Image-forming system and image-forming apparatus used in the image-forming system
First Claim
1. An image-forming apparatus capable of communicating with a terminal device which can provide an instruction for image formation to the image-forming apparatus,wherein the image-forming apparatus comprises:
- an image-forming unit;
a signal-transmitting unit, which transmits, to the terminal device, a request signal for requesting the transmission of a signal indicating a function that is available for the terminal device that has received the request signal;
a signal-receiving unit, which receives the signal that is transmitted by the terminal device as a response to the request signal and that indicates the function that is available for the terminal device;
a first storage unit for storing a starting condition of a preparing action for image formation in the image-forming unit;
a first determining unit for determining whether the starting condition of the preparing action stored in the first storage unit is satisfied at the time the signal-receiving unit receives the signal that is transmitted by the terminal device and the signal received indicating a function that is performable by the image-forming apparatus; and
an instruction unit for providing an instruction to start the preparing action for image formation in the image-forming unit when the first determining unit determines that the starting condition of the preparing action is satisfied.
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Abstract
An image-forming system includes an image-forming apparatus, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the image-forming apparatus. The terminal device comprises a signal-transmitting unit. The image-forming apparatus comprises an image-forming unit; a signal-receiving unit; a first storage unit for storing a starting condition of a preparing action for image formation in the image-forming unit; a first determining unit for determining whether the starting condition is satisfied at the time the signal-receiving unit receives the signal from the terminal device; and an instruction unit for providing an instruction to start the preparing action in the image-forming unit when the first determining unit determines that the starting condition is satisfied.
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12 Claims
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1. An image-forming apparatus capable of communicating with a terminal device which can provide an instruction for image formation to the image-forming apparatus,
wherein the image-forming apparatus comprises: -
an image-forming unit; a signal-transmitting unit, which transmits, to the terminal device, a request signal for requesting the transmission of a signal indicating a function that is available for the terminal device that has received the request signal; a signal-receiving unit, which receives the signal that is transmitted by the terminal device as a response to the request signal and that indicates the function that is available for the terminal device; a first storage unit for storing a starting condition of a preparing action for image formation in the image-forming unit; a first determining unit for determining whether the starting condition of the preparing action stored in the first storage unit is satisfied at the time the signal-receiving unit receives the signal that is transmitted by the terminal device and the signal received indicating a function that is performable by the image-forming apparatus; and an instruction unit for providing an instruction to start the preparing action for image formation in the image-forming unit when the first determining unit determines that the starting condition of the preparing action is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An image-forming apparatus capable of communicating with a terminal device which can provide an instruction for image formation to the image-forming apparatus,
wherein the image-forming apparatus comprises: -
an image-forming unit; a signal-receiving unit, which receives either one of two signals including a first query signal to require a function that the image-forming apparatus performs and a second query signal to require necessary information for performing a function that the image-forming apparatus performs, from the terminal device; a first storage unit for storing a stopping condition of a preparing action for image formation in the image-forming unit; a second storage unit for storing a changing condition for temporarily changing the stopping condition of the preparing action stored in the first storage unit; a first determining unit for determining whether the changing condition stored in the second storage unit is satisfied at the time the signal-receiving unit receives the signal that is transmitted by the terminal device; and a stopping-condition changing unit for changing the stopping condition of the preparing action stored in the first storage unit when the first determining unit determines that the changing condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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