Patent ID: 8199356
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A printing management system which manages a log of a print job, comprising: creation method specification unit which associates a creation method of tracking data for tracking an executed print job with user information and specifies said creation method; a storage specification unit that associates a storage location for tracking data with user information and specifies the storage location; a retention unit that retains the creation method for tracking data and storage location for tracking data as tracking setting information; an acquisition unit which acquires the tracking setting information that corresponds to user information of an issuing source of each print job information of in accordance with information indicating an issuing source of the print job, from the tracking setting information retained by said retention unit; a creation unit which creates tracking data on the basis of print job data for the print job, following the creation method for tracking data contained in the tracking setting information retrieved by the acquisition unit for specifying a print job on the basis of issued print job data; a save unit which saves the tracking data created by said creation unit in the storage location for tracking data set in the tracking setting information acquired by said acquisition unit; a determination unit which determines, in accordance with a request to access the tracking data saved in said save unit, whether to permit or reject the access request; and an access unit which reads the tracking data subjected to the access request when said determination unit determines to permit the access request, wherein the tracking data contains print log information and print content information, wherein said print log information includes at least one of a user ID, computer name, print date, and print file name, and wherein said print content information includes at least one of a print image, a thumbnail of a print image, and text contained in the print data.