IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20090249346A1
• Filed: 03/25/2009
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Harada, Toru, Watanabe, Hidehiko
• Application Number:
  US12/410,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20090249346A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/123 Software or firmware update, e.g. device firmware management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00344 with a management, maintenance, service or repair apparatus monitoring H04N1/00002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00421 using drop-down menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00427 using a menu list H04N1/00421, H04N1/00424, H04N1/00429 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00973 from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4406 Restricting access, e.g. according to user identity mechanisms actuated y cards, PIN or the like in apparatus for dispensing G07F7/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4433 to an apparatus, part of an apparatus or an apparatus function
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes: a job reception unit configured, in response to an execution request for a job, to receive a second program in which an insertion process for a first program that executes the job is described or to receive identification information of the second program; an application unit configured to apply the second program to the first program loaded in a memory; and a job execution unit configured to execute the job based on the first program to which the second program is applied.

Claims

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

a job reception unit configured, in response to an execution request for a job, to receive a second program in which an insertion process for a first program that executes the job is described or to receive identification information of the second program;

an application unit configured to apply the second program to the first program loaded in a memory; and

a job execution unit configured to execute the job based on the first program to which the second program is applied.

2. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, comprising:

a release unit configured to release application of the second program to the first program according to completion of the job.

3. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when another job is being executed based on the first program, the application unit waits for applying the second program until the other job completes.

4. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the job reception unit receives job data including the second program or the identification information of the second program from a computer connected via a network.

5. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, comprising:

a list displaying unit configured to receive list information of the second program from a computer connected via a network and to cause an operation panel to display the list information,

wherein the job reception unit receives the identification of the second program after the second program is selected from among the list information.

6. An information processing apparatus for requesting an image forming apparatus connected via a network to execute a job, comprising:

a setting screen displaying unit configured to display a screen for inputting settings for the job; and

a job data sending unit configured to send job data to the image forming apparatus, wherein the job data includes the settings input via the setting screen, and includes a second program in which an insertion process for a first program that executes the job in the image forming apparatus is described or identification information of the second program.

7. An information processing method performed in an image forming apparatus comprising:

in response to an execution request for a job, receiving a second program in which an insertion process for a first program that executes the job is described or receiving identification information of the second program;

applying the second program to the first program loaded in a memory; and

executing the job based on the first program to which the second program is applied.

8. The information processing method as claimed in claim 7, comprising:

releasing application of the second program to the first program according to completion of the job.

9. The information processing method as claimed in claim 7, wherein, when another job is being executed based on the first program, the image forming apparatus waits for applying the second program until the other job completes.

10. The information processing method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of receiving includes receiving job data including the second program or the identification information of the second program from a computer connected via a network.

11. The information processing method as claimed in claim 7, comprising:

receiving list information of the second program from a computer connected via a network in order to cause an operation panel to display the list information,

wherein the step of receiving the second program includes receiving the identification of the second program after the second program is selected from among the list information.