Image forming apparatus, setting system therefor, setting method, and computer-readable recording medium having program stored thereon
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKumiko Ogino
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a worker selects one of destination places displayed on a screen of a display by means of an operator. Information regarding the selected destination place is sent to a setting processor of a controller. The setting processor of the controller acquires, from among pieces of setting information stored in a storage, the setting information according to the selected destination place information. The setting processor of the controller then performs setting processing for an image forming apparatus, in accordance with the setting information acquired.
Claims5
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory,
- wherein the memory stores instructions that cause the processor to:
- acquire destination place information regarding a destination place of installation;
- store respective pieces of information including setting information regarding a setting according to the destination place in the memory;
- acquire the setting information from the memory, based on the destination place information acquired;
- implement the setting based on the setting information acquired;
- acquire positional information of the image forming apparatus;
- store map information in the memory,
- identify, from the map information stored in the memory, an installation site of the image forming apparatus corresponding to the positional information acquired, and
- apply the installation site as the destination place information.
A setting system comprising an image forming apparatus and a terminal device connected to the image forming apparatus, the setting system making a setting for the image forming apparatus,
- the terminal device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory,
- wherein the memory of the terminal device stores instructions that cause the processor of the terminal device to:
- acquire destination place information regarding a destination place where the image forming apparatus is to be installed;
- store respective pieces of information including setting information regarding the setting according to the destination place in the memory;
- acquire the setting information from the memory, based on the destination place information acquired;
- and
- the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory,
- wherein the memory of the image forming apparatus stores an instruction that cause the processor of the image forming apparatus to:
- implement the setting based on the setting information acquired.
A setting method for an image forming apparatus, the setting method being usable for making a setting for the image forming apparatus, and comprising:
- storing respective pieces of information including setting information regarding the setting according to the destination place and map information;
- acquiring positional information of the image forming apparatus;
- acquiring destination place information regarding a destination place where the image forming apparatus is to be installed by identifying, from the map information, an installation site of the image forming apparatus corresponding to the positional information acquired;
- acquiring the setting information on a basis of the destination place information acquired;
- and
- performing setting processing to implement the setting based on the setting information acquired.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.