JP7009547B2 - Printing equipment, control methods and programs for printing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a printing device, a control method and a program of the printing device.

It is known that a printer driver is installed in a PC (Personal Computer), and print data (print job) is transmitted from the PC to a printing device by using the printer driver. The owner of the print job is called the job owner, and the printer driver adds the user information indicating the job owner to the print data and sends the print data to the printing device. The printer driver acquires the user information of the user logged in to the PC from the OS of the PC, and adds the user information acquired from the OS to the print data as the job owner. The printing apparatus that has received the print data including the user information can determine the job owner based on the user information included in the print data.

On the other hand, not only a PC but also a mobile terminal such as a smartphone transmits print data to a printing device. The mobile terminal establishes wireless communication with the printing device using direct wireless functions such as access point mode and Wi-Fi Direct®, and transmits print data to the printing device. Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which the printing device stops the direct wireless function at the timing when printing is completed or when the printing device shifts to the power saving state.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-179926

The print data transmitted by the PC often includes user information of the user logged in to the PC. Therefore, in the case of a printing device, when print data is received from a PC, it is possible to determine who is the job owner of the print data based on the received print data. On the other hand, the print data transmitted by the mobile terminal does not include the user information of the user of the mobile terminal. Therefore, in the case of a printing device, when print data is received from a mobile terminal, it is not possible to determine who is the job owner of the print data received from the mobile terminal.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism capable of determining the job owner of the received print data even when the user information is not added to the received print data.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the printing device provided by the present invention includes a wireless communication means capable of operating in a direct wireless communication mode that executes wireless communication with a mobile terminal without an external relay device, and the printing device. The operation displayed by the printing device instructing the user who is permitted to log in to the printing device based on the information input in the above and logged in to the printing device to start the operation of the direct wireless communication mode. A reception means that accepts via a screen, and a control means that controls the wireless communication means so that when the reception means receives an instruction to start the operation from the user, the operation in the direct wireless communication mode is started. , The storage means for storing the user information of the user who is logged in to the printing device when the reception means receives the instruction to start the operation, and the wireless communication means operating in the direct wireless communication mode. When the print data and the information added to the print data as the name of the owner of the print data are received from the mobile terminal, the print data is added to the print data as the name of the owner of the received print data. Instead of the information, the name of the user indicated by the user information stored in the storage means is stored in the print history after executing the print process based on the received print data as the name of the owner of the received print data. On the other hand, the printing device is added to the print data and the name of the owner of the print data via a communication different from the wireless communication means operating in the direct wireless communication mode. When information is received , the information indicating the owner's name added to the print data received via the different communication is printed after executing the print process based on the print data received via the different communication. It is characterized by comprising a processing means for storing in a history.

According to the present invention, it is possible to determine the job owner of the received print data even when the user information is not added to the received print data.

It is a figure which shows the whole image of a printing apparatus system. It is a figure which shows the hardware composition of the printing apparatus 100. It is a figure which shows the screen which a printing apparatus 100 displays. It is a flowchart which shows the process to execute when the printing apparatus 100 starts the operation of the access point mode. It is a flowchart which shows the process to execute when the printing apparatus 100 receives print data. It is a figure which shows the print history screen. It is a figure which shows the print retention screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process to execute when the printing apparatus 100 starts the operation of the access point mode. It is a figure which shows the SSID management table. It is a flowchart which shows the process to execute when the printing apparatus 100 receives print data.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential for the means for solving the invention.

(Embodiment 1)
The whole picture of the printing system will be described with reference to FIG. The printing device 100 is connected to a wired LAN by a LAN cable. A PC 101 is connected to the wired LAN, and the PC 101 transmits print data to the printing device 100. The printing apparatus 100 executes a printing process based on the received print data.

The PC 101 adds user information to the print data to be transmitted. This user information indicates the job owner (print data owner) of the print data. The PC 101 acquires user information of a user logged in to the PC 101 from the OS of the PC 101, and adds the acquired user information to the print data. The printing apparatus 100 determines the job owner of the print data by referring to the user information added to the print data. The printing device 100 can utilize the determined job owner information in various forms. For example, it is possible to determine whether to allow or prohibit the execution of the printing process according to the authority of the job owner set in advance in the printing apparatus 100. Further, as another example, when the printing apparatus 100 completes the printing process, the printing history can be left using the name of the job owner.

Further, the printing device 100 has a wireless LAN function. The wireless LAN function included in the printing device 100 includes two types of wireless communication modes, an infrastructure mode and an access point mode. The infrastructure mode is a wireless communication mode for the printing device 100 to wirelessly connect to an access point (not shown) and communicate with a device on a network such as a PC 101.

On the other hand, the access point mode is a wireless communication mode in which the printing device 100 itself behaves as an access point by activating the software access point in the printing device 100. The mobile terminal 102 such as a smartphone wirelessly connects to the printing device 100 operating in the access point mode, and transmits print data for printing an electronic file such as a photograph to the printing device 100. The access point mode allows direct wireless communication to be established between the printing device 100 and the mobile terminal 102 without going through a relay device such as an access point. The access point mode is an example of a direct wireless communication mode for the printing device 100 and the mobile terminal 102 to establish direct wireless communication. Instead of the access point mode, other wireless communication methods such as Wi-Fi Direct® may be applied to this embodiment.

When the mobile terminal 102 transmits the print data to the printing device 100, the information added to the print data is the model information of the mobile terminal 102 or the character string "Mobile". Therefore, the printing device 100 has a problem that when the print data is received from the mobile terminal 102, it cannot be determined who is the job owner of the print data. In order to solve this problem, in the present embodiment, a mechanism for determining the user who has instructed to start the operation of the access point mode as the job owner will be described.

The hardware configuration of the printing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The CPU 201 reads out the control program stored in the ROM 202 and executes various processes for controlling the operation of the printing apparatus 100. The ROM 202 stores the control program. The RAM 203 is used as a temporary storage area for the main memory, work area, etc. of the CPU 201. HDD 204 is a non-volatile storage medium for storing various data.

In the case of the printing apparatus 100, one CPU 201 is assumed to execute the process shown in the flowchart described later, but other embodiments may be used. For example, a plurality of CPUs may cooperate to execute the process shown in the flowchart described later. Further, a part of the processing of the flowchart described later may be executed by using a hardware circuit such as an ASIC.

The wireless LAN I / F 205 executes wireless LAN communication with an external device such as a mobile terminal 102 or an access point. The wireless LAN communication executed by the wireless LAN I / F 205 is wireless communication such as IEEE802.11a / b / g / n / ac. The wireless LAN I / F 205 can operate in the infrastructure mode and the access point mode. The wireless LAN I / F 205 operates by selecting either the infrastructure mode or the access point mode according to the device settings preset for the user.

The network I / F210 is connected to a wired LAN via a LAN cable. The network I / F 210 can communicate with an external device (for example, a PC) on the wired LAN.

The printer 206 executes a printing process on a sheet based on the print data received by the wireless LAN I / F 205 or the network I / F 210. The scanner 207 reads a document placed on the user and generates a document image. The original image generated by the scanner 207 is printed by the printer 206 (so-called copy processing) or stored in the HDD 204.

The operation unit 208 includes a liquid crystal display unit having a touch panel function and a keyboard, and displays various operation screens. The user can input instructions and information to the printing device 100 via the operation unit 208.

The IC card reader 209 reads user information (for example, a user ID) from the IC card. Then, the printing device 100 executes the authentication process based on the user information read by the IC card reader 209.

When the user of the mobile terminal 102 wants to print a photo stored in the mobile terminal 102, the user directly wirelessly connects the printing device 100 and the mobile terminal 102 using the access point mode. This operation procedure will be described with reference to FIG.

The login screen 300 of FIG. 3A is a screen displayed by the operation unit 208 of the printing device 100. When the start-up of the printing device 100 is completed, the operation unit 208 initially displays the login screen 300. The user holds his / her own IC card over the IC card reader 209. As a result of the authentication process, if the authentication is OK, the user is logged in to the printing device 100, and the user can use the function of the printing device 100. The authentication process is also executed by the user inputting the user ID and password in the input field 301 and the input field 302, respectively, and pressing the login button 303 without using the IC card reader 209. As a result of the authentication process, if the authentication is OK, the operation unit 208 displays the menu screen 310 of FIG. 3 (B). On the other hand, if the authentication is NG, the operation unit 208 notifies the user of the authentication NG, and the menu screen 310 is not displayed.

On the menu screen 310, a button for the user to use the function provided by the printing apparatus 100 is displayed. Button 311 is a button for the user to use the copy function. When the user presses the button 311, the operation unit 208 displays a copy screen (not shown).

The button 312 is a button for the user to use the SEND function (a function of transmitting the original image generated by the scanner 207 to an external device). When the user presses the button 312, the operation unit 208 displays an SEND screen (not shown).

The button 314 is a button for the user to set the device of the printing apparatus 100. When the user presses the button 314, the operation unit 208 displays a setting screen (not shown).

The button 313 is a button for the user to use the access point mode. When the user uses the access point mode, the user first presses the button 313. When the user presses the button 313, the operation unit 208 displays the wireless connection screen 320 of FIG. 3 (C).

The start button 321 is displayed on the wireless connection screen 320. The start button 321 is a button for the user to instruct the printing device 100 to start the operation of the access point mode. When the user presses the start button 211, the printing device 100 starts the operation of the access point mode. Then, the operation unit 208 displays the wireless connection screen 330 of FIG. 3 (D).

When the printing device 100 operates in the access point mode, the printing device 100 generates an SSID (Service Set Identifier) and a connection key (for example, a WEP key). The SSID and connection key generated by the printing device 100 are displayed in the area 331 of the wireless connection screen 330. The SSID generated here may be a random SSID (one-time SSID), or the same SSID may be generated each time (fixed SSID).

The user who has confirmed the content displayed in the area 331 searches for surrounding access points using his / her own mobile terminal 102, and selects the SSID displayed in the area 331 from the search result list. Then, when the user inputs the connection key displayed in the area 331 to the mobile terminal 102, a wireless connection based on the access point mode is established between the printing device 100 and the mobile terminal 102.

After wirelessly connecting the mobile terminal 102 to the printing device 100 using the access point mode, the user selects a photo to be printed on the mobile terminal 102. Then, when the user inputs a print instruction to the mobile terminal 102, the mobile terminal 102 transmits print data to the printing device 100 using wireless communication in the access point mode. At this time, the mobile terminal 102 adds the character string "Mobile" to the print data as information indicating the job owner.

A stop button 332 is displayed on the wireless connection screen 330. The stop button 332 receives a stop instruction from the user to stop the operation of the access point mode. When it is desired to stop the operation of the access point mode of the printing device 100, the user presses the stop button 332. While the printing device 100 is operating in the access point mode, the power consumption of the printing device 100 increases. Therefore, when terminating the use of the access point mode, it is desirable that the user presses the stop button 332.

Next, the process executed when the printing apparatus 100 starts the operation of the access point mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Each step shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 is processed by the CPU 201 expanding the control program stored in the memory such as the ROM 202 into the RAM 203 and executing the step.

First, in step S401, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the user has accepted the instruction to start the operation of the access point mode. In the case of the present embodiment, when the user presses the start button 321 of the wireless connection screen 320 of FIG. 3C, the CPU 201 determines that the user has received the instruction to start the operation of the access point mode, and the process proceeds to step S402. ..

Next, in step S402, the CPU 201 starts the operation of the access point mode. The CPU 201 generates an SSID and a connection key, and controls the wireless LAN I / F 205 so as to operate in the access point mode. When the wireless LAN I / F 205 starts operating in the access point mode, the CPU 201 controls the operation unit 208 so as to display the wireless connection screen 330 of FIG. 3 (D).

Next, in step S403, the CPU 201 identifies the user who has instructed to start the operation of the access point mode, and stores the user information (for example, the user ID) of the specified user in the RAM 203. In the case of the present embodiment, the CPU 201 identifies the user who has logged in to the printing device 100 when receiving the instruction to start the operation of the access point mode as the user who has instructed to start the operation of the access point mode. Then, the user information is stored in the RAM 203 for that user. For example, if the printing device 100 starts the operation of the access point mode according to the user's instruction and the user logged in to the printing device 100 is "Yamada", the CPU 201 transfers the user information "Yamada" to the RAM 203. Remember.

As will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5 described later, the user indicated by the user information stored in step S403 is determined as the job owner of the print data received in the access point mode. When the printing device 100 stops operating in the access point mode, the CPU 201 deletes the user information stored in step S403.

Next, the process executed when the printing apparatus 100 receives the print data will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Each step shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is processed by the CPU 201 expanding the control program stored in the memory such as the ROM 202 into the RAM 203 and executing the step.

First, in step S501, the printing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the print data has been received. The printing device 100 receives print data from an external device such as a PC 101 or a mobile terminal 102 using a network I / F 210 or a wireless LAN I / F 205. When the CPU 201 determines that the print data has been received, the process proceeds to step S502.

Next, in step S502, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the print data has been received by wireless communication in the access point mode. This determination is made by confirming the destination IP address of the print data. The IP address used by the printing apparatus 100 in the access point mode is different from the IP address used in the infrastructure mode and the wired LAN. Therefore, when the destination IP address of the print data matches the IP address used by the printing device 100 in the access point mode, the CPU 201 can determine that the print data has been received by wireless communication in the access point mode. On the other hand, when the destination IP address of the print data does not match the IP address used by the printing device 100 in the access point mode, the CPU 201 can determine that the print data has been received in the infrastructure mode or the wired LAN. Not limited to the destination IP address of the print data, it may be determined whether or not the print data has been received by wireless communication in the access point mode, for example, based on the destination port number of the print data.

When the destination IP address of the print data matches the IP address used by the printing device 100 in the access point mode, the CPU 201 determines that the print data has been received by wireless communication in the access point mode. Then, the process proceeds to step S503. On the other hand, if the destination IP address of the print data does not match the IP address used by the printing device 100 in the access point mode, the CPU 201 determines that the print data has not been received by wireless communication in the access point mode. Then, the process proceeds to step S504.

Next, step S504 will be described. In step S504, the CPU 201 determines the job owner of the received print data based on the received print data. This will be described in detail. Information indicating the job owner is added to the print job. For example, if the information added to the print data is "Tanaka", the CPU 201 determines that the job owner of the received print job is "Tanaka".

Next, step S503 will be described. In step S503, the CPU 201 determines the user who has instructed to start the operation of the access point mode as the job owner of the received print data. The user who has instructed to start the operation of the access point mode is the user indicated by the user information stored in the RAM 203 in step S403 of FIG. For example, when the user information of the user "Yamada" is stored in the RAM 203 in step S403 of FIG. 4, the CPU 201 determines that the job owner of the received print data is "Yamada".

The process of step S503 is executed when the printing device 100 receives the print data by wireless communication in the access point mode. It is expected that most mobile terminals transmit print data to the printing apparatus 100 using the access point mode. However, in many cases, the print data transmitted by the mobile terminal is added with the model information of the mobile terminal or the character string "Mobile", and the printing device 100 cannot be determined by anyone who owns the job. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the user who has instructed to start the operation of the access point mode is regarded as the job owner of the print data received in the access point mode.

Next, step S505 will be described. In step S505, the CPU 201 processes the received print data as the print data of the determined job owner. Three specific patterns of the processing executed in step S505 will be described.

(Pattern 1)
The process of switching whether to allow or prohibit printing execution will be described using the determined job owner information. The printing apparatus 100 is preset with permission / prohibition of printing execution for each user. In step S505, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the determined job owner is a user whose print execution is prohibited. If the determined job owner is a user who is permitted to execute printing, the CPU 201 executes a printing process based on the received print data. On the other hand, if the determined job owner is a user whose print execution is prohibited, the CPU 201 does not execute the print process based on the received print data, and discards the received print data.

(Pattern 2)
The process of executing the print process based on the received print data and storing the print history will be described. In the conventional printing device, when the print data is received by wireless communication in the access point mode, the job owner of the print history is "Mobile". The print history screen 600 of FIG. 6A is a screen displayed by a conventional printing apparatus. According to item 601 it can be seen that the job owner is "Mobile".

On the other hand, the print history screen 610 of FIG. 6B is a screen displayed by the printing apparatus 100 to which the process of the present embodiment is applied. When the printing device 100 receives the print data by wireless communication in the access point mode, the CPU 201 determines the user who has instructed to start the operation in the access point mode as the job owner (step S503). Thereby, the item 611, that is, the job owner of the print history can be named as a user such as "Yamada" instead of "Mobile".

(Pattern 3)
A process of temporarily storing the received print data without printing immediately (a process of storing print data in the HDD 204 and executing a print process in response to a user's print instruction) will be described. In the conventional printing device, when the print data is received by wireless communication in the access point mode, the job owner of the reserved print data (print data waiting for a print instruction by the user) is "Mobile". .. The reserved printing screen 700 of FIG. 7A is a screen displayed by a conventional printing apparatus. According to item 701, it can be seen that the job owner is "Mobile".

On the other hand, the reserved printing screen 710 of FIG. 7B is a screen displayed by the printing apparatus 100 to which the process of the present embodiment is applied. When the printing device 100 receives the print data by wireless communication in the access point mode, the CPU 201 determines the user who has instructed to start the operation in the access point mode as the job owner (step S503). This allows the job owner of item 711, that is, the reserved print data, to be a user name such as "Yamada" instead of "Mobile".

According to the present embodiment, when the printing device 100 receives print data by wireless communication in the access point mode, the printing device 100 can handle the user who has instructed to start the operation of the access point mode as the job owner. .. Therefore, in the case where the job owner is the model information of the mobile terminal or "Mobile" in the past, the printing device 100 or the user can easily grasp who the job owner is.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the printing apparatus 100 stores the user information of the user at the timing when the instruction to start the operation of the access point mode is received from the user (step S403). Then, when the printing device 100 receives the printing data by wireless communication in the access point mode, the printing device 100 determines the user indicated by the user information stored in step S403 as the job owner (step S503). Therefore, even if the user who has instructed to start the operation of the access point mode and the user who is logged in to the printing device 100 when the print data is received are different, the user who has instructed to start the operation of the access point mode is the job owner. Can be determined as.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, as the second embodiment, a configuration will be described in which the user corresponding to the SSID used in the access point mode is determined as the job owner by managing the user and the SSID generated for the user in association with each other. .. Since the hardware configuration of the printing device 100 and the screen displayed by the printing device 100 are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

The process executed when the printing apparatus 100 starts the operation of the access point mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Each step shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8 is processed by the CPU 201 expanding the control program stored in the memory such as the ROM 202 into the RAM 203 and executing the step. Of the steps in the flowchart of FIG. 8, the steps having the same number as the flowchart of FIG. 4 execute the same processing as that described in FIG.

When the CPU 201 determines that the user has received the instruction to start the operation of the access point mode in step S401, the process proceeds to step S801. Then, in step S801, the CPU 201 determines the SSID corresponding to the logged-in user.

In the case of this embodiment, a dedicated SSID to be used by the user is prepared in advance for the user. The SSID management table 900 of FIG. 9 is a table that manages a user in association with the SSID used by the user, and is stored in the HDD 204. According to the SSID management table 900, for example, for a user named "Yamada", "Direct_2226_2966" is prepared as an SSID dedicated to that user. This indicates that when a user named "Yamada" logs in to the printing device 100 and instructs to start the operation of the access point mode, the printing device 100 starts the operation of the access point mode with the SSID "Direct_2226_2966". In step S801, the CPU 201 refers to the SSID management table 900 to determine the SSID corresponding to the logged-in user.

Next, step S802 will be described. Next, in step S802, the CPU 201 starts the operation of the access point mode. The CPU 201 controls the wireless LAN I / F 205 so as to start the operation of the access point mode by using the SSID determined in step S801.

Next, the process executed when the printing apparatus 100 receives the print data will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Each step shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10 is processed by the CPU 201 expanding the control program stored in the memory such as the ROM 202 into the RAM 203 and executing the step. Of the steps in the flowchart of FIG. 10, the steps having the same number as the flowchart of FIG. 5 execute the same processing as that described in FIG.

If the CPU 201 determines in step S502 that the print data has been received by wireless communication in the access point mode, the process proceeds to step S1001. Then, in step S1001, the CPU 201 determines the user corresponding to the SSID used in the access point mode as the job owner of the received print data. For example, if the SSID used in the access point mode is "Direct_2226_2966", the CPU 201 determines as the job owner of the print data that has received "Yamada" by referring to the SSID management table 900.

According to the present embodiment, when the printing device 100 receives print data by wireless communication in the access point mode, the printing device 100 handles a user corresponding to the SSID used in the access point mode as a job owner. be able to.

(Other embodiments)
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of each of the above-described embodiments to a system or device via a network or storage medium, and one or more processors in the computer of the system or device reads the program. It can also be realized by the processing to be executed. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

100 Printing device 201 CPU
205 Wireless LAN I / F
208 Operation unit

Claims (8)

It ’s a printing device.
A wireless communication means that can operate in a direct wireless communication mode that executes wireless communication with a mobile terminal without going through an external relay device,
The printing device displays an instruction to start operation of the direct wireless communication mode from a user who is permitted to log in to the printing device based on the information input in the printing device and is logged in to the printing device. The reception means that accepts via the operated operation screen,
A control means for controlling the wireless communication means so that the operation in the direct wireless communication mode is started when the reception means receives an instruction to start the operation from the user.
A storage means for storing user information of the user who is logged in to the printing device when the reception means receives an instruction to start the operation, and a storage means.
When the wireless communication means operating in the direct wireless communication mode receives print data and information added to the print data as the name of the owner of the print data from the mobile terminal, the reception is received. The name of the user indicated by the user information stored in the storage means is used as the name of the owner of the received print data, not the information added to the print data as the name of the owner of the print data. While storing in the print history after executing the print process based on the print data,
The printing device transfers the print data and the information added to the print data as the name of the owner of the print data via a communication different from the wireless communication means operating in the direct wireless communication mode. When received , the information indicating the owner's name added to the print data received via the different communication is stored in the print history after executing the print process based on the print data received via the different communication. A printing apparatus comprising a processing means for making the data. The printing device according to claim 1, wherein the different communication is communication via the external relay device which is an access point of a wireless LAN. The printing device according to claim 1, wherein the different communication is communication via a wired LAN in which the printing device is connected by a LAN cable. The direct wireless communication mode is a wireless communication mode that enables wireless communication with the mobile terminal without going through the external relay device by starting the operation of the wireless communication means of the printing device as an access point. The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the printing apparatus is characterized by the above. Further provided with an authentication means for determining whether the user is a user who is permitted to log in to the printing device based on the information input by the user via the login screen displayed by the printing device.
The user who stores in the storage means is determined to be permitted to log in to the printing device by the authentication means, and logs in to the printing device when the receiving means receives the instruction to start the operation. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user is a user. Further provided with an authentication means for determining whether the user is a user who is permitted to log in to the printing device based on the information read from the user's IC card using the IC card reader provided in the printing device. ,
The user who stores in the storage means is determined to be permitted to log in to the printing device by the authentication means, and logs in to the printing device when the receiving means receives the instruction to start the operation. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user is a user. It is a control method of a printing device provided with a wireless communication means capable of operating in a direct wireless communication mode in which wireless communication is performed with a mobile terminal without going through an external relay device.
The user who is permitted to log in to the printing device based on the information input in the printing device and is logged in to the printing device gives an instruction to start the operation of the direct wireless communication mode to operate the printing device. Reception steps accepted via the screen and
A control step for controlling the wireless communication means so as to start the operation in the direct wireless communication mode when the operation start instruction is received in the reception step.
A storage step for storing user information of the user logged in to the printing device when the operation start instruction is received in the reception step, and a storage step.
A receiving step of receiving print data and information added to the print data as the name of the owner of the print data from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication means operating in the direct wireless communication mode. ,
The print data and information added to the print data as the name of the owner of the print data are input from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication means operating in the direct wireless communication mode in the reception step. When received, the name of the user indicated by the user information stored in the storage step is not the information added to the print data as the name of the owner of the received print data, but the print received in the reception step. As the name of the data owner, a step to store in the print history after executing the print process based on the received print data, and
The printing device transfers the print data and the information added to the print data as the name of the owner of the print data via a communication different from the wireless communication means operating in the direct wireless communication mode. When received, the information indicating the owner's name added to the print data received via the different communication is stored in the print history after executing the print process based on the print data received via the different communication. And the steps to make
A control method characterized by having. A program for causing a computer to execute the control method according to claim 7.

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