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US 6,724,492 B1Granted
Image forming apparatus capable of performing trial printing, and image forming system
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAkinori Iwase, Yoshiko Takeda, Kazuhiro Ogura, Takeshi Ogaki
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a receipt interface I/F, a hard disk, and a printer section. The receipt interface I/F receives pages of image data transmitted and a partial print request signal requesting that only a part of the image data be printed, both transmitted through a communication line. The hard disk stores both the image data and the partial print request signal. The printer section prints a part of the image data stored in the hard disk, in response to the partial print request signal that the receipt interface I/F has received.
Claims31
An image forming apparatus for performing a trial preceding print, comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a plurality of pages of image data transmitted through a communication line and receiving a trial preceding print request signal which requests printing only a portion of the plurality of pages of image data immediately without an additional instruction;
- first printing means for performing the trial preceding print by printing said portion of the plurality of pages of image data received immediately in response to the trial preceding print request signal, without the additional instruction;
- setting means for setting a desirable specification by operating a control panel after the trial preceding print;
- and
- second printing means for printing all of the plurality of pages of image data received by the receiving means, in the desirable specification set by the setting means.
2 more elements
An image forming system comprising:
- a plurality of data processing devices for transferring image data to be printed and a trial preceding print request signal which requests printing only a portion of a plurality of pages of image data immediately without an additional instruction;
- and
- a printer apparatus having:
- receiving means for receiving a plurality of pages of the image data and the trial preceding print request signal from the plurality of data processing devices through a communication line;
- first printing means for performing a trial preceding print by printing said portion of the plurality of pages of image data received immediately in response to the trial preceding print request signal, without the additional instruction;
- setting means for setting a desirable specification by operating a control panel after the trial preceding print;
- and
- second printing means for printing all of the plurality of pages of image data received by the receiving means, in the desirable specification set by the setting means.
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An image forming apparatus for performing a trial preceding print, comprising:
- a receiver that receives a plurality of pages of image data transmitted through a communication line and receives a trial preceding print request signal that requires printing only a portion of the plurality of pages of image data immediately without an additional instruction;
- a printer configured to perform a trial preceding print by printing said portion of the plurality of pages of image data received in response to the trial preceding print request signal, without the additional instruction;
- and
- a controller that sells a desired specification by operating a control panel after the trial preceding print,
- wherein the printer is further configured to print all the plurality of pages of image data received by the receiver, according to the desired specification set by the controller.
2 more elements
An image forming system comprising:
- a plurality of data processors that transfer image data to be printed and a trial preceding print request signal which requests printing only a portion of a plurality of pages of image data immediately without an additional instruction;
- and
- a printer apparatus having:
- a receiver that receives a plurality of pages of the image data and the trial preceding print request signal from the plurality of data processors devices through a communication line;
- a printer that performs a trial preceding print by printing said portion of the plurality of pages of image data received immediately in response to the trial preceding print request signal, without the additional instruction;
- and
- a controller that sets a desired specification by operation of a control panel after the trial preceding print;
- wherein the printer prints all of the plurality of pages of image data received by the receiver, according to the desired specification set by the controller.
5 more elements
An image forming apparatus for performing a trial preceding print, comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a trial preceding print request signal which requests printing a page of image data without an additional instruction;
- first printing means for performing a trial preceding print by printing the page of image data in response to the trial preceding print request signal without the additional instruction;
- setting means for setting a desirable specification by operating a control panel after the trial preceding print;
- and
- second printing means for printing the page of image data in the desirable specification set by the setting means.
2 more elements
An image forming system comprising:
- a trial preceding print request signal which requests printing a page of image data without an additional instruction;
- and
- a printer apparatus having:
- receiving means for receiving the page of image data and the trial preceding print request signal;
- first printing means for performing a trial preceding print by printing the page of image data received by the receiving means in response to the trial preceding print request signal without the additional instruction;
- setting means for setting a desirable specification by operating a control panel after the trial preceding print;
- and
- second printing means for printing the page of image data received by the receiving means in the desirable specification set by the setting means.
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A process for performing a trial preceding print in an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- receiving a trial preceding print request signal which requests printing a page of image data without an additional instruction;
- performing a trial preceding print by printing the page of image data in response to the trial preceding print request without the additional instruction;
- setting a desirable specification through a control panel after the trial preceding print;
- and
- printing the page of image data in the desirable specification.
2 more elements
An image forming apparatus for performing a trial preceding print, comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a trial preceding print request signal which requests printing a page of image data without an additional instruction;
- printing means for performing the trial preceding print by printing said page of image data received in response to the trial preceding print request signal, without the additional instruction;
- setting means for setting a desirable specification by operating a control panel after the trial preceding print;
- and
- said printing means, operative in response to a print command, for printing the page of image data received by the receiving means, in the desirable specification set by the setting means.
2 more elements
An image forming system comprising:
- a receiver that receives a page of image data and a trial preceding print request signal;
- a printer that performs a trial preceding print by printing the page of image data in response to the trial preceding print request signal without an additional instruction;
- and
- a controller that sets a desired specification by operation of a control panel after the trial preceding print;
- wherein the printer prints the page of image data according to the desired specification set by the controller.
2 more elements
An image forming system comprising:
- a trial preceding print request signal which requests printing a page of image data without an additional instruction;
- and
- a printer apparatus having:
- a receiver that receives the page of image data and the trial preceding print request signal;
- a printer that performs a trial preceding print by printing the page of image data received by the receiver in response to the trial preceding print request signal without the additional instruction;
- and
- a controller that sets a desirable specification through operation of a control panel after the trial preceding print,
- wherein the printer prints the page of image data received by the receiver in the desirable specification set by the controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.