Patent ID: 8046774
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A job completion notifying device comprising: a first memory configured to store a plurality of jobs waiting for execution, each job from the plurality of jobs being related to a user; a second memory configured to store information of completed jobs as job history information, the job history information including identification of a user who executed the completed job and information of whether notification is provided to the user; a first determining portion configured to determine when a first job of a first user stored in the first memory is completed, if a completed second job executed by the first user is present and if notification had not yet been provided, based on the job history information; a second determining portion configured to determine, when the first determining portion determines that the completed second job is present, if a completed third job executed by a second user is present between the completed second job and the completed first job, based on the job history information; and a notifying portion configured to provide notification to the first user when the second determining portion determines that the completed third job is present, the notification indicating completion of the completed jobs executed by the first user and indicating presence of the completed job executed by the second user.