Print speed setting system capable of changing print speed of image forming apparatus incapable of communicating via network, image forming apparatus, and print speed setting method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025238179-A1
Application number	US-202519019997-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 14, 2025
Priority date	Jan 23, 2024
Publication date	Jul 24, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A print speed setting system includes an information processing system and an image forming apparatus capable of varying a print speed. The information processing system generates key data based on unique information unique to the image forming apparatus and a designated print speed of the image forming apparatus, and outputs the generated key data. The image forming apparatus acquires the key data input by a user operation, specifies the designated print speed based on the acquired key data and the unique information of the image forming apparatus, and sets a print speed of the image forming apparatus to the specified designated print speed.

First claim

1 . A print speed setting system, comprising:
an information processing system; and an image forming apparatus capable of varying a print speed, wherein the information processing system includes a generation processing portion which generates key data based on unique information unique to the image forming apparatus and a designated print speed of the image forming apparatus, and an output processing portion which outputs the key data generated by the generation processing portion, and the image forming apparatus includes an acquisition processing portion which acquires the key data input by a user operation to the image forming apparatus, a specification processing portion which specifies the designated print speed based on the key data acquired by the acquisition processing portion and the unique information of the image forming apparatus, and a setting processing portion which sets a print speed of the image forming apparatus to the designated print speed specified by the specification processing portion.

2 . The print speed setting system according to claim 1 , wherein
the acquisition processing portion acquires the key data input by the user operation performed in an input screen used for inputting the key data.

3 . The print speed setting system according to claim 1 , wherein
the information processing system includes a first connection portion to which a storage device is connected, the output processing portion stores the key data in the storage device connected to the first connection portion, the image forming apparatus includes a second connection portion to which the storage device is connected, and the acquisition processing portion acquires the key data from the storage device connected to the second connection portion.

4 . The print speed setting system according to claim 3 , wherein
the specification processing portion executes specification processing for specifying the designated print speed for each piece of the key data acquired from the storage device connected to the second connection portion, and the image forming apparatus includes a shut-off processing portion which shuts off a power supply of the image forming apparatus when a number of failed times of the specification processing reaches a predetermined upper limit number of times.

5 . The print speed setting system according to claim 1 , wherein
the setting processing portion irrevocably sets the print speed of the image forming apparatus to the designated print speed specified by the specification processing portion.

6 . An image forming apparatus capable of varying a print speed, comprising:
an acquisition processing portion which acquires key data that is based on unique information unique to the image forming apparatus and a designated print speed of the image forming apparatus, the key data being input by a user operation to the image forming apparatus, a specification processing portion which specifies the designated print speed based on the key data acquired by the acquisition processing portion and the unique information of the image forming apparatus, and a setting processing portion which sets a print speed of the image forming apparatus to the designated print speed specified by the specification processing portion.

7 . A print speed setting method executed in a print speed setting system including an information processing system and an image forming apparatus capable of varying a print speed, the print speed setting method comprising:
in the information processing system, a generation step of generating key data based on unique information unique to the image forming apparatus and a designated print speed of the image forming apparatus; and an output step of outputting the key data generated in the generation step, and in the image forming apparatus, an acquisition step of acquiring the key data input by a user operation to the image forming apparatus; a specification step of specifying the designated print speed based on the key data acquired in the acquisition step and the unique information of the image forming apparatus; and a setting step of setting a print speed of the image forming apparatus to the designated print speed specified in the specification step.

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Tazuke Koichiro
• Utsumi Daisuke
• Oya Hiromi

Classifications

• G06F3/1257

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

• G06F3/1239

  Restricting the usage of resources, e.g. usage or user levels, credit limit, consumables, special fonts · CPC title

• G06F3/121

  Facilitating exception or error detection and recovery, e.g. fault, media or consumables depleted · CPC title

• G06F3/1203

  Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management · CPC title

• G06F3/1292

  Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing · CPC title