Image forming apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12229457-B2
Application number	US-202318514101-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2023
Priority date	Dec 23, 2022
Publication date	Feb 18, 2025
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device and circuitry. The circuitry acquires output information of printing from image information, acquires a setting condition related to a usable printing function, determines whether to correct the output information, based on the setting condition, corrects the output information, based on a determined result and the setting condition, receives an operation of requesting execution of printing from a user, and cause the image forming device to execute printing, based on the output information and a request from the user.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming device; and
circuitry configured to:
scan image information that is a code printed on a sheet;
acquire output information of printing from the image information;
acquire a setting condition related to a usable printing function;
determine whether to correct the output information, based on the setting condition;
correct the output information, based on a determined result and the setting condition;
receive an operation of requesting execution of printing from a user;
cause the image forming device to execute printing, based on the output information and a request from the user;
acquire privilege information related to a privilege of the user, the privilege allowing the user to use the printing function; and
determine whether to correct the output information by checking whether both the setting condition and the privilege information include the printing function included in the output information.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the image information includes information related to a storage location of a file to be printed, and
the circuitry is configured to acquire, as part of the output information, the information related to the storage location of the file from the image information.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the image information includes information related to a plurality of output patterns of printing, and
the circuitry is configured to:
acquire, as part of the output information, the information related to the plurality of output patterns from the image information;
cause a display to display a selection screen for selecting an output pattern among the plurality of output patterns;
receive an operation of selecting the output pattern among the plurality of output patterns from the user on the selection screen; and
cause the image forming device to execute printing, based on the output pattern selected by the user.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the image information includes information related to a printing function to be used in each of the plurality of output patterns.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the usable printing function includes a function of displaying information related to use of the usable printing function, and
the circuitry is configured to cause the display to display, for each of the plurality of output patterns, the information related to the use of the usable printing function.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the usable printing function is a function of a peripheral device connected to the image forming apparatus.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the output information includes information indicating a required setting for which correction of the output information is prohibited.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the circuitry is configured to:
in a case where the required setting is unavailable in the image forming apparatus, acquire an additional setting condition related to a printing function usable in another image forming apparatus;
determine whether the required setting is settable in said another image forming apparatus, based on the additional setting condition; and
cause apparatus information to be displayed in a notification screen for the user, the apparatus information being for identifying said another image forming apparatus in which the required setting is settable.

9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the apparatus information includes information related to an installed location of said another image forming apparatus in which the required setting is settable.

10. An information processing method comprising:
scanning image information that is a code printed on a sheet;
acquiring output information of printing from the image information;
acquiring a setting condition related to a usable printing function;
determining whether to correct the output information, based on the setting condition;
correcting the output information, based on a determined result in the determining and the setting condition;
receiving an operation of requesting execution of printing from a user;
executing printing, based on the output information and a request from the user;
acquiring privilege information related to a privilege of the user, the privilege allowing the user to use the printing function; and
determining whether to correct the output information by checking whether both the setting condition and the privilege information include the printing function included in the output information.

11. A non-transitory recording medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform the information processing method according to claim 10 .

12. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming device; and
circuitry configured to:
acquire output information of printing from image information;
acquire a setting condition related to a usable printing function;
determine whether to correct the output information, based on the setting condition;
correct the output information, based on a determined result and the setting condition;
receive an operation of requesting execution of printing from a user; and
cause the image forming device to execute printing, based on the output information and a request from the user,

wherein the output information includes information indicating a required setting for which correction of the output information is prohibited,
wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
in a case where the required setting is unavailable in the image forming apparatus, acquire an additional setting condition related to a printing function usable in another image forming apparatus;
determine whether the required setting is settable in said another image forming apparatus, based on the additional setting condition; and
cause apparatus information to be displayed in a notification screen for the user, the apparatus information being for identifying said another image forming apparatus in which the required setting is settable, and

wherein the apparatus information includes information related to an installed location of said another image forming apparatus in which the required setting is settable.

Assignees

• Sasaki Tohru
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sasaki Tohru

Classifications

• G06F3/1257

  by using pre-stored settings, e.g. job templates, presets, print styles · CPC title

• G06F3/1265

  Printing by reference, e.g. retrieving document/image data for a job from a source mentioned in the job · CPC title

• G06F3/1256 Primary

  User feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks · CPC title

• G06F3/1279

  Controller construction, e.g. aspects of the interface hardware · CPC title

• G06F3/1255

  Settings incompatibility, e.g. constraints, user requirements vs. device capabilities · CPC title