Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11019232-B2
Application number	US-202016923020-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2020
Priority date	Jul 11, 2019
Publication date	May 25, 2021
Grant date	May 25, 2021

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a case section, a conveyance section, a controller, an acquiring section, and storage. The controller controls the image forming section and the conveyance section according to mechanical settings information corresponding to a type of the sheet. The acquiring section acquires an identification image for identifying the type of the sheet. The storage stores therein mechanical-settings-information candidates and registered images associated with the mechanical-settings-information candidates. The controller determines whether or not a matching image exists when a sheet is loaded in the case section. Here, the matching image is a registered image matching the identification image of the registered images. The controller adjusts mechanical settings information based on a mechanical-settings-information candidate associated with the matching image of the mechanical-settings-information candidates when determining that the matching image exists.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet;
a case section configured to contain the sheet;
a conveyance section configured to convey the sheet contained in the case section to the image forming section;
a controller configured to control the image forming section and the conveyance section according to mechanical settings information corresponding to a type of the sheet;
an acquiring section configured to acquire an identification image for identifying the type of the sheet; and
storage that stores therein mechanical-settings-information candidates and registered images respectively associated with the mechanical-settings-information candidates, wherein
the controller
determines whether or not a matching image exists when a sheet is loaded in the case section, the matching image being a registered image matching the identification image of the registered images, and
adjusts the mechanical settings information based on a mechanical-settings-information candidate associated with the matching image of the mechanical-settings-information candidates when determining that the matching image exists.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the registered images include registered images associated with one of the mechanical-settings-information candidates.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the acquiring section acquires an image to be registered.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first display section configured to display a first register screen for associating the identification image with one of the mechanical-settings-information candidates; and
a first input section that allows first register information to be entered through the first register screen, the first register information being information for associating the identification image with one of the mechanical-settings-information candidates, wherein
the controller
causes the first display section to display the first register screen when determining that the matching image does not exist, and
stores, in the storage, the identification image as the registered image with the registered image associated with one of the mechanical-settings-information candidates based on the first register information.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second display section configured to display a second register screen for associating an image-to-be-registered with one of the mechanical-settings-information candidates; and
a second input section that allows second register information to be entered through the second register screen, the second register information being information for associating the image-to-be-registered with one of the mechanical-settings-information candidates, wherein
the acquiring section acquires the image-to-be-registered,
the second input section allows an instruction to be entered therethrough, the instruction being an instruction to the second display section to display the second register screen,
the controller
causes the second display section to display the second register screen according to the instruction, and
stores, in the storage, the image-to-be-registered with the image-to-be-registered associated with one of the mechanical-settings-information candidates based on the second register information.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third display section configured to display a list containing selection candidates respectively corresponding to matching images as the matching image; and
a third input section that allows a selection instruction to be entered therethrough, the selection instruction being an instruction to select one of the selection candidates in the list, wherein
each of the selection candidates indicates classification information of the type of the sheet, and
the controller
causes the third display section to display the list when determining that the matching images exist, and
adjusts the mechanical settings information based on a mechanical-settings-information candidate associated with a selection candidate selected according to the selection instruction.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing an adjustment program for adjusting mechanical settings information in an image forming apparatus,
the image forming apparatus including:
an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet;
a case section configured to contain the sheet;
a conveyance section configured to convey the sheet contained in the case section to the image forming section;
a controller configured to control the image forming section and the conveyance section according to the mechanical settings information corresponding to a type of the sheet; and
storage that stores therein mechanical-settings-information candidates and registered images associated with the mechanical-settings-information candidates, and

the adjustment program causes a computer to carry out procedures for:
determining whether or not a matching image exists when a sheet is loaded in the case section, the matching image being a registered image, matching an identification image for identifying the type of the sheet, of the registered images; and
adjusting the mechanical settings information based on a mechanical-settings-information candidate associated with the matching image of the mechanical-settings-information candidates when determining that the matching image exists.

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Takeuchi Naoki
• Sone Daiki
• Sato Yasuhide
• Custodio Rommel
• Shimotsu Yuki
• Miyahara Norifumi
• Nakayama Toru

Classifications

• H04N1/0097

  Storage of instructions or parameters, e.g. customised instructions or different parameters for different user IDs · CPC title

• H04N1/00724

  Type of sheet, e.g. colour of paper or transparency · CPC title

• H04N1/00779 Primary

  Adjusting settings, e.g. mode, feeding rate or type of paper · CPC title

• H04N1/00769

  Comparing, e.g. with threshold · CPC title

• H04N1/00413 Primary

  using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options (H04N1/00464 takes precedence) · CPC title