Image displaying system, image forming apparatus, job execution control method, and recording medium

An image forming apparatus connectable to a terminal device and an image displaying apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising:

• a job receiver operable to receive a job issued by the terminal device;
• an analyzer operable to conduct an analysis of the job received by the job receiver;
• an image forming unit operable, when the analysis shows that the received job is an image forming job, to form an image according to image data pertaining to the image forming job;
• and
• an image data transferrer operable, when the analysis shows that the received job is an image displaying job, to transfer image data pertaining to the image displaying job to the image displaying apparatus.

A job execution control method executed by an image forming apparatus that is connectable to a terminal device and an image displaying apparatus and that includes an image forming unit and an image data transferrer, the job execution control method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a job issued by the terminal device;
• analyzing the job received by the job receiver;
• forming, when the analysis shows that the received job is an image forming job, an image according to image data pertaining to the image forming job;
• and
• transferring, when the analysis shows that the received job is an image displaying job, image data pertaining to the image displaying job to the image displaying apparatus.

A computer readable recording medium recording thereon a job execution control program executed by an image forming apparatus that is connectable to a terminal device and an image displaying apparatus and that includes an image forming unit and an image data transferrer, the job execution control program causing a computer in the image forming apparatus to execute the steps of:

• receiving a job issued by the terminal device;
• analyzing the job received by the job receiver;
• forming, when the analysis shows that the received job is an image forming job, an image according to image data pertaining to the image forming job;
• and
• transferring, when the analysis shows that the received job is an image displaying job, image data pertaining to the image displaying job to the image displaying apparatus.

A computer readable recording medium recording thereon a printer driver executed by a terminal device included in an image displaying system, the system including the terminal device, an image forming apparatus and at least one image displaying apparatus, the printer driver causes a computer in the terminal device to execute:

• a first receiving process of receiving at least one of specification of an image forming job, and specification of an image displaying job;
• a second receiving process of receiving specification of image data used for display when the image displaying job is specified;
• a third receiving process of receiving specification of an image displaying apparatus that displays an image according to the specified image data;
• and
• a transmitting process of transmitting, to the image forming apparatus, the specified image data to which control information is added, the control information including information for identifying the specified image displaying apparatus and an instruction to display an image according to the specified image data.