the other hand, especially when there are a large number of jobs, there is a demerit that if you want to stop the operation as soon as possible from the viewpoint of information security, as represented by, for example, FAX mistransmission, you cannot stop the job immediately. is there.

  An image input / output device typified by a multifunction peripheral can implement various functions, and the number of jobs that can be accepted increases as the capacity of a storage medium such as a memory or a hard disk increases. Furthermore, since a plurality of users share an apparatus in an office, many jobs by a plurality of users are often held in the apparatus. In such an environment, the performance of the apparatus is not degraded, and the growing interest in the security of information as described above requires that a desired job be immediately canceled using the job stop button in an emergency. .

  On the other hand, when a FAX reception job is canceled, FAX reception is interrupted, and a situation occurs in which the sender must be requested to retransmit data. As described above, depending on the type of job, there is a case where it is desired to suspend the execution of the job quickly and there is a case where it is difficult to suspend the execution of the job.

  The object of the present invention is to solve the above problems.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism that can quickly suspend or cancel a job that is desired to be canceled or paused without degrading the performance of a job that is not a target.

In order to achieve the above object, a data processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention has the following arrangement. That is,
Holding means for holding job information including information indicating at least job ID, job type, and job status of a plurality of jobs to be executed;
An accepting means for accepting a cancel instruction to cancel job execution;
A setting unit that sets setting information for determining a processing method including at least stop and suspension of each job held in the holding unit when the receiving unit receives the cancellation instruction, and holds the setting information in the holding unit;
And a control unit that controls to determine a processing method of the job being executed according to the setting information set by the setting unit when the cancel instruction is received by the receiving unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to quickly pause or cancel a job that is to be canceled or paused without degrading the performance of a job that is not a target.

1 is a system configuration diagram including an image input / output device that is a job processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention and an external device connected to the image input / output device. The block diagram which shows the structure of the control part which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job management table for managing jobs received by the image input / output device. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job management table displayed on an operation unit. The figure which shows an example of the setting information which concerns on this embodiment. 6 is a flowchart for explaining processing when a job stop button is pressed in the image input / output apparatus according to the embodiment. The flowchart explaining the process of S601 of FIG. 7 is a flowchart for describing display job list creation processing in step S602 of FIG. 6 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of changing a job list according to the embodiment. 7 is a flowchart for describing display job list creation processing in step S602 of FIG. 6 according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting information of the job behavior at the time of the cancellation instruction | indication for every job type produced | generated in embodiment of this invention, and a job list display order.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the present invention according to the claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution means of the present invention. .

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram including an image input / output device (data processing device) 1 which is a job processing device according to an embodiment, and external devices (PC) 3 and 4 connected to the image input / output device 1. .

  The image input / output device 1 is connected to a host computer (first and second host computers PC3 and PC4 in this embodiment) via a LAN (local area network) 107 such as Ethernet (registered trademark). . The image input / output apparatus 1 includes a reader unit 2 that performs image data reading processing, a printer unit 6 that performs image data output processing, a keyboard that performs image data input / output operations, and display of image data and various functions. It has the operation part 7 provided with the liquid crystal panel which performs. Furthermore, it has a hard disk (HDD) 8 that is a storage unit in which a control program, image data, and the like are written in advance, and a control unit 110 that is connected to these components and controls these components. The operation unit interface 106 transmits information input by the user through the operation unit 7 to the control unit 110 and receives data to be displayed on the display unit of the operation unit 7 from the control unit 110 and displays the data on the operation unit 7.

  The reader unit 2 includes a document feeding unit 10 that transports a document, and a scanner unit 11 that optically reads an image of the document and converts it into image data that is an electrical signal. The printer unit 6 includes a paper feed unit 12 having a plurality of paper feed cassettes for storing paper (sheets) and a marking unit 13 for transferring and fixing image data onto the paper. Furthermore, it has a paper discharge unit 14 that performs sort processing and stapling processing on the printed paper and discharges the paper to the outside.

  In the reader unit 2, the originals stacked on the original feeding unit 10 read one or both sides of the originals sequentially from the top in accordance with the stacking order, and transmit them as image data to the control unit 110 via the video bus 102. To do. The scanner interface 101 controls an interface between the reader unit 2 and the control unit 110.

  In the printer unit 6, an electrostatic latent image is formed by the laser light corresponding to the image data supplied from the control unit 110 via the video bus 104 in the marking unit 13, and the sheet is fed from the sheet feeding unit 12. A visible image is formed. Further, the paper discharge unit 14 bundles the discharged printed sheets and sorts the sheets, and performs a stapling process on the sorted sheets. The printer interface 105 controls an interface between the control unit and the printer unit 6.

  The control unit 110 realizes a scanner function that converts image data supplied from the reader unit 2 into a code and transmits the code to the PC 3 or the PC 4 via the LAN 107. In addition, it has function blocks for realizing a printer function for converting code data received from the PC 3 or PC 4 via the LAN 107 into image data and outputting the image data to the printer unit 6 and other FAX transmission / reception functions.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the control unit 110 according to the embodiment.

  The main controller 201 incorporates a CPU 202, a bus controller 203, and functional blocks including various controller circuits described later, is connected to the ROM 204, and is connected to the DRAM 205. The ROM 36 stores various control programs executed by the CPU 202 of the main controller 201 and calculation data. The DRAM 205 is used as a work area for the CPU 202 to operate and an area for storing image data. The DRAM 205 is connected to a DMA controller (DMAC) 206, and the DMAC 206 is connected to the image processing unit 207 and CODEC 208, scanner I / F 101, and printer I / F 105. Thereby, data stored in the DRAM 205 can be transferred at high speed by each module and DMA.

  The image processing unit 207 is a functional block that realizes various image processing represented by gradation conversion, color conversion, smoothing processing, fine line correction processing, and the like of an image using an LUT (lookup table). However, since it is not directly related to the present embodiment, a detailed description of the image processing function is omitted. The CODEC 208 has a function of compressing raster image data stored in the DRAM 205 by a known compression method such as MH / MR / MMR / JBIG / JPEG, and expanding the compressed data into a raster image. The scanner I / F 101 is connected to the video bus 102 and has a function of receiving an image from the scanner unit 11. The printer I / F 105 is connected to the video bus 104 and has a function of transmitting an image to the marking unit 13.

  The network controller 209 performs a predetermined control operation with the LAN 107. The FAX transmission / reception unit 210 is connected to a public FAX line, and transmits / receives image data using a FAX transmission / reception protocol typified by G3 FAX. The I / O control unit 211 is equipped with two channels of asynchronous serial communication controllers 212 for transmitting and receiving control commands to and from the reader unit 2 and the printer unit 6. The serial communication controller 212 is connected to the scanner command I / F 213 and the printer command I / F 214.

  The CPU 202 operates based on a control program read from the ROM 204. For example, the CPU 202 can interpret PDL (page description language) data received from the PC 3 or PC 4, and perform rasterizing processing on raster image data. Further, the main controller 201 has a real-time clock module 215 for updating / saving the date and time managed in the device. The real-time clock module 215 is connected to the backup battery 216 and is backed up even when the control unit 110 is powered off.

  The I / O control unit 211 is connected to the operation unit 7 and causes the screen information stored in the ROM 204 and the hard disk 8 to be displayed on the display unit of the operation unit 7 or displayed on the operation unit 7 by the control program of the CPU 202. It is possible to create data.

  Using the configuration as described above, the image input / output device 1 requests various image transmission / reception processing triggered by input data from the operation unit 7 or the PC3 or PC4 on the LAN 107, reception from a FAX line, or the like. Can be accepted as a job. The job request received in this way is stored and managed in the DRAM 205 and the hard disk 8 together with the processing information and image data. The LCD controller 217 controls display on the liquid crystal display unit of the operation unit 7.

  Job types (job types) that can be processed by the image input / output apparatus 1 are classified and managed as follows, for example.

  There are four types of jobs for performing image input: scan input, FAX reception, network reception, and PDL input (reception of PDL data from a PC), and three types of image output jobs are print output, FAX transmission, and network transmission. There are types.

  These jobs are managed by the CPU 202, so that a plurality of types of jobs can be received simultaneously. For example, it is possible to simultaneously execute a plurality of jobs in such a manner that PDL input is performed while FAX transmission of a scanned image, and printing is sequentially performed from the PDL input. For example, when two print jobs are requested at the same time, printing of two jobs cannot be executed at the same time. However, by executing one of the jobs in the storage area of the DRAM 205 or the hard disk 8, the subsequent job is executed after the preceding job is completed by accumulating the job execution request or the required image data. Is possible.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job management table for managing jobs received by the image input / output device 1. This job management table is stored in the hard disk 8.

  The job information managed here includes a “job ID” that is a unique job reception number, a date and time “job reception time” when the request for the job is received, and a “User” that indicates the name of the user who requested the execution of the job. Is included. Furthermore, there are a “job type” indicating the type of job, an “input / output” indicating whether the job is an input job or an output job, and a “status” indicating the execution state of the job.

  The image input / output device 1 according to the first embodiment can hold a plurality of jobs to be executed as described above. When canceling a job that has received a request while holding a plurality of jobs in this way, the user can cancel the job by pressing the job cancel button from the operation unit 7 of the image input / output device 1. Request.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a job management table displayed on the operation unit 7.

  In FIG. 4, a list of jobs held in the image input / output device 1 is displayed, and details thereof will be described later. Reference numeral 401 denotes a start button, and reference numeral 402 denotes a job stop button. The user can instruct to cancel the job or pause the job by pressing the button 402 when the job is stopped or paused. The suspended job can be resumed later according to a user instruction. For example, when a paused job is selected by the user and the start button 401 is pressed, the selected paused job is resumed. A cancel button 403 is used to cancel execution of a job selected in the job list. A close button 404 is used to close the displayed job list.

  Next, the operation of the image input / output apparatus 1 when canceling a job according to the first embodiment is shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 to 8, the display examples of the job list in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the job shown in FIG. 9. The first embodiment will be specifically described below using a list modification example.

  The image input / output device 1 according to the first embodiment can hold a plurality of types of jobs as described above. In the image input / output device 1, when receiving a job cancel instruction, the behavior (processing method) of the job when the cancel instruction is received in advance can be set or changed for each job type from the operation unit 7. Is possible. The information set in this way is stored in the hard disk 8 as setting information that determines the behavior when a job cancellation instruction is issued. In FIG. 4, “continuation” and “stop” are shown as examples of the setting information “setting”.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting information according to the first embodiment. Here, the processing behavior for each job type when the job cancel button 402 is pressed is set.

  In the example of FIG. 5, “Continue”, “Stop”, and “Cancel” are set independently for each job type of scan input, FAX reception, network reception, PDL input, print output, FAX transmission, and network transmission. doing.

  “Continue” means that even when the job cancel button 402 is pressed, the job continues to operate without being temporarily stopped or cancelled. For example, jobs such as scan input, FAX reception, and network reception of the image input / output apparatus 1 do not need to be paused or stopped immediately from the viewpoint of security, and the default setting is set to “continue”.

  “Stop” means that when the job stop button 402 is pressed, the job is paused without being canceled, and here, it is paused in a state where the job can be resumed. For example, for FAX transmission and FAX reception, a job cannot be suspended while the line is connected. Therefore, depending on the type of job, suspension cannot be selected.

  “Cancel” is to cancel the operation of the job as soon as possible when the job cancel button 402 is pressed, and cannot be resumed after the cancel.

  In this way, setting information that sets the behavior of the job when the cancel button 402 is pressed according to the job type is determined in advance. Next, an operation when the job stop button 402 is actually pressed on the operation unit 7 of the image input / output device 1 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining processing when the job stop button 402 is pressed in the image input / output device 1 according to the first embodiment. A program for executing this processing is stored in the ROM 204 and is executed under the control of the CPU 202.

  First, in step S601, the job information stored in the DRAM 205 or the hard disk 8 is referred to, and “continuation” or “stop” corresponding to the type of job is determined according to the behavior setting information at the time of job cancellation instruction as shown in FIG. ”And“ Cancel ”. The specific operation of S601 will be described later using the flowchart of FIG.

  Next, in step S601, the CPU 202 performs control for pausing or canceling the job, and then proceeds to step S602. In step S602, the CPU 202 displays a job list for display on the operation unit 7 as a list of job information held in the DRAM 205 or the hard disk 8. create. Here, a list of jobs that have been “stopped” or “continued” without being canceled in S601 is displayed. As a result, the user can confirm the job remaining in the image input / output device 1 and can quickly perform the cancel, continue, and pause processes. Details of the processing of S602 will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S603, the job list created in step S602 is displayed on the display unit of the operation unit 7. Details of this will be described later.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 and a diagram showing an example of changing the job list of FIG. 9, the suspension or cancellation processing of the job being executed executed in S601 will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the processing of S601 in FIG. 6. A program for executing this processing is stored in the ROM 204 and is executed under the control of the CPU 202.

  This process is started when the CPU 202 detects through the panel I / F 106 that the job cancel button 402 of the operation unit 7 has been pressed. First, in step S <b> 701, the CPU 202 refers to job list information stored in the hard disk 8 as shown in FIG. 3 and behavior setting information when an instruction to cancel a job is issued as shown in FIG. 5. In the job list, it is confirmed whether or not there is a job type that is set to “cancel” in the behavior setting information when the job cancellation is instructed.

  In the example of FIG. 5, a job whose job type is “network transmission” is set to “cancel”, and therefore “network transmission” whose job IDs are “1” and “8” from the job list of FIG. Subject to cancellation. If the job type that is set to “Cancel” is included in the job list, the process advances to S702, and the “network transmission” job with the job IDs “1” and “8” is canceled. When job execution is canceled in this way, the job status in the job list is rewritten to “cancel” (see FIG. 9).

  If there is no job set to “Cancel” in S701, or if the job cancel process is completed in S702, the process proceeds to S703. In S703, the CPU 202 refers to the job type information in the job list as shown in FIG. 3 stored and managed in the hard disk 8 and the setting information in FIG. 5 as in S701. In the job list, it is confirmed whether or not there is a job type set to “stop” in the behavior setting information at the time of job cancel instruction.

  In the example of FIG. 5, since the job type “print output” is set to “stop”, the process proceeds to step S704, and “print output” with the job ID “7” is temporarily stopped from the job list of FIG. Set to. When the job is paused in this way, the status of the job whose job ID is “7” in the job list is rewritten to “stop” (see FIG. 9).

  In step S703, there is no job to be paused, or after the job suspension process is completed in step S704, the CPU 202 ends the job suspension and cancellation processes. Thus, when the CPU 202 finishes the process of S601 in the flowchart of FIG. 6, the process proceeds to S602.

  With the processing of FIG. 7, in the job list, the job type for which the setting information is set to “Cancel” is stopped, and the job type for which the setting information is set to “Stop” is executed. Paused.

  Details of the display job list creation processing in step S602 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the display job list creation processing in step S602 of FIG. 6 according to the first embodiment.

  First, in step S801, the CPU 202 checks the job list shown in FIG. The job canceled or temporarily stopped in step S601 in FIG. 6 is rewritten, and the job list illustrated in FIG. 9 is obtained. In step S <b> 801, the CPU 202 confirms whether there is a job being executed or waiting from the top of the job list. If there is a job being executed or waiting, the process advances to step S802, and the CPU 202 determines whether or not the job determined as the job being executed or waiting is an image output job. If the job is an image output job, the process proceeds to step S803, and the job is registered in group 1 of the list. If the job is not an image output job, the process proceeds to step S804, and the job is registered in group 3.

  In this registration process, job list information is copied, job information equivalent to the job list as shown in FIG. 3 is created for groups 1 to 4 and only the corresponding job information is copied. When S803 or S804 is executed in this way, the CPU 202 returns the process to S801 and repeats the process in the same manner for the job with the next ID.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S801 that the job is not being executed or is waiting, the process advances to step S805 to determine whether the job is a paused job. If it is a paused job, the process advances to step S806; otherwise, the process advances to step S809. In step S806, it is determined whether the job determined to be a suspended job is an image output job. If the job is an image output job, the process advances to step S807, and the job is registered in group 2 of the list. On the other hand, if the job is not an image output job, the process advances to step S808 to register the job in the group 4. When S807 or S808 is executed in this way, the CPU 202 returns the process to S801, and repeats the process in the same manner for the next ID job.

  In step S809, it is determined whether the group registration processing has been completed up to the last job in the list. When the group registration processing is completed, the display job list creation processing is terminated. The process is repeated in the same way for the job with the ID of.

  When the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8 is completed in this way, a list of jobs divided into groups 1 to 4 is created as a display job list.

  In step S <b> 603 of FIG. 6, the CPU 202 displays the display job list thus created on the operation unit 7 in order from group 1. Accordingly, the user can select a desired job from the display job list displayed on the operation unit 7 and instruct to stop the job.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation unit 7 displays a list of jobs in order from the group 1 in a state where the grouping is reflected. That is, in FIG. 4, the job type with high priority that cannot be put into the “stop” state even if it is desired to temporarily stop the job, such as FAX transmission, is displayed at the top as group 1. Yes. Next, job types such as “network transmission” and “print output” that can suspend the job are displayed as group 2 after group 1. Jobs such as “scan input”, “FAX reception”, and “PDL input” that do not need to be quickly stopped are displayed at the bottom as group 3.

  As a result, jobs of multiple job types are displayed as one list, so that the user can quickly find any type of job from different types of jobs without requesting to display another list. Can do. Also, since jobs of different job types are displayed according to the set priority, when a user wants to cancel or stop a job, he / she quickly finds the job he / she wants to cancel or pause and pauses the job. Can be made.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, in the image input / output apparatus 1, the user can set the job behavior when the job stop button is pressed in advance for each job type. Accordingly, when it is necessary to cancel or pause the job, it is possible to immediately stop or temporarily stop the execution of the desired job in accordance with the user's usage pattern set in advance. At this time, since the execution of jobs other than the job set to cancel is not canceled, the job execution performance is not deteriorated.

  In addition, when a user gives an instruction to cancel or pause, a job list preferentially arranged from the output job is displayed. For example, a job that is likely to cause information leakage is identified immediately, and the job Execution can be stopped or paused.

[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment, the job behavior at the time of cancellation request from the user is set in advance according to the job type, and the job type on the list is set according to the group of job type and image output job or image input job at the time of cancellation request. The process for determining the display order has been described.

  On the other hand, in the second embodiment, a description will be given of a method for displaying the job list displayed when the job is canceled by further setting the order displayed in the job list according to the job type as specified by the user. Note that the hardware configuration of the image input / output device 1 according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  In the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, when the user receives a cancel instruction in advance, the user sets the behavior of the job when the cancel instruction is received from the operation unit 7 in advance for each job type. Is possible. The set information is stored in the hard disk 8 as behavior setting information when a job cancellation is instructed. In the second embodiment, in addition to setting the behavior for each job type, the display order of jobs displayed on the operation unit 7 when receiving a stop instruction can be set according to the job type. This setting is to set the job display order for each job type, for example, as shown in “Job List Display Order” in FIG.

  The job cancellation and suspension processing described in S601 in FIG. 6 and the flowchart in FIG. 7 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  The processing for creating a display job list in S602 in FIG. 6 will be described in the second embodiment with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the display job list creation processing in step S602 of FIG. 6 according to the second embodiment.

  First, in step S1001, the CPU 202 confirms the job behavior setting information when an instruction to cancel the job as shown in FIG. 5 and the contents of the job list as shown in FIG. Check the job type from the top of the job list, check the integer value (n) that is set as the display order in the job list in the job behavior setting information when the job stop instruction is given, and check the integer value Are registered in the group of the job list, that is, group n. In step S1002, it is determined whether the job is the last job in the list. If all the jobs in the job list are registered in the group n in step S1001, the process is terminated.

  In this way, the CPU 202 displays the job list created in S602 on the operation unit 7 in order from the group 1 in S603 of FIG. Accordingly, the user can select a job from the display job list displayed on the operation unit 7 and instruct to cancel the job. At this time, a list of jobs starting from group 1 is displayed on the operation unit 7 in accordance with the display order previously set by the user according to the job type.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, in the image input / output device 1, the user can set the job behavior when the job stop button is pressed for each job type in advance. As a result, even if it is necessary to cancel or pause the job, the execution of the desired job is canceled or paused without degrading the execution performance of the job other than the job to be canceled by the prior setting. Can be made.

  Further, when the user gives an instruction to cancel or pause, the job list can be displayed on the operation unit 7 in order from the output job whose job execution is continuing. As a result, for example, it is possible to quickly identify an output job that is considered to cause information leakage, and to cancel or temporarily stop the execution of the job.

[Embodiment 3]
In the above-described first and second embodiments, the job behavior at the time of a cancel request from the user is preset according to the job type, the display order is determined according to the job type, and the job is canceled or paused when the cancel button is pressed. A job list showing the job status is also displayed. In the third embodiment, a procedure for resuming a job after displaying a job list when the job is canceled will be described. Note that the hardware configuration of the image input / output apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  In the first and second embodiments, the image input / output device 1 is in a state where a job list as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. At this time, the job of the job type that has been set to be canceled has already been canceled, and the job that has been set to stop is in a state of being temporarily stopped. Here, the user can select a job in a state where the job list is displayed, and can set in advance from the operation unit 7 whether or not to resume another paused job when the job is canceled. is there. This setting is stored in the hard disk 8.

  The subsequent operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining job resumption processing according to the third embodiment. A program for executing this processing is stored in the ROM 204 and is executed under the control of the CPU 202.

  First, in step S1101, the CPU 202 selects a job in the state where the display job list is displayed as described above, and determines whether or not to resume another paused job when execution of a certain job is stopped. Is set based on the information on the hard disk 8. If it has been set, the process proceeds to S1102, and if it has not been set, the process proceeds to S1104. For example, in the state of FIG. 4, the user can select a job from the displayed job list and press the cancel button 403 to cancel the selected job. In step S1102, the CPU 202 determines whether the cancel button 403 is instructed to cancel the job execution. If instructed to cancel, the process advances to step S1103. In S1103, all the suspended jobs are resumed, and the display of the display job list is also ended.

  On the other hand, when the cancel button 403 is not pressed in S1102 or when the determination in S1101 is NO, the process proceeds to S1104, and the CPU 202 determines whether the display of the display job list is closed. The user can close the job list for display by pressing the close button 404 in FIG. If the job list display is closed, the process advances to step S1103 to resume all the suspended jobs, and the display job list display is also ended. On the other hand, if the close button 404 is not pressed in S1104, the process returns to S1101, and it is continuously determined whether or not a job resumption instruction is issued.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, the job suspended in the first or second embodiment can be resumed without much trouble of the user.

(Other examples)
The present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads the program. It is a process to be executed.

Claims (8)

Holding means for holding job information including information indicating at least job ID, job type, and job status of a plurality of jobs to be executed;
An accepting means for accepting a cancel instruction to cancel job execution;
A setting unit that sets setting information for determining a processing method including at least stop and suspension of each job held in the holding unit when the receiving unit receives the cancellation instruction, and holds the setting information in the holding unit;
Control means for controlling to determine the processing method of the job being executed according to the setting information set by the setting means when the cancellation instruction is received by the receiving means;
A data processing apparatus comprising: Job list display means for displaying a list of the job information of a plurality of jobs held in the holding means,
The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the job list display unit displays the job information list in a state in which the job processing method determined by the control unit is reflected. In accordance with the job processing method determined by the control means and the job type, there is further provided grouping means for dividing the plurality of jobs into a plurality of groups in descending order of priority for stopping or temporarily suspending job execution. And
3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the job list display unit displays the list of the job information of the plurality of jobs by displaying the plurality of groups in the descending order of priority.   And a designation unit that designates a display order in the job information list of the plurality of jobs according to a job type, and the job list display unit displays the job information list of the plurality of jobs according to the display order. The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the data processing apparatus is displayed.   3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising canceling means for canceling execution of a job selected from the job information list displayed by the job list display means.   7. The data processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising resuming means for resuming execution of a job that has been suspended when execution of any job is stopped. A control method for controlling a data processing apparatus, comprising:
A holding step for holding job information including information indicating at least job ID, job type, and job status of a plurality of jobs to be executed in a storage unit;
A reception process for accepting a stop instruction to stop job execution;
A setting step for setting and holding in the storage unit setting information for determining a processing method including at least stop and suspension of each job held in the storage unit when the cancellation instruction is received in the reception step;
A control step for controlling to determine a processing method of a job being executed according to the setting information set in the setting step when the cancellation instruction is received in the receiving step;
A method for controlling a data processing apparatus, comprising: A program for causing a computer to execute the control method of the data processing device according to claim 7.

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