Patent ID: 8446621

Claim:
A method for outputting a locked print job by a printing device connected to a client device over a network, comprising: transmitting a request to print the locked print job, the locked print job including print data that is prohibited from being printed until authentication information is entered into the printing device or the locked print job is remotely released by the client device using a job ticket; receiving, by the printing device, the request to print the locked print job; storing, in a memory, the locked print job and the authentication information, the authentication information being configured to unlock the locked print job when entered into the printing device; generating, by the printing device, the job ticket that provides the client device access to manage the locked print job stored in the memory; transmitting the generated job ticket to the client device; receiving, by the client device, the transmitted job ticket; outputting, by the printing device, the locked print job when the authentication information is entered into the printing device; and outputting, by the printing device, the locked print job when the locked print job is remotely released by the client device using the job ticket and without entry of the authentication information.