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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Nakajima, Moriya, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus executes a set of instructions to receive a print job from an external apparatus, store in a storage device the received print job in association with user identification information, perform a user authentication, and specify print jobs which are stored in the storage device and are associated with user identification information of the authenticated user. At least one of the print jobs specified in accordance with success of the user authentication is executed. In a case where a total number of pages of the specified print jobs exceeds an upper limit number, one or more print jobs from among the specified print jobs are executed, wherein a total number of pages of the one or more print jobs falls within the upper limit number, and wherein the upper limit number is a fixed value used for a one-time process executed in accordance with success of the user authentication.