| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 399081000 | Operator interface (e.g., display control panel) | 86 |
| 20080199199 | AUTOMATIC JOB TEMPLATE GENERATING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC JOB TEMPLATE GENERATION METHOD - In order to provide an automatic job template generating apparatus capable of making operations simpler by reducing the steps in the user interface operation to match a frequently used capability of an MFP, an automatic job template generating apparatus of the invention is formed of an operation history acquisition unit configured to acquire an operation history of a multi function peripherals for each user according to information accessed to the multi function peripherals on the Web, an operation frequency analysis unit configured to analyze an operation frequency at regular timing according to the operation history acquired by the operation history acquisition unit, and a job template generation unit configured to newly generate a job execution parameter having a high operation frequency on an operation screen as a job template button according to an analysis result of the operation analysis unit. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080199200 | Computer readable recording medium stored with control program for controlling tab sheet insertion apparatus and control method thereof - There is provided for a user a setting screen having a tab sheet insertion setting part for conducting insertion setting concerning insertion of tab sheets of a plurality of types, and a tab sheet discharge setting part for conducting discharge setting for discharging tab sheets that became no longer necessary classifying the tab sheets depending on the types. The insertion setting and the discharge setting specified by the user are received via this setting screen. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080199201 | Image Forming Device and Image Input Device - In an image forming device which acquires image information of a document and forms an image on a recording sheet, an image forming device body has a first reading unit and a processing unit, wherein the first reading unit acquires image information of a document and the processing unit forms an image on a recording sheet based on the image information. An image input device has a second reading unit which acquires image information of a document. The image input device is arranged in the image forming device body at a position lower than a position of the first reading unit. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080219689 | SELECTABLE MICR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of generating a printed document from a marking device that includes two or more developer units, where at least one of the developer units contains a magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) toner and where at least one other of the developer units contains a non-MICR toner. The method includes receiving a request to print a document where the request to print the document includes information on whether the document is to be printed using MICR toner or non-MICR toner, and printing the document using the unit containing the desired toner. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080232842 | Image forming apparatus, image forming system and control method of image forming apparatus - Disclosed an image forming apparatus which has a plurality of functions, including: a display section to display operation screens corresponding to the respective plurality of functions; an operation section; a function group storage section to store a function group consisting of a plurality of functions related to one another among the plurality of functions; and a control section to display on the operation screen, when an operation screen corresponding to one function in the function group stored in the function group storage section is displayed, that the image forming apparatus has the remaining function in the function group. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080240766 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A method of controlling a job interruptible image forming device in which job interrupting is enabled, includes a step of storing contents of respective job settings of an interrupted first job and an interrupting second job respectively, a step of causing a display to indicate that the respective job settings of the first job and the second job coexist, and a step of activating job setting windows for respective job settings selectively on the display in response to a selection entry of a user. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080267654 | Image-forming apparatus with customizable operation panel settings, method thereof, and recording medium - An Image-forming apparatus, which that can customize operation panel screens and customizes panel screen design information, having a communications unit that receives panel customizing information including sending origin identification information, user information, and panel customizing data from a server, user terminal or a plurality of Image-forming apparatuses. The panel customizing information control unit controls according to the type of sending origin determined by the sending origin determining unit and stores the received panel customizing information in the panel customizing information memory unit. The operation panel screen control unit controls the configurations of the operation panel screens and operating keys based on the stored panel customizing information, and standard screen design information. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080292352 | IMAGE PRINTING APPARATUS - This invention is directed to an image printing apparatus which prints an original image as image information on a recording sheet and performs postprocessing on the recording sheet after printing operation. According to the image printing apparatus of the invention, image printing conditions include conditions concerning postprocessing to be executed by a punch unit and postprocessing device and selection information of a main tray or sub-tray. The image printing conditions are stored after being set as individual image printing conditions for each image information and linked to the image information. When image printing conditions are to be read out by a page readout unit, such individual image printing conditions are read out together with image information, printing and postprocessing are executed for each image information, i.e., each original image. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080298830 | Image Forming Apparatus and Method of Controlling the Apparatus - When an adjustment mode is set, a designation screen is displayed on a liquid crystal display screen. A part as an object of adjustment is designated by a touch operation to the designation screen. Subsequently to this designation, an input screen for inputting data for adjustment is displayed. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080310876 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND MAINTENANCE EXECUTION PROGRAM - There is provided an image forming system that are capable of preventing a user or operator from forgetting to carry out a maintenance operation based on required sub-maintenance items after execution of a maintenance operation based on an associated maintenance item, such as component replacement, cleaning, or adjustment. A table of maintenance items and sub-maintenance items associated with respective ones of the maintenance items is stored in a ROM. When a CPU determines that a maintenance operation based on a selected one of the maintenance items has been completed, the CPU determines whether or not there is any sub-maintenance item associated with the selected maintenance item, by referring to the table. When it is determined that there is one or more sub-maintenance items associated with the selected maintenance item, a CPU provides control to display the sub-maintenance item or items in an operating/display unit. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090022510 | Image forming device, having an ejection tray, and a display is mounted to a cover - An ejection tray includes a container that contains a recording sheet printed by a printing unit of an image forming apparatus, and a cover mounted on the container. The cover has a display for displaying information, and the display displays an information screen corresponding to information that can be printed on the recording sheet. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090052930 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus for forming a visible image on a transfer sheet according to a job, the image forming apparatus including: a plurality of sheet feed trays adapted to load plural kinds of transfer sheets; an image forming section for forming a visible image according to image data on a transfer sheet; a conveying section for conveying a transfer sheet from each of the plurality of sheet feed trays toward the image forming section; a display section for displaying various items; a color detection section for detecting a transfer sheet color of the transfer sheet being conveyed by the conveying section; and a control section for controlling a conveyance of the transfer sheet and the image formation, wherein the control section displays a transfer sheet color designated by the job and the transfer sheet color detected by the color detection section on the display section. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090060555 | MULTI-FUNCTION APPARATUS - A multi-function apparatus having a plurality of functions relating to an image processing and configured to selectively realize one of the plurality of functions, including: a plurality of operation keys which are operated by a user so as to control the multi-function apparatus; a display device configured to display an operation view for assisting the user in operating the plurality of operation keys; and a display control section configured to control the display device to display the operation view in which a plurality of images respectively representing the plurality of operation keys are displayed, such that an image of each of at least one active key each as an active one of the plurality of operation keys is displayed in the view in a first manner, while an image of each of at least one inactive key each as an inactive one of the plurality of operation keys is displayed in the view in a second manner which is different from the first manner. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090080930 | IMAGING DEVICE AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - According to an embodiment of the present invention, the imaging device comprises an image data processing module which processes acquired image data, a display module which displays image data, a storage module which stores image data, an operation input module which imparts an operation input, and a control module which controls the image capturing module, the image data processing module, the display module, and the storage module in response to the operation input, wherein the control module arranges small images of the respective representatives of a plurality of chapters which have been set to the latest moving image and also displays a large image corresponding to a small image of a representative of the first chapter as a background image when a setting state is switched from a photographing mode to a reproducing mode. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090220268 | Image Input/Output Apparatus and Operating Device - An image input/output apparatus includes an image input/output section, an operation section, a cover member, and an electrostatic eliminating device. The image input/output section can perform at least one of an image input operation and an image output operation. The image input/output section includes a movable member capable of being moved between a first position and a second position, and the electrostatic eliminating device is arranged on the movable member. The operation section includes an electric board, and enables a user to operate the image input/output section. The cover member is detachably mounted to the operation section so as to cover the operation section. The cover member cannot be detached or attached when the movable member is in the first position, and can be detached or attached when the movable member is in the second position. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090232537 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A display device and an image forming apparatus capable of reducing discomfort of a worker during maintenance work and improving the work efficiency, are provided. In a copier, an orientation of a display screen of a display device is detected and when the display screen changes its orientation, an image appearing on the display screen changes accordingly. It is determined how the copier is viewed from a worker, and then screen display is performed so that an image appearing on the display device looks the same as the copier which the worker directly sees. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090257772 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a case where a display unit displays a setting screen having a first display area to display a draft graphical image in accordance with draft setting and a second display area to display a finished graphical image in accordance with sheet setting, and a user designates a position to be stapled, a staple region mark is superimposed and displayed on a region corresponding to the position to be stapled in the draft graphical image in accordance with the draft setting, and a staple position mark is superimposed and displayed on a position corresponding to the position to be stapled in the finished graphical image in accordance with the sheet setting. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090269096 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE SAME - An image forming apparatus | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100034550 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including an image forming section to perform image formation based on a plurality of jobs, including: a control section to allow a display section to display switching information showing that a paper feeding tray to be used in performing the job is to be switched, the switching information displayed before the plurality of jobs are performed by the image forming section. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100046977 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus comprising a control section to display a job scheduling screen in a display section and a storage section to store tray-paper information relating to a paper of each of trays, and the control section specifies a tray or a paper to be used in each of the jobs and displays the reservation information for a length corresponding to the number of sheets of paper planed to be used in each of the jobs in the second axis at a position on the first axis corresponding to the tray or the paper which is specified and the control section determines whether a job having a stopping cause which stops at least a part of the image forming process is reserved or not, and the control section displays job information relating to the job having the stopping cause in the job scheduling screen when determining that the job having the stopping cause is reserved. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100054789 | EJECTION TRAY, SHEET SUPPLY AND EJECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - An ejection tray includes a container that contains a plurality of stacked recording sheets printed by a printing unit of an image forming apparatus, a movable cover mounted on the container, and a sorting member that sorts out a desired recording sheet from the recording sheets stacked in the container. The desired recording sheet sorted out in the container is allowed to be taken out when the cover is opened. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100098449 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set binding processing for binding a part of the document data including data of plurality of pages as a partial binding set for the document data, and a display control unit configured to display a setting verification image for verifying a status of setting of the binding processing by using a binding mark, which indicates that the binding processing is set, on a display apparatus in a display state in which the plurality of partial binding sets is discriminable. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100119250 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR FORMING ERROR INFORMATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electronic device includes a touch panel that includes an operation plane displaying various operation screens, and detects a press position on the operation screen as detection signal; a first storage portion that stores press information of the touch panel; a second storage portion that stores error information; a first control unit that stores the press position indicated by the detection signal from the touch panel as first press information in the first storage portion; a second control unit creates screen data with a mark indicating the press position on the operation screen when an error occurred, based on the first press information stored in the first storage portion, and stores the screen data as first error information in the second storage portion, when the error occurs in the electronic device; and a third control unit that outputs the error information based on an error information output command. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100150599 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electronic device includes: a display that displays at least a status of the device; a controller that is provided on a back surface of the display and controls a display on the display; a heat source; a shield that shields the controller from the heat source; and an opening that is connected to a space formed by the controller and the shield and allows air outside the device to flow in and out of the controller. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100196041 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The invention has an object to provide an image forming apparatus in which size information of a document image is used, and various printings can be performed on a sheet in manual feed copy without mistake. The image forming apparatus includes an image reading section including an auto document feeding section, a manual feed tray section, a document width detection sensor to detect, as a document width, a length of a document stacked on the auto document feeding section in a direction orthogonal to a document conveyance direction, a sheet width detection sensor to detect, as a sheet width, a length of a sheet stacked on the manual feed tray in a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveyance direction, a print pattern memory to store, correspondingly to sheets of various sizes, print patterns in which the whole area of a document image can be printed according to a document size, a control section which receives sheet width detection information from the sheet width detection sensor and document width detection information from the document width detection sensor as input information, selects one or plural print patterns corresponding to the input information from the print pattern memory, displays the selected print patterns on a monitor, and displays document size patterns and print patterns for the sheet, and a print pattern selection section by which a user selects, from one or plural print pattern images displayed on the monitor, one pattern in which a document image is printed on a sheet stacked on the manual feed tray. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100226678 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a first sheet; a fixing unit that fixes the image on the first sheet; a discharging unit that discharges the first sheet and a second sheet; a first transporting path that transports the first sheet on which the image is fixed to the discharging unit; a branch path that is branched from the first transporting path downstream of the fixing unit in a sheet transporting direction, the first sheet being transported to the branch path from the first transported path; a second transporting path that transports the second sheet in a direction opposite to the sheet transporting direction to the discharging unit; a plurality of sheet stock units in which sheets are stocked; a first sheet feed unit that feeds the first sheet from at least one of the plurality of sheet stock units to the first transporting path; and a second sheet feed unit that feeds the second sheet from at least one of the plurality of sheet stock units to the second transporting path. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100226679 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND MAINTENANCE EXECUTION PROGRAM - There is provided an image forming system that are capable of preventing a user or operator from forgetting to carry out a maintenance operation based on required sub-maintenance items after execution of a maintenance operation based on an associated maintenance item, such as component replacement, cleaning, or adjustment. A table of maintenance items and sub-maintenance items associated with respective ones of the maintenance items is stored in a ROM. When a CPU determines that a maintenance operation based on a selected one of the maintenance items has been completed, the CPU determines whether or not there is any sub-maintenance item associated with the selected maintenance item, by referring to the table. When it is determined that there is one or more sub-maintenance items associated with the selected maintenance item, a CPU provides control to display the sub-maintenance item or items in an operating/display unit. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100247133 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided an electronic apparatus including: an input mechanism including a sheet-shaped base material having flexibility and a bending detector which detects an elastic bending deformation of the base material; a power supply device; a bending deformation judging mechanism judging whether or not a first bending deformation mode is generated in the base material; a controller; and a mode changing mechanism changing an operation mode of the electronic apparatus from a normal mode to a low power mode in which the electronic apparatus is operated in a power lower than the normal mode, when the first bending deformation mode is generated in the base material. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100296830 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a storage unit which stores job data of a reserved job, an image forming unit which executes an image forming based on the job data of the reserved job, a paper feeding unit which stores a paper to be supplied to the image forming unit, a display unit, a control unit which determines whether a type of a paper to be used in the reserved job is different from a type of a paper which is stored in the paper feeding unit or not, and allows the display unit display a job scheduling screen for displaying reservation information indicating a time required for an execution of the reserved job by including a predetermined notification when the control unit determines that the type of the paper to be used in the reserved job is different from the type of the paper which is stored in the paper feeding unit. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110020027 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OPERATION ACCEPTING METHOD - A disclosed image forming apparatus accepts a selecting operation of selecting a button displayed on a touch panel and performs a process corresponding to the selected button. The image forming apparatus includes a moving region display unit displaying a region mark to be selected on the touch panel and moving the region mark as time passes and a button specifying unit specifying one or more buttons based on positional information indicating a position of the region mark and positional information indicating a pressed position of the touch panel. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110044715 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, OPERATING DEVICE FOR SETTING THE IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD OF SETTING THE IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an image forming device has an image forming unit, a plurality of discharge units, a display unit, a discharge unit button, a discharge setting unit, and a control unit. The plurality of discharge units discharge the image forming medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit. The display unit displays a setting screen of an image forming process by the image forming unit. The discharge unit button is a button for selecting one discharge unit from the plurality of discharge units. Whenever the discharge unit button is pressed, the discharge setting unit sequentially sets the discharge unit selected depending on setting contents of the image forming process and the discharge unit sequentially selected from the plurality of discharge units. The control unit displays information, which shows the discharge unit set by the discharge setting unit, on the setting screen. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110052240 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including plural sheet-feeding trays, and a control section that displays a schedule image to show an execution schedule of a job on a display section, wherein the control section displays a job execution schedule displaying column, and an un-executable job displaying column, both columns being included in the schedule image, wherein when a job represents a tray specifying job that specifies a sheet-feeding tray to be used among the plural sheet-feeding trays, and if the job is un-executable using the sheet-feeding tray specified by the job, the control section controls the un-executable job displaying column, not to display that the specified job is un-executable, even though the specified job is un-executable, and the control section further controls the job execution schedule displaying column to show that the job is not executable, while corresponding the job with the sheet-feeding tray specified by the job. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110052241 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section which performs image formation according to execution of a job, a storage section which can store two or more jobs, a display section to perform display, and a control section by which the operations of the image forming section and the display section are controlled, and the job is stored and managed in the storage section, and which performs these two or more jobs in a prescribed order. According to the setting conditions and the operating state of each of jobs, before and after the job, in the execution order, this control section creates guidance and displays this guidance on the display section. According to, or referring to, the guidance, the user is guided to perform processes. Working efficiency is enhanced because the operator knows easily a process or timing required in order to operate without stopping print operation. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110076045 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Provided is an image forming system having a first image forming apparatus and a second image forming apparatus, the image forming system including: a first image forming unit provided to the first image forming apparatus and forming an image on a first surface of a recording sheet; and a second image forming unit provided to the second image forming apparatus and forming an image on a second surface of the recording sheet on the first surface of which the image has been formed by the first image forming unit, in which, when the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit form pattern images for image position adjustment on the recording sheet, the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit form a first pattern image and a second pattern image on the same surface of the recording sheet. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110097099 | PRINTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing control system includes: operation means configured to enter a first printing condition including information on the number of page images to be printed on one printing sheet and the total number of page images to be printed; display means; and control means. The control means compare ratios of reduction in the usage of printing sheets provided by the one or more second printing conditions to a preset threshold value, and sets the first printing condition as the final printing condition when the ratios of reduction in the usage of printing sheets provided by the one or more second printing conditions are less than the threshold value while causing the display means to display the one or more second printing conditions when the ratios of reduction in the usage of printing sheets provided by the one or more second printing conditions are not less than the threshold value. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110103819 | Image forming apparatus and function display method thereof - An MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) transmits, when a user selects a mode, information representing the selected mode to a server. Receiving the information representing the mode from the MFP, the server reads extended functions corresponding to the received mode, forms display data for displaying the read extended function on the MFP, and transmits the formed display data to the MFP. Receiving the display data from the server, the MFP displays standard functions and displays the extended functions using the received display data, in an initial setting image for the mode selected by the user. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110170893 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - This invention provides an image forming apparatus that includes a storage area to store a print job. Whether the type of printing medium set in the received print job is the same as the type of printing medium provided in the image forming apparatus is determined. Print processing is suspended after storing the print job in the storage area when it is determined that the former type is not the same as the latter type, and the suspension time for which the print job has been suspended is measured. The suspension time is compared with a predetermined period, and the print job is deleted from the storage area when the suspension time reaches the predetermined period. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110188877 | OPERATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When a manual feed tray detector detects that a manual feed tray has been set to a feeding position before any one of workflow images displayed on a workflow screen is pressed by a user, a display controller causes a sheet storage location reception screen to be displayed in an interrupting manner between respective reception screens. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110262172 | OPERATING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An operating device includes a first support frame, a support shaft, an operating panel, a second support frame, and a spring. The first support frame is fixed to a front side of a main apparatus. The support shaft projects from the first support frame in a widthwise direction of the main apparatus. The second support frame is pivotally supported on the support shaft in such a manner as to be displaceable within a predetermined range in the widthwise direction while supporting the operating panel. The spring biases the second support frame in a first direction which the second support frame is pressed against the first support frame. The first support frame has a plurality of recesses on a circumference of a circle that is concentric with the support shaft. The second support frame has a first projection capable of being engaged into any one of the recesses. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110318042 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of functions including a function of executing an operation involving use of a consumable, a selecting unit that selects one function from the plurality of functions, a detector that detects a remaining level of the consumable and a controller. The controller is operable to switch displayed contents to information corresponding to the one function when the one function is selected, instruct execution of an operation corresponding to the changed displayed information, display a warning indication when the remaining level of the consumable is not more than a predetermined level, determine whether the selected one function is the function of executing the operation involving use of the consumable, and inhibit the switching the displayed contents when one function is selected and is determined to be the function of executing the operation involving use of the consumable while the warning indication is displayed. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120008976 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY UNIT OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method for displaying settings of an image forming apparatus and an image forming apparatus. An image of an auto document feeder, a graphical image of an original sheet as positioned on the auto document feeder, a finished graphical image, and a plurality of staple settings may be displayed on a the display unit of the image forming apparatus. A selection of a selected staple setting from the plurality of staple settings may be received. The displayed image may be updated to show a staple region mark on a portion of the graphical image of the original sheet and to show a staple location mark on a portion of the finished graphical image in accordance with the selected staple setting. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120020694 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method - An image processing apparatus is capable of performing a plurality of toner-saving processes each reducing an amount of toner consumed to form an image. The apparatus includes a selecting unit that allows a user to select one toner saving process from the plurality of toner saving processes; a toner saving unit that performs the one toner saving process selected through the selecting unit; and a display unit that provides, when the one toner saving process is a predetermined toner saving process that yields a printed output whose print quality is not easily presumed by the user, a preview display representing the print quality of the printed output to be yielded by the one toner saving process. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120063801 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS DISPLAYING GUIDANCE IMAGE - In an image forming apparatus, an image is formed on a sheet, a guidance image for guiding an operation procedure is displayed, and a state of the image forming apparatus related to the operation procedure is detected. In the image forming apparatus, a supplemental image for indicating a difference between the operation procedure displayed by the guidance image and an operation procedure required in the detected state is displayed together with the guidance image. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120093535 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus performs print processing on a plurality of sheets according to print data input by an input unit, and sets the printing unit to a first operation state in which monochromatic print processing is capable of being performed or to a second operation state in which color print processing is capable of being performed. The printing apparatus enables selection between a first print mode and a second print mode. In the first print mode, a sheet is conveyed at a defined speed in the monochromatic print processing and is conveyed at a speed lower than the defined speed in the color print processing. In the second print mode, a sheet is conveyed at a speed lower than the defined speed both in the monochromatic print processing and in the color print processing. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120114361 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus having a development unit which develops an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier to form a visible image, the apparatus has an input unit adapted to accept input of a print job; an analysis unit adapted to analyze contents of image data included in the print job and contents of a print setting for controlling printout based on the image data; a prediction unit adapted to predict, based on an analysis result by the analysis unit, a consumption amount of a developing material necessary to develop an electrostatic latent image by the development unit when an electrostatic latent image based on the image data is formed; and a supply control unit adapted to control, based on the consumption amount of the developing material that is predicted by the prediction unit, a supply unit which supplies the developing material to the development unit. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120155908 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image recording device records an image on a recording sheet based on input image information. The image recording device includes: an illumination-light-information inputting unit that inputs information of illumination light when the recorded image is observed; a whiteness setting unit that sets a whiteness of the recording sheet when the recorded image is observed; an addition amount determining unit that determines an amount of fluorescent-whitening-agent to be added to the recording sheet based on the input information of the illumination light and the whiteness that is set; and a fluorescent-whitening-agent adding unit that adds an amount of fluorescent-whitening-agent onto the recording sheet according to the determined amount of fluorescent-whitening-agent. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120155909 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a stack surface on which recording materials having images are stacked, the stack surface being provided on an upper surface of an apparatus body, and a movable unit shaped like a flat plate and provided on the upper surface of the apparatus body, the movable unit having a display portion configured to display information. At least a portion of the movable unit overlaps with the stack surface, as viewed in a vertical direction. A flat portion of the movable unit is movable between a first position along the upper surface of the apparatus body and a second position where a distance between the movable unit and the stack surface in the vertical direction is longer than at the first position. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120163851 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - When an image is formed on paper, which has been placed in paper feed cassettes (hereinafter called cassettes), in accordance with paper information concerning a cassette specified by a print job and a job ticket, the paper information concerning the specified cassette is compared with paper information that has been set for the cassettes. A cassette for which has been set paper information that matches the paper information concerning the specified cassette is held temporarily as a cassette for which a change of paper is unnecessary. The specified information is overwritten regarding a cassette, from among cassettes different from the temporarily held cassette, for which has been set a paper size that matches the paper size of the specified paper information. A display is presented for allowing the specified paper information to be changed to paper of the specified paper information regarding the overwritten cassette. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120195619 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OPERATION ACCEPTING METHOD - A disclosed image forming apparatus accepts a selecting operation of selecting a button displayed on a touch panel and performs a process corresponding to the selected button. The image forming apparatus includes a moving region display unit displaying a region mark to be selected on the touch panel and moving the region mark as time passes and a button specifying unit specifying one or more buttons based on positional information indicating a position of the region mark and positional information indicating a pressed position of the touch panel. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120257904 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, guidance information is stored in advance for guiding an optimal operation procedure for execution of a job, and the guidance information is displayed on a display portion based on operation input that is input to an input portion in order to execute a job of image formation. For example, a device control portion compares operation input that is input to the input portion in order to execute the job of image formation to the guidance information corresponding to the job executed by the operation input, and causes the display portion to display the guidance information in a case where an actual frequency of operation input is greater than a frequency of operation input that is specified in an operation procedure of the guidance information. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130089352 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus having a display unit for displaying a program which can be executed in the apparatus so as to be identified is disclosed. The apparatus has: an input unit for inputting a program into the image forming apparatus; a display control unit for controlling a process for displaying select keys including a plurality of select keys to instruct a selection of a desired one of a plurality of programs stored in the image forming apparatus onto a display screen displayed on the display unit; and a discriminating unit for discriminating whether the select key to instruct a selection of the program inputted by the input unit can be further displayed onto the first display screen to display the select keys corresponding to the programs registered in the image forming apparatus in response to the input of the program from the input unit or not. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130108301 | INPUT DEVICE OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130156458 | DECOLORIZING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a decolorizing apparatus includes a control section and a decolorizing section. The control section acquires information that distinguishes a first area, which is an area where an image is formed on a sheet, and the other areas. The decolorizing section decolorizes an image in the first area according to the information acquired by the control section. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130216253 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The image forming apparatus determines whether or not supplementation of a consumable product is required, and whether or not an image corresponding to the consumable product procurement information including information related to the procurement of the consumable product is recorded by linkage with the consumable product. Then when the image forming apparatus determines that that supplementation of a consumable product is required, and that an image corresponding to the consumable product procurement information is recorded by linkage with the consumable product, a printing instruction screen for the image is displayed, and the printing of the image is performed in accordance with the printing instructions input through the printing instruction screen. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130266335 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT INDICATES OPERATING STATUS USING LUMINOUS BODY - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a body housing, a protruding housing, a light diffusing portion, a light source, a light guide path, and a control unit. The image forming section performs image formation on a sheet. The body housing is formed by a box body with a top surface, and contains the image forming section. The protruding housing is located on the top surface, and has a top portion protruding upwardly above the top surface. The light diffusing portion is located in or near the top portion of the protruding housing. The light source is located inside the body housing or the protruding housing, and emits light. The light guide path guides light emitted by the light source to the light diffusing portion. The control unit controls illumination of the light source based on the information related to the image formation. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140050500 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A display control device includes an operation-display unit and a controller. The operation-display unit hierarchically displays multiple functions using multiple screens and accepts an operation performed through an approach or touch of an object. The controller performs control so that, when the object approaches a function displayed on an original screen, a next screen associated with the function selected as a result of the approach of the object is temporarily displayed using a display mode corresponding to a relationship between the original screen and the next screen. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140064773 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF INDICATING REMAINING QUANTITY OF CONSUMABLE MATERIAL AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Provided are an image forming apparatus, a method of indicating the remaining quantity of a consumable material and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for the remaining quantity of a consumable material. The image forming apparatus includes an array of LEDs arranged on a body of the image forming apparatus such that a lighting condition of the LEDs is visible to a user at a remote place from the image forming apparatus; an image forming section; and a control section configured to operate the image forming section to perform image forming processing. The control section is further configured to operate the LEDs to turn on or blink in a first lighting pattern according to a status of an operation of the image forming apparatus, and operate the LEDs to turn on or blink in a second lighting pattern according to a remaining quantity of a consumable material. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140105630 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus arranged to produce groups of printed sheets. Each group includes a plurality of sequential sheets. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of storage units each configured to store the printed sheets produced by an image forming unit, a sorter unit configured to sort the printed sheets of a group into a plurality of portions, wherein the sheets in each portion are in sequential order, and to output each of the portions to a different storage unit, and a display unit configured to display an indication of the storage unit storing the portion including the first or the last sheet of the group such that a user is directed to collect the portion including the first or the last sheet of the group from the indicated storage unit first. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140140716 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A HUMAN USING A HUMAN DETECTING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section that forms an image on a recording material; an image reading device that is disposed above the image forming section, and reads an image on an original; a connecting section that is disposed at either one of end sides of an apparatus housing in a lateral direction thereof, and that connects the image forming section and the image reading device to each other; an operating section that is disposed in front of the image reading device, and that is operated by a person; a human detecting device that detects the person operating the operating section; a discharging section that discharges the recording material on which the image has been formed by the image forming section to a placing section; and the placing section on which the recording material discharged from the discharging section is placed. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140169822 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: a housing; a display whose display surface is provided on a front-surface side of the housing; an image forming unit provided in the housing and configured to form an image on a recording sheet; and an ejector configured to eject the recording sheet with the image formed thereon from inside to outside of the housing in a direction approaching the display surface. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140186065 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH ENHANCED DISPLAY OF GUIDANCE INFORMATION - In an image forming apparatus, guidance information is stored in advance for guiding an optimal operation procedure for execution of a job, and the guidance information is displayed on a display portion based on operation input that is input to an input portion in order to execute a job of image formation. For example, a device control portion compares operation input that is input to the input portion in order to execute the job of image formation to the guidance information corresponding to the job executed by the operation input, and causes the display portion to display the guidance information in a case where an actual frequency of operation input is greater than a frequency of operation input that is specified in an operation procedure of the guidance information. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140193169 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus which has a function of performing an erasing process of erasing an image formed on a recording medium and an image forming process of forming an image on the recording medium is provided. The image forming apparatus automatically performs the erasing process when a state where an operation panel does not receive a process request from a user continues during a predetermined time or more. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140286668 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus includes a memory unit that stores procedure information that associates a function with a first procedure in accordance with which the electronic apparatus performs a process corresponding to the function in a standalone fashion, and a second procedure in accordance with which the electronic apparatus performs a process corresponding to the function in cooperation with an external apparatus and a display unit that displays one of an operation screen of the electronic apparatus having at least one operation button and an operation screen of the external apparatus having at least one operation button. The display unit displays the button associated with information related to the first procedure corresponding to the function if the operation screen of the electronic apparatus is displayed, and displays the button associated with information related to the second procedure corresponding to the function if the operation screen of the external apparatus is displayed. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140286669 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROL PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes a printing device to print images on sheets using a printing operation and to initiate a discharge of printed sheets from a sheet discharge port onto the discharge tray disposed for the image forming apparatus; a counter operatively connected to the printing device to count the number of printed sheets based on content of a print job; a controller to determine whether the number of printed sheets counted by the counter reaches a maximum sheet stacking capacity of the discharge tray, the maximum sheet stacking capacity being determined by a distance between the sheet discharge port and the discharge tray; and a reporting device to report that the discharge tray is full when the controller determines that the number of printed sheets counted by the counter reaches the maximum sheet stacking capacity. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140294421 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, INSTRUCTION OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming system, an instruction output control method, and a non-transitory recording medium storing an instruction output control method, each of which obtains information indicating detection of a jam at an image forming system including an image forming apparatus and one or more peripheral devices, detects a current location of a user who is present near the image forming apparatus or the peripheral devices, determines a method of outputting a jam removal instruction to the user through a first display of the image forming apparatus based on the current user location, and causes the first display to display the jam removal instruction according to the determined jam removal instruction method. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140321875 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light emitting device includes a light source, a light guide plate, a diffusion sheet, and a lens. The light source is configured to perform partial light emission. The light guide plate is configured to guide light from the light source. The diffusion sheet is stacked over the light guide plate with a gap defined between the light guide plate and the diffusion sheet, and is configured to diffuse the light guided by the light guide plate. The lens is stacked on the diffusion sheet and has an upper surface serving as a light emitting surface. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140328605 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an operating member operated by an operator to give an instruction on operation; a top exterior member that is formed with a holding recess in which the operating member is arranged; a first mounting part provided on the holding recess, on which the operating member is mounted in a first posture in which the operating member is inclined by a first inclination angle with respect to the top exterior member; and a second mounting part provided in the holding recess, on which the operating member is mounted in a second posture in which the operating member is inclined by a second inclination angle different from the first inclination angle with respect to the top exterior member. The operating member is configured to be selectively mounted either on the first mounting part or on the second mounting part with use of a mounting member. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140356011 | SETTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SETTING DEVICE AND CLEAR-COAT SETTING METHOD - A setting device sets a print page to be clear-coated. When print data is obtained, the setting device displays a preview of a print page image represented by the print data (step S | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140356012 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system includes an image forming portion, an image data generation portion, a position information obtaining portion, a position information adding portion, a storage portion, an image data searching portion, and a list display portion. The image forming portion forms an image on a print sheet based on image data. The position information obtaining portion obtains position information associated with a place where the image data has been generated. The position information adding portion adds the obtained position information to the generated image data. The storage portion stores therein the image data to which the position information has been added. The image data searching portion searches for the stored image data based on the position information. The list display portion displays a list of the searched image data as a candidate for the image data to be printed by the image forming portion. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140363187 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING AND EXECUTING A PRINT JOB - In a case where it is determined that attribute information of a first sheet is not stored in a storing unit and it is determined that no sheets are held in a sheet holding unit with respect to which attribute information of a second sheet is stored in the storing unit, a control apparatus performs a notification indicating that the attribute information of the first sheet is not stored in the storing unit and no sheets are held in the sheet holding unit with respect to which the attribute information of the second sheet is stored in the storing unit. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140376942 | Transferable Page Countdown for a Replaceable Unit Between Image Forming Devices - An electrophotographic image forming device according to one embodiment includes a controller configured to provide a page countdown for a replaceable toner cartridge of the image forming device on a display screen. The controller, upon detecting a toner cartridge that is out of usable toner, is configured to determine a number of pages remaining for a page countdown associated with the toner cartridge. The controller is configured to determine whether a toner sump of an imaging unit positioned in the image forming device to receive toner from the toner cartridge contains sufficient toner to print the number of pages remaining for the page countdown associated with the life of the toner cartridge. The controller is configured to continue the page countdown if the imaging unit contains sufficient toner and to reset the page countdown if the imaging unit does not contain sufficient toner. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150071672 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an operating section, a control section and an image display unit. The operating section accepts inputting operations for settings on information on an image forming size of an original image and a setting on a paper sheet size. The control section compares the image forming size with the paper sheet size, and outputs, if the image forming size exceeds the paper sheet size at least in either of a lengthwise direction and a lateral direction, a notice signal to cause a notice to that effect. The image display unit displays a preview image based on the notice signal. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150104211 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, WORK SUPPORT METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus capable of switching play pattern of a moving image for guidance of work, the pattern including a pattern for a toner bottle replacement work and pattern for a jam release work, is provided. When a toner bottle replacement work is detected, the work contents displayed on the operation unit are guided by the moving image which is continuously played. On the other hand, when a jam release work is to be performed, the work contents are guided by the moving image which is paused for each work unit to wait for a play instruction. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150110515 | CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a control device including a reception unit that receives an instruction of an image quality adjustment from a user, a changing unit that changes, when the instruction is received by the reception unit, an image forming condition in an image forming section from a first condition to a second condition, and an output unit that outputs first information indicating the first condition and second information indicating the second condition in association. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150117889 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD AND A NON-TRANSITORY, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus includes a control device that detects a change in a first state concerning placement and removal of sheets in a sheet feed device or mounting and demounting of the sheet feed device and detects a second change in a second state concerning placement and removal or mounting and demounting of a member. When the control device detects the first change, the control device displays, on a display, first display information prompting for the user to enter settings concerning the type of sheets to be supplied to the sheet feed device. After accepting settings, the control device counts a predetermined time and deletes the first display information. When detecting the second change, the control device displays the display information for a longer time. Accordingly, when the user checks or sets the first display information about sheets, convenience is improved. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150117890 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an ejection tray, a printing portion and a display position. The printing portion prints, on a sheet, an image based on image data and ejects the printed sheet to the ejection tray. The display portion displays ejected-sheet information for notifying the orientation of the front and back surfaces of the printed sheet ejected to the ejection tray and the orientation of the printed image on the printed sheet. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150293486 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a document reader, a storage for storing image data, an image output unit and a control unit. The control unit includes: a function setup controller for setting up the image output conditions of output images; and a control-unit side controller having a function of displaying a function setup screen corresponding to the function setup controller, on a display panel. The function setup controller has an additional input mode having a function of reading documents a multiple number of times to form multiple sheaves of documents. The additional input mode includes: an individual setup function of setting up individual image output conditions for each sheaf of documents and an all-in setup function of setting up identical image output conditions for all sheaves of documents. When the additional input mode is set up, the control unit-side controller offers a display of a setup change suggestion of the image output conditions for the next input on the display screen at the stage where the first image data input has been completed. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150346664 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a display portion; an image forming device; a fixing device; a controller configured to control display of the display portion so that one is selected from a plurality of sheet widths to impose a limitation on a use of the image forming apparatus; a storing portion, provided detachably mountable to the image forming apparatus together with the fixing device, configured to store information corresponding to the sheet width selected at the display portion; a reading portion configured to read information stored in the storing portion; and a limiting portion configured to impose, on the basis of the information read by the reading portion, a limitation on widths of sheets capable of being designated as a printing condition. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150346666 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an operation panel including a display section that displays buttons, a touch panel section, and piezoelectric elements. The image forming apparatus also includes a vibration control section and a determination section. The vibration control section outputs a drive signal to the piezoelectric elements that causes vibration of the piezoelectric elements and the touch panel section. The determination section determines for each maintenance target whether the maintenance target is an inspection target that preferably undergoes maintenance within a preset period of a current time. Upon operation of a button while no inspection target is present, the vibration control section causes the touch panel and the piezoelectric elements to vibrate under a normal vibration condition. Upon operation of a preset button while an inspection target is present, the vibration control section causes vibration of the touch panel section and the piezoelectric elements under a different vibration condition. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160011555 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160018773 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, PRINT SETTING METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH PRINT SETTING PROGRAM OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS IS RECORDED - In general, according to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a display unit, an operation input unit, a storage unit, a control unit, and an image forming unit. The operation input unit receives an operation input. The storage unit stores function restriction instruction content that disables setting and use of a predetermined function related to printing, so as to correspond to a sheet handling method after image formation. The control unit displays a setting screen for setting each function related to printing and selecting the sheet handling method on the display unit, acquires the function restriction instruction content corresponding to the selected sheet handling method from the storage unit when the sheet handling method is selected, displays the setting screen in which setting and use of the predetermined function are disabled on the display unit on the basis of the acquired function restriction instruction content, and receives print setting on the setting screen. The image forming unit is controlled by the control unit on the basis of the setting received on the setting screen and forms an image on a sheet. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160021267 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main body; an operation panel coupled to the main body to rotate between a storage position and a use position; a stopper positioned on the operation panel; a stopper support unit, located on a rotation trajectory of the stopper with interference, which has a blocking position to block a rotation of the operation panel to the use position and the storage position, and a non-blocking position to allow a rotation of the operation panel; an elastic member to generate an elastic force in a direction where the stopper support unit is located in the blocking position; and an operation member to rotate the stopper support unit to the non-blocking location. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160026137 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM INCLUDING PROGRAM FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE INCLUDED IN IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM INCLUDING PROGRAM FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming system includes a portable terminal device and an image forming apparatus. The device includes a first storage part, a transmitting part transmitting data of an image stored in the first storage part wirelessly, a displaying part, a first operation part receiving a first operation of selecting the image and a second operation of selecting printing, and a transmission controlling part carrying out first transmission control to cause the transmitting part to transmit the data before a print setting screen is displayed on the displaying part when the first operation and the second operation are carried out if a remaining amount of a battery is smaller than a predetermined threshold value. The apparatus includes a second storage part storing the data transmitted by the first transmission control and a printing part executing a print job printing the image of the data stored in the second storage part. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160098004 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming device configured to form a toner image on a sheet; a fixing device configured to fix the toner image formed on the sheet by the image forming device at a nip; an executing portion configured to execute an operation in a cleaning mode for cleaning the fixing device by forming a predetermined toner image on a sheet using the image forming device and then by introducing the sheet into the nip; and a notifying device for notifying an operator that a maximum-width sheet usable in the image forming device is to be used in the operation in the cleaning mode. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160187828 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image formation section, a display section, an abnormal image information reception section, a cause specification section, and an operation control section. The abnormal image information reception section causes display of the image data at an operation section and also receives, from a user, specification of a position and a kind of an abnormal image appearing on recording paper on which an image has been formed by the image formation section. The cause specification section specifies a cause of the appearance of the abnormal image based on the position and the kind of the abnormal image received by the abnormal image information reception section. The operation control section controls a cleaning section cleaning each driving section of the image formation section to make the cleaning section perform a predefined cleaning operation in correspondence with the cause specified by the cause specification section. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160378034 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - To notify a residual life of a replaceable part at appropriate time on image quality required by the user. An image forming apparatus including: a replaceable part used for image formation; an output unit configured to output information indicating that a usage amount has reached a threshold; an input unit configured to input information; and a control unit configured to change the threshold in accordance with information about image quality input by the input unit. | 12-29-2016 |
