Image processing system, image forming apparatus, and image processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016147483-A1
Application number	US-201514950462-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 24, 2015
Priority date	Nov 26, 2014
Publication date	May 26, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image processing system causes a display unit to display, as an image, display information received from an external device and causes a print unit to print the displayed image. The image processing system includes a storage configured to store print setting information that defines print conditions to be applied when performing printing on a recording medium; a changer configured to change content of the display information according to the print setting information stored in the storage; and a generator configured to generate a print image to be fed to the print unit, using the changed display information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image processing system for causing a display unit to display, as an image, display information received from an external device and causing a print unit to print the displayed image, the image processing system comprising:
a storage configured to store print setting information that defines print conditions to be applied when performing printing on a recording medium; a changer configured to change content of the display information according to the print setting information stored in the storage; and a generator configured to generate a print image to be fed to the print unit, using the changed display information.

2 . The image processing system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the storage stores a plurality of pieces of the print setting information, and the changer changes the content of the display information according to a piece of the print setting information selected by a user among the plurality of pieces of the print setting information.

3 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the storage stores a plurality of pieces of the print setting information, and the image processing system further comprises a selection unit configured to select one piece of the print setting information among the plurality of pieces of the print setting information stored in the storage depending on designation of the recording medium.

4 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the storage stores a plurality of pieces of the print setting information, and the image processing system further comprises a selection unit configured to select one piece of the print setting information among the plurality of pieces of the print setting information stored in the storage depending on the content of the display information.

5 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the print setting information contains information about at least size of the image, position of the image, and presence or absence of an additional image to be displayed as being overlaid on the image.

6 . The image processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising an acquirer configured to submit a request for the display information to the external device and acquire the display information from the external device.

7 . An image forming apparatus comprising:
the image processing system according to claim 1 ; and the print unit configured to perform printing in accordance with the print image fed from the image processing system.

8 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the image forming apparatus changes the print setting information depending on localization information for the image forming apparatus.

9 . A method for causing a display unit to display, as an image, display information received from an external device and causing a print unit to print the displayed image, the method comprising:
changing content of the display information stored in a storage according to print setting information that defines print conditions to be applied when performing printing on a recording medium; and generating a print image to be fed to the print unit, using the changed display information.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein
the storage stores a plurality of pieces of the print setting information, and the changing includes changing the content of the display information according to a piece of the print setting information selected by a user among the plurality of pieces of the print setting information.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein
the storage stores a plurality of pieces of the print setting information, and the method further comprises selecting one piece of the print setting information among the plurality of pieces of the print setting information stored in the storage depending on designation of the recording medium.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein
the storage stores a plurality of pieces of the print setting information, and the method further comprises selecting one piece of the print setting information among the plurality of pieces of the print setting information stored in the storage depending on the content of the display information.

13 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the print setting information contains information about at least size of the image, position of the image, and presence or absence of an additional image to be displayed as being overlaid on the image.

14 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
submitting a request for the display information to the external device; and acquiring the display information from the external device.

Assignees

• Nakamura Mitsuo
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakamura Mitsuo

Classifications

• G06F3/1259

  Print job monitoring, e.g. job status · CPC title

• H04N1/00464

  using browsers, i.e. interfaces based on mark-up languages · CPC title

• G06F3/1204 Primary

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• G06F3/1254

  Automatic configuration, e.g. by driver · CPC title