Patent ID: 8264721
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A server apparatus configured to manage log information corresponding to job information transmitted from a host computer to an image processing apparatus, comprising: a storage unit configured to store, in a temporary storage area, the log information received from the host computer, the log information including page image data corresponding to each of pages in the job information; an issue unit configured to issue identification information identifying the log information received from the host computer; a generation unit configured to generate authentication information based on the identification information, the authentication information serving as information authenticating that the identification information issued by the issue unit is the identification information generated by the server apparatus; a transmission unit configured to transmit the identification information issued by the issue unit and the authentication information generated by the generation unit to the host computer; a reception unit configured to receive, from the image processing apparatus, identification information and authentication information extracted by the image processing apparatus from job information received by the image processing apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine whether log information corresponding to the identification information received by the reception unit is stored in the temporary storage area; a moving unit configured to move the log information such that, in a case where the determination unit determines that the log information corresponding to the identification information received by the reception unit is stored in the temporary storage area, the log information stored in the temporary storage area is retained in a storage area different from the temporary storage area; and a notification unit configured to notify the image processing apparatus of a result of the determination made by the determination unit, wherein, the log information is deleted from the temporary storage area in accordance with the moving by the moving unit.