Patent ID: 8321415
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A server apparatus for communicating with a print log management server that manages print logs corresponding to print jobs processed in a printing apparatus and a user log management server that manages user logs corresponding to operations of each of users who log-in a client apparatus, the server apparatus comprising at least a processor functioning as: a receiving unit configured to receive, from an inspection client apparatus, a search condition for the managed print logs and an associated log setting that includes one or more items for specifying, from the managed user logs, user logs associated to each of print logs searched under the search condition; a first obtaining unit configured to output a first search request corresponding to the search condition received by the receiving unit to the print log management server, and to obtain a search result for the first search request from the print log management server; a second user obtaining unit configured to output a second search request related to the associated log setting received by the receiving unit to the user log management server, and to obtain a number of hits corresponding to each of print logs contained in the search result obtained by the first obtaining unit for the second search request from the user log management server, the number of hits indicating the number of user logs specified as having a same value about one or more items included in the associated log setting corresponding to each of the print logs; and a control unit configured to control a display mode of the print logs contained in the search result obtained by the first obtaining unit according to the number of hits corresponding to each of the print logs obtained by the second obtaining unit, wherein, when the receiving unit receives further an additional setting that includes setting of a log type, the control unit controls the display mode of the print logs according to the number of hits corresponding to each of the print logs and the additional setting.