# US 2014/0192380 A1 · Image forming apparatus

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- Number: US 2014/0192380 A1
- Document ID: US20140192380A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/147,627
- Filed: 2014-01-06
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-10
- Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Masaki TAWADA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192380A1

## CPC

- G06F 3/122: {with regard to computing resources, e.g. memory, CPU}
- G06F 3/1236: {Connection management}
- G06F 3/1271: {Job submission at the printing node, e.g. creating a job from a data stored locally or remotely (G06F3/1238 takes precedence)}
- G06F 3/1285: {Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server}
- H04N 1/00445: {arranged in a one dimensional array}
- H04N 1/32101: {Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title}
- G06F 3/1212: {achieving reduced delay between job submission and print start}
- H04N 2201/0094: Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
- H04N 2201/325: Modified version of the image, e.g. part of the image, image reduced in size or resolution, thumbnail or screennail
- H04N 2201/3273: Display
- H04N 2201/3274: Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

The image forming apparatus includes an image processing portion for creating image data of a document read by an image reading portion and a communication portion for transmitting the created image data to a server or cloud, and obtains the image data saved in the server or the like to perform required processing, in which a reduced image generating portion for creating reduced image data based on the created image data, a main storage portion for linking the reduced image data and a saving destination of the data serving as original thereof for storage, and a display portion for displaying an operation screen are included, and the reduced image data stored in the main storage portion is displayed on the display portion to select image data for which the required processing is performed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An image forming apparatus which includes a reading portion for reading a document, an image processing portion for creating image data of the read document, and a communication portion for transmitting the created image data to an external storage device connected through a network for saving, and obtains the image data saved in the external storage device in response to a user operation to perform required processing, wherein
a reduced image generating portion for creating reduced image data based on the created image data,
a storage portion for linking the reduced image data with at least a saving destination of the image data serving as original of the reduced image data for storage, and
a display portion for displaying an operation screen are included, and
the reduced image data stored in the storage portion is displayed on the display portion to select image data for which the required processing is performed.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the required processing is printing processing.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the required processing is edit processing.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
the reduced image processing portion creates reduced image data based on image data for which the edit processing is performed,
the communication portion transmits the image data for which the edit processing is performed to the external storage device for saving, and
the reduced image storage portion links the reduced image data which is created and a saving destination of the image data for which the edit processing is performed serving as original of the reduced image data for storage.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
whether or not to overwrite is selectable when the image data for which the edit processing is performed and reduced image data thereof are saved and stored.