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US-12625654-B2 - Image forming apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and image forming method

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Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a processor configured to: in a case where the image forming apparatus delegates a process to an external apparatus, acquire from the external apparatus to which the process is delegated, first information with regard to progress of the process delegated to the external apparatus; and present the acquired first information in a listing screen for information with regard to executed-process history.

Inventors

  • Makoto Yoshimi

Assignees

  • FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20220804
Priority Date
20220325

Claims (10)

  1. 1 . An image forming apparatus comprising: a processor configured to: in a case where the image forming apparatus delegates a first process to an external apparatus to be performed by the external apparatus, acquire from the external apparatus, first information with regard to a progress of the first process delegated to the external apparatus; present concurrently in a listing screen (i) a progress of a second process being performed by the image forming apparatus and (ii) the progress of the first process based on the acquired first information; in a case where a coordination process for coordinating the second process performed by the image forming apparatus with the first process delegated to the external apparatus by the image forming apparatus is performed, acquire second information with regard to a progress of the second process performed by the image forming apparatus; and present the acquired first information and the acquired second information in association with each other; store information with regard to coordination-process history and connection information in association with each other, the connection information being used to establish connection to the external apparatus to which the first process is delegated; and acquire the first information again from the external apparatus to which the process is delegated, at one or more of the following time points: after the image forming apparatus returns to a normal state after entering a waiting state after the coordination process is performed, the waiting state being a state in which one or more functions of the image forming apparatus are restricted; and after the image forming apparatus is powered on after being powered off after the coordination process is performed.
  2. 2 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to: present the first information and the second information together in a single display frame in the listing screen.
  3. 3 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to: acquire as the first information, from the external apparatus to which the process is delegated, an estimated time of completion of the first process delegated to the external apparatus.
  4. 4 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to: acquire as the first information, from the external apparatus to which the process is delegated, an estimated time of completion of the first process delegated to the external apparatus.
  5. 5 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to: in accordance with the estimated time of completion acquired for a first time after the first process is delegated to the external apparatus, periodically acquire the first information from the external apparatus.
  6. 6 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to: present a latest estimated time of completion as the first information.
  7. 7 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to: in response to an instruction from a user for updating presentation of the first information, acquire the first information again from the external apparatus, and present the acquired latest first information.
  8. 8 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to: while the first process delegated to the external apparatus is in progress of being performed by the external apparatus, acquire a result of a completed portion of the first process from the external apparatus.
  9. 9 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer in an image forming apparatus to execute a process, the process comprising: in a case where the image forming apparatus delegates a first process to an external apparatus to be performed by the external apparatus, acquiring from the external apparatus, first information with regard to a progress of the first process delegated to the external apparatus; presenting concurrently in a listing screen (i) a progress of a second process being performed by the image forming apparatus and (ii) the progress of the first process based on the acquired first information; in a case where a coordination process for coordinating the second process performed by the image forming apparatus with the first process delegated to the external apparatus by the image forming apparatus is performed, acquiring second information with regard to a progress of the second process performed by the image forming apparatus; and presenting the acquired first information and the acquired second information in association with each other; storing information with regard to coordination-process history and connection information in association with each other, the connection information being used to establish connection to the external apparatus to which the first process is delegated; and acquiring the first information again from the external apparatus to which the process is delegated, at one or more of the following time points: after the image forming apparatus returns to a normal state after entering a waiting state after the coordination process is performed, the waiting state being a state in which one or more functions of the image forming apparatus are restricted; and after the image forming apparatus is powered on after being powered off after the coordination process is performed.
  10. 10 . An image forming method performed by using an image forming apparatus, the method comprising: in a case where the image forming apparatus delegates a first process to an external apparatus to be performed by the external apparatus, acquiring from the external apparatus, first information with regard to a progress of the first process delegated to the external apparatus; and presenting concurrently in a listing screen (i) a progress of a second process being performed by the image forming apparatus and (ii) the progress of the first process based on the acquired first information; in a case where a coordination process for coordinating the second process performed by the image forming apparatus with the first process delegated to the external apparatus by the image forming apparatus is performed, acquiring second information with regard to a progress of the second process performed by the image forming apparatus; and presenting the acquired first information and the acquired second information in association with each other; storing information with regard to coordination-process history and connection information in association with each other, the connection information being used to establish connection to the external apparatus to which the first process is delegated; and acquiring the first information again from the external apparatus to which the process is delegated, at one or more of the following time points: after the image forming apparatus returns to a normal state after entering a waiting state after the coordination process is performed, the waiting state being a state in which one or more functions of the image forming apparatus are restricted; and after the image forming apparatus is powered on after being powered off after the coordination process is performed.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based on and claims priority under 35 USC 119 from Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-050179 filed Mar. 25, 2022. BACKGROUND (i) Technical Field The present disclosure relates to an image forming apparatus, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and an image forming method. (ii) Related Art Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2017-111799 describes execution of a job through cooperation between a multifunction peripheral and a cloud service. The progress of the job is managed by the cloud service, and the progress of the job can be checked by accessing the cloud service. SUMMARY An image forming apparatus sometimes delegates a process to an external apparatus such as an apparatus in a cloud service. In such a case, since the process delegated to the external apparatus is not performed by the image forming apparatus, the process is not presented in a listing screen for information with regard to process history of the image forming apparatus. Consequently, the image forming apparatus is not able to notify a user of the progress of the process delegated to the external apparatus by the image forming apparatus. Aspects of non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing an image forming apparatus, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and an image forming method that are able to notify a user of the progress of a process delegated to an external apparatus by the image forming apparatus. Aspects of certain non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure overcome the above disadvantages and/or other disadvantages not described above. However, aspects of the non-limiting embodiments are not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and aspects of the non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure may not overcome any of the disadvantages described above. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an image forming apparatus including a processor configured to: in a case where the image forming apparatus delegates a process to an external apparatus, acquire from the external apparatus to which the process is delegated, first information with regard to progress of the process delegated to the external apparatus; and present the acquired first information in a listing screen for information with regard to executed-process history. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein: FIG. 1 is an illustration depicting a system configuration of a data processing system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 2 is a block diagram depicting a hardware configuration of an image forming apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 3 is a block diagram depicting a functional configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 4 is an illustration depicting an example of an information management table managed by a cloud service server; FIG. 5 is an illustration that depicts an example of an information management table managed by the image forming apparatus during a coordination process and that depicts process stages in the image forming apparatus; FIG. 6 is an illustration that depicts an example of an information management table managed by the image forming apparatus during a coordination process and that depicts process stages in the cloud service server; FIG. 7 is an illustration that depicts an example presentation of a display state of a listing screen in a job-check screen, presenting jobs that are running and jobs that are waiting; FIG. 8 is an illustration that depicts an example presentation of a display state of a detail-presentation screen in the job-check screen, presenting a job that is running or a job that is waiting; FIG. 9 is an illustration that depicts an example presentation of a display state of a listing screen in the job-check screen, presenting jobs that are complete; FIG. 10 is an illustration that depicts an example presentation of a display state of a detail-presentation screen in the job-check screen, presenting a job that is complete; and FIG. 11 is a flowchart for illustrating a process in the data processing system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Next, an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an illustration depicting a system configuration of a data processing system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As depicted in FIG. 1, the data processing system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes an image forming apparatus 10 and a cloud service server 20, which are connected to each other by using a network 30. In this data processing system, the image forming apparatus 10 and the cloud