Patent ID: 8891104
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A printer capable of performing printing in cooperation with a cloud print server for providing a print service, the printer comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a job list from the cloud print server; a determination unit configured to determine, based on job information included in the acquired job list, whether the acquired job list includes a job personal identification number (PIN) code that is a valid job PIN code, wherein a valid job PIN code is code that indicates a job associated with the valid job PIN code is to be secure printed; a flag enabling unit configured to enable a suspension flag to suspend printing of a job in response to determining that a valid job PIN code is included in the acquired job list and configured not to enable the suspension flag in response to determining that an invalid job PIN code is included in the acquired job list; a request unit configured to request, in a case where the suspension flag is enabled when the job list is reacquired by the acquisition unit from the cloud print server, input of a user PIN code; and a control unit configured to control acquisition of the job to be secure printed due to acquisition of a valid job PIN code and printing of the job to be secure printed based on the input user PIN code.