US 8,949,715 B1Granted

Image processing apparatus, method and non-transitory computer readable medium capable of calculating time for displaying and printing thumbnail images

AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

InventorShingo Tajima

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Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a print controller, a calculation unit, a generation unit, and a display controller. The print controller makes print images for plural pages be printed. The calculation unit calculates, if a time required for display is longer than a time required for printing, a page interval at which display of a reduced image in synchronization with completion of printing of a print image is possible. The generation unit generates reduced images of print images for pages among the plural pages at the calculated page interval. The display controller makes a reduced image of a print image be displayed in synchronization with completion of printing of the print image. If a reduced image of a print image to be displayed in synchronization with completion of printing of the print image has not been generated, the display controller makes a reduced image generated last be displayed.

Claims5

Dependent claims

An image processing apparatus comprising:

a print controller that performs print control so as to make a print unit perform printing of print images for a plurality of pages generated from print data;
a calculation unit that calculates, in a case where a time required for display is longer than a time required for printing, the time required for printing being a time required for a print image for one page generated from the print data to be printed by the print unit, the time required for display being a time required for a reduced image of the print image for the one page to be generated and displayed, a page interval at which display of a reduced image in synchronization with completion of printing of a print image is possible;
a generation unit that generates reduced images of print images for pages among the plurality of pages at the page interval calculated by the calculation unit;
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a display controller that performs display control so as to make a display perform display of a reduced image of a print image in synchronization with completion of printing of the print image, wherein
the display controller makes, in a case where a reduced image of a print image to be displayed in synchronization with completion of printing of the print image has not been generated by the generation unit, a reduced image generated last be displayed in synchronization with completion of printing of the print image.

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Facts

Application: 14/277,971Filed 15 May 2014
Priority: JP 2013-21252910 Oct 2013
Granted: 3 Feb 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G06F 3/1208
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours,…
G06F 3/121
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: facilitating exception or error detection and recovery, e.g. fault, media or consumables depleted
G06F 3/1234
Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels: errors handling and recovery, e.g. reprinting
G06F 3/1256
Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client: user feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks