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US 2015/0317112 A1Published application
Copying apparatus, copying system, control method thereof, and control program thereof
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNobuyuki Hirai
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Abstract
A PC registers in advance PC-assistant copying functions which can be provided by the printer driver for a MFP. The MFP presents, to the user, copying functions including the registered functions. Upon reception of a copy instruction, the MFP determines whether selected functions include a PC-assisted copying function. If the selected functions include a PC-assisted copying function, the MFP transmits, to the PC, scanned image data and a job ticket containing information representing the selected functions. Upon reception of the job ticket, the PC generates a print job for printing the image data on the basis of the job ticket, and transmits the print job to the MFP.
Claims16
1-22. (canceled)
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an obtainment unit configured to obtain data to be printed on a printing medium;
- a selection unit configured to select either one of a first processing comprising a function provided by only the image forming apparatus—or a second processing comprising a function provided by an external device different from the image forming apparatus;
- a creation unit configured to create image data to which a print setting has been reflected from the data to be printed when the first processing has been selected;
- a transmission unit configured to transmit the data to be printed to the external device when the second processing has been selected;
- a reception unit configured to receive image data to which a print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus from the external device, the image data to which the print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus having been created from the data to be printed transmitted by the transmission unit;
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- a print unit configured to print the received image data to which the print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus on a print medium,
- wherein the image data to which the print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus is created based on the data to be printed transmitted to the external device by the transmission unit, and is received from the external device by the reception unit.
5 more elements
An image forming method performed by an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining data to be printed on a printing medium;
- selecting either one of a first processing comprising a function provided by only the image forming apparatus or a second processing comprising a function provided by an external device different from the image forming apparatus;
- creating image data to which a print setting has been reflected from the data to be printed when the first processing has been selected;
- transmitting the data to be printed to the external device when the second processing has been selected;
- receiving image data to which a print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus from the external device, the image data to which the print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus having been created from the data to be printed transmitted in the transmitting;
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- printing the received image data to which the print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus on a print medium,
- wherein the image data to which the print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus is created based on the data to be printed transmitted to the external device by the transmission unit, and is received from the external device by the receiving step.
5 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing therein a program for causing a computer to perform an image forming method, the method comprising:
- obtaining data to be printed on a printing medium;
- selecting either one of a first processing comprising a function provided by only the image forming apparatus or a second processing comprising a function provided by an external device different from the image forming apparatus;
- creating image data to which a print setting has been reflected from the data to be printed when the first processing has been selected;
- transmitting the data to be printed to the external device when the second processing has been selected;
- receiving image data to which a print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus from the external device, the image data to which the print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus having been created from the data to be printed transmitted in the transmitting step;
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- printing the received image data to which the print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus on a print medium,
- wherein the image data to which the print setting has been reflected and which is interpretable by the image forming apparatus is created based on the data to be printed transmitted to the external device by the transmission unit, and is received from the external device by the receiving step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.