Information processing apparatus, control method, and computer-readable medium for distributed processing of print jobs
US8139243B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/608
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A print job often includes secret information, and information may suffer sniffing from devices that execute distributed processing of jobs, or on the network. Therefore, executing the distributed processing of a print job including secret information reduces the robustness in terms of security protection. Hence, upon reception of a job, a task manager (TM) issues, to a dynamic job scheduler (DJS), a request of target devices of distributed processing according to a security level indicating the importance level of data included in that job. The DJS notifies the TM of the target devices, and the TM transmits divided jobs to the target devices.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.