Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090059273 | PULL PRINT SUPPORTING IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - When a user applies a pull print request by operating an operation panel unit of an image forming apparatus MFP, a server SRV transmits a list of print data stored therein and setting information of each print data to the image forming apparatus MFP. The image forming apparatus MFP receives the setting information of each print data, and based on device information of itself, calculates compatibility as a degree representing to which extent the request of the setting information of each print data can be satisfied, and displays the print list and the compatibility corresponding to each print data in the list, to the user, | 03-05-2009 |
20090059274 | PULL PRINT SUPPORTING IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS DIRECTED THERETO - When a specific image forming apparatus is selected as an output destination, a CPU reads a printer driver corresponding to the selected image forming apparatus from a printer driver group, and loads the driver in a memory unit or the like. On the contrary, if no specific image forming apparatus is selected as the output destination, the CPU reads a general purpose printer driver from the printer driver group, and loads the driver to the memory unit or the like. Further, the CPU displays a print setting image on a display unit | 03-05-2009 |
20090059275 | PULL PRINT SUPPORTING IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, SERVER, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A server includes a data converting unit, a converted data storage unit, and a converted data transmitting unit. The data converting unit converts, based on device information of each image forming apparatus, print data to converted data allowing image formation by each image forming apparatus, for each image forming apparatus. The converted data storage unit stores the converted data in correspondence with information specifying the corresponding image forming apparatus. The converted data transmitting unit transmits, in response to data request from the image forming apparatus, the converted data corresponding to the image forming apparatus stored in the converted data storage unit, to the image forming apparatus. | 03-05-2009 |
20090257078 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM - An image forming device which is arranged to execute an authentication print job. The image forming device includes: a communication interface unit which receives print data; a job data holding unit which holds job data for the an authentication print job based on the print data; a job execution unit which executes a job based on the job data; an authentication unit; a user authentication unit which outputs a user authentication result; a control unit which instructs a start of execution of the authentication print job to the job execution unit based on the user authentication result; and an instruction generation unit which outputs to the control unit an instruction to change a setting with respect to the authentication print job based on an input of a user authentication result, wherein: the instruction generation unit outputs the instruction to change the setting with respect to an authentication print job in an execution state or an execution queuing state based on the input of the user authentication result that is received in an after user authentication period; and the control unit executes a process of changing the setting based on the instruction. | 10-15-2009 |
20090310178 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM - An image forming device for executing an authentication print job including: a communication interface unit for receiving print data; a job data holding unit for holding job data based on the print data for the authentication print job; a user authentication unit for outputting the result of the user authentication to a control unit; a job execution unit for executing a job based on the job data; a job list generating unit for generating a list of the authentication print jobs; a display unit for displaying the list; and the control unit for, in receiving the result of the user authentication, acquiring a number of the authentication print jobs of the user authenticated by the user authentication, wherein, when the number is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the control unit causes the job list generating unit to generate the list of the authentication print jobs of the authenticated user, the display unit to display the list, and the job execution unit to execute the authentication print job of the authenticated user. | 12-17-2009 |
20090317121 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND JOB EXECUTION METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided with a job storage portion that stores a print job relating to an image forming process and a command job relating to a control process of operation of the image forming apparatus, a job management portion that registers the print job and the command job in the job storage portion and manages the print job and the command job, an image formation portion that executes the print job, a command execution portion that executes the command job, and a controller that performs control such that the print job stored in the job storage portion is executed ahead of the command job. | 12-24-2009 |
20100134839 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - The present invention is intended to improve operability of an image processing device by reading a document with multiple pages at a time, changing a page addressed to each destination, and transmitting the page to each destination. In order to achieve this, an image processing device | 06-03-2010 |
20100141995 | DOCUMENT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM, DOCUMENT ADMINISTRATION APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A document administration system includes a plurality of document storing apparatuses, and a server apparatus connected the plurality of document storing apparatuses via a network. Each of the plurality of document storing apparatuses includes a plurality of boxes for storing various information in a sorted manner, and a document storing portion for making the document storing apparatus store a document in one of the boxes. The server apparatus includes a document storing apparatus registering portion for registering information on each of the document storing apparatuses, a box information obtaining portion for obtaining information on the boxes from each of the document storing apparatuses, a storing request receiving portion for receiving a storing request of the document, a storing destination deciding portion for deciding one of the document storing apparatuses and one of the boxes thereof for actually storing the document, based on any one or more of information including information on the document corresponding to the storing request, information on the document storing apparatuses registered in the document storing apparatus registering portion, and information on the boxes obtained by the box information obtaining portion, and a controller for transmitting the document to the document storing apparatuses having the one of the boxes selected by the storing destination deciding portion and making the document storing portion store the document in the one of the boxes. | 06-10-2010 |
20100306843 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes a first authentication portion performing a first authentication process on a user, a second authentication portion that performs a second authentication process on the user successfully authenticated by the first authentication portion, and thereby determines whether or not the user is permitted to log onto the apparatus, and a cooperative setting portion performing setting therethrough, on a user-by-user basis, whether or not the first authentication process and the second authentication process are performed in combination with each other. If the user for whom setting is performed such that the first authentication process and the second authentication process are performed in combination with each other is successfully authenticated by the first authentication portion, then the second authentication portion determines that the user is to be permitted to log onto the apparatus based on the associated information and ends the second authentication process. | 12-02-2010 |
20100325177 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus is provided with a user authentication portion performing a user authentication process on a user by using user authentication information, a section authentication portion performing a section authentication process, by using one of a plurality of pieces of section authentication information, on the user who has been successfully authenticated by the user authentication portion, an associated information storage portion storing, therein, associated information in which the user authentication information is associated with the plurality of pieces of section authentication information, and a selection process portion selecting, after the user has been successfully authenticated by the user authentication portion, at least one of the plurality of pieces of section authentication information satisfying a preset condition from among the plurality of pieces of section authentication information associated with the user authentication information that has been used for the user authentication process. | 12-23-2010 |
20110161867 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus has a display. A plurality of icons that correspond to a plurality of function buttons to set the functions installed on an image processing apparatus are displayed in the icon display area on the display, organized in groups by function attribute. When a position in the icon display area is arbitrarily specified by a user, then function buttons that correspond to icons lying at the user specified position, are displayed in the function button display area on the display. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161881 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF FUNCTION BUTTON, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprising: a display; a controller that displays or hides a function button for use of a function on a display screen on the display according to one or more than one pattern information object indicating the setting whether to display or hide the function button on the display screen; a firmware updater that updates firmware; and
| 06-30-2011 |
20110231800 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a display portion that is capable of: displaying in an icon display area, icons that correspond to function buttons for calling out setting screens for setting functions installed on the image processing apparatus, being organized in groups by function attribute; and displaying in a function button display area, function buttons that correspond to some of the icons, which exist at a position that a user points to; a position identification portion that identifies the position that a user points to in the icon display area; and a display controller that makes the display portion display: the icons in the icon display area; the function buttons that correspond to the icons existing at the position identified by the position identification portion, in the function button display area; and state information indicating the current state of at least one of the functions and/or attribute information indicating the current attribute of at least one of the functions, on/near a function button of the function and/or on/near an icon corresponding to this function button. | 09-22-2011 |
20120075311 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON SCREEN - An image forming apparatus includes an operation panel serving as a display apparatus and an input apparatus for accepting a request for performing processing and a control unit for controlling display on the operation panel. The control unit performs determination processing for determining whether a time period required for the processing requested to be performed is predictable or not, provides animation display by continuously displaying two or more windows relating to the processing when it is determined that the time period required for the processing is predictable, and provides pop-up display by displaying one window relating to the processing when it is determined that the time period required for the processing is not predictable. | 03-29-2012 |
20120154448 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming system comprises a display control part, an instruction input part, and a notification control part. The display control part displays at least one of a plurality of buttons, which is included in a display target range, on a display part as display target buttons. The plurality of buttons corresponding to a plurality of functions, respectively, are virtually arranged in a predetermined direction. The instruction input part receives a scroll instruction input for causing the display target range to virtually move in the predetermined direction to change the display target buttons. The notification control part controls a notifying operation for notifying a user of the presence of the instruction input part. | 06-21-2012 |
20130016366 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PERFORMING COMBINE PRINTINGAANM SAWADA; KenichiAACI Toyohashi-shiAACO JPAAGP SAWADA; Kenichi Toyohashi-shi JPAANM KUNO; TakatsuguAACI Toyokawa-shiAACO JPAAGP KUNO; Takatsugu Toyokawa-shi JPAANM IMAMURA; MasahiroAACI Toyokawa-shiAACO JPAAGP IMAMURA; Masahiro Toyokawa-shi JPAANM TOMITA; AtsushiAACI Toyohashi-shiAACO JPAAGP TOMITA; Atsushi Toyohashi-shi JPAANM KURUMASA; YoichiAACI Toyokawa-shiAACO JPAAGP KURUMASA; Yoichi Toyokawa-shi JPAANM NISHIMURA; RyosukeAACI Toyokawa-shiAACO JPAAGP NISHIMURA; Ryosuke Toyokawa-shi JPAANM TOKUMOTO; TetsuyaAACI Toyokawa-shiAACO JPAAGP TOKUMOTO; Tetsuya Toyokawa-shi JP - When an instruction for combine setting is accepted, a reduction ratio of an original image is set as a first reduction ratio based on an orientation of the original image and an orientation of output paper. When an instruction to change the reduction ratio for the previewed original image is accepted, if a reduction ratio after the change (a second reduction ratio) falls within a prescribed range from the first reduction ratio, the first reduction ratio is set as a reduction ratio of the original image for arranging onto a sheet of output paper in combination. | 01-17-2013 |
20130088449 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a display for displaying operational information for executing image processing, an operation unit for giving an input instruction in association with a display region appearing on the display, and a controller for controlling the display in accordance with the input instruction on the operation unit. The controller is configured to determine whether an input instruction of a flick operation is given through the operation unit in association with a prescribed display region appearing on the display. If it is determined that the input instruction of the flick operation is given, the controller is configured to enlarge a range of the prescribed display region in which the input instruction is allowed, and to display the enlarged display region on the display. | 04-11-2013 |
20130335771 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus, comprises: a receiving part for receiving an email at a predetermined time; a print outputting part for producing a printed output of data contained in the received email; a stop controlling part for temporarily suspending the receiving process by the receiving part or the process to produce the printed output by the print outputting part; a determining part for receiving an input of instruction information specifying a processing to process the received email and determining the processing to process the received email in accordance with the input instruction information while the stop controlling part is temporarily suspending the process; and an email processing part for performing the processing determined by the determining part to process the received email while the process is being temporarily suspended by the stop controlling part or after the temporary suspension by the stop controlling part is cancelled. | 12-19-2013 |
20140029035 | PRINTING SETTING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A printing setting apparatus for generating printing setting information described in one data format included in plural types of data formats and submitting a printing job to an image forming apparatus capable of executing a printing job based on printing setting information described in said plural types of data formats, comprising: an operation acceptor for accepting a user's operation for input; a generator for making printing setting based on control information received by said operation acceptor and generating printing setting information described in said one data format based on said printing setting; a converter for converting said printing setting information described in said one data format into printing setting information described in another data format included in said plural types of data formats; and an output part for outputting said printing setting information which is generated by said converter and described in said another data format. | 01-30-2014 |
20140096071 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A display device for controlling a display of a display device having a touch panel includes an update processing module. In a case where a display range displayed in the touch panel in the display screen, created from a predetermined amount of electronic information read from electronic information stored in a storage device, reaches the end of the display screen after moved in the scroll direction and in a case where an operation amount of the scroll operation is more than or equal to a threshold value, the updated processing module reads the predetermined amount of electronic information provided next in the scroll direction from the storage and updates the display of the touch panel. | 04-03-2014 |