IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM

• US 20190317714A1
• Filed: 03/14/2019
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: FUKUI, Takeshi, TAJIMA, Shingo
• Granted Patent: US 11,294,611 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2206/1514 Sub-job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1253 Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1274 Deleting of print job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1294 Status or feedback related to information exchange

Abstract

An image forming system includes an acquisition unit that acquires setting information indicating an execution condition which is set to execute printing from printing instruction information for giving an instruction for execution of the printing, a first designation unit that designates an execution condition which is different from the execution condition related to the setting information acquired from the printing instruction information as an exception for plural specific page images included in the printing instruction information, and a second designation unit that repeatedly designates the exception designated by the first designation unit every number of pages of the plural specific page images for plural page images other than the plural specific page images.

Claims

1. An image forming system comprising:

an acquisition unit that acquires setting information indicating an execution condition which is set to execute printing from printing instruction information for giving an instruction for execution of the printing;

a first designation unit that designates an execution condition which is different from the execution condition related to the setting information acquired from the printing instruction information as an exception for a plurality of specific page images included in the printing instruction information; and

a second designation unit that repeatedly designates the exception designated by the first designation unit every number of pages of the plurality of specific page images for a plurality of page images other than the plurality of specific page images.

2. The image forming system according to claim 1,

wherein the first designation unit designates the exception for the specific page images with respect to an attribute of a printing medium.

3. The image forming system according to claim 1,

wherein the first designation unit designates that the specific page images are not printed as the exception for the specific page images.

4. The image forming system according to claim 2,

wherein the first designation unit designates that the specific page images are not printed as the exception for the specific page images.

5. The image forming system according to claim 1,

wherein the first designation unit designates the exception for the specific page images with respect to a discharge destination to which the printing medium on which each of the specific page images is printed is discharged.

6. The image forming system according to claim 2,

wherein the first designation unit designates the exception for the specific page images with respect to a discharge destination which discharges the printing medium on which each of the specific page images is printed.

7. The image forming system according to claim 3,

wherein the first designation unit designates the exception for the specific page images with respect to a discharge destination which discharges the printing medium on which each of the specific page images is printed.

8. The image forming system according to claim 4,

wherein the first designation unit designates the exception for the specific page images with respect to a discharge destination which discharges the printing medium on which each of the specific page images is printed.

9. The image forming system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display control unit that arranges and displays a plurality of small images corresponding to each page image on the basis of the setting information.

10. The image forming system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a display control unit that arranges and displays a plurality of small images corresponding to each page image on the basis of the setting information.

11. The image forming system according to claim 9,

wherein the display control unit performs control such that image information indicating that the exception is designated is assigned to the small images corresponding to a page image for which the exception is designated by the first designation unit or the second designation unit so as to be displayed.

12. The image forming system according to claim 11,

wherein, in a case where the image information assigned to the small images corresponding to a page image for which the exception is designated by the first designation unit is set to first image information, and the image information assigned to the small images corresponding to page images for which the exception is repeatedly designated by the second designation unit is set to second image information, the display control unit performs control such that the first image information and the second image information are displayed in different aspects.

13. The image forming system according to claim 9,

wherein the display control unit performs control such that a range of page images for which the exception is designated by the first designation unit is displayed in an identifiable manner.

14. The image forming system according to claim 9,

wherein, in a case where the exception is repeatedly designated by the second designation unit, the display control unit performs control such that an identification image indicating a boundary between ranges of page images for which the exception is repeatedly designated is further displayed.

15. The image forming system according to claim 9,

wherein the display control unit performs control such that, when the plurality of small images are moved vertically, display positions at which the small images corresponding to a page image for which the exception is designated by the first designation unit are displayed are fixed, and the small images corresponding to other page images are moved and displayed.

16. The image forming system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a warning unit that issues a warning when the exception designated by the first designation unit and the exception repeatedly designated by the second designation unit are duplicated.

17. The image forming system according to claim 1,

wherein the second designation unit designates a start page where repetition of the exception is started.

18. The image forming system according to claim 17,

wherein the second designation unit designates an end page where the repetition of the exception is ended.

19. An image forming system comprising:

an acquisition unit that acquires setting information indicating an execution condition which is set to execute variable printing from printing instruction information for giving an instruction for execution of a single piece of the variable printing which is configured by repeatedly using predetermined form information for a series of printing data;

a first designation unit that designates an execution condition which is different from the execution condition related to the setting information acquired from the printing instruction information as an exception for a specific page image included in the printing instruction information; and

a second designation unit that repeatedly designates a designation range of the exception designated by the first designation unit for a plurality of page images other than the specific page image.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to function as:

an acquisition unit that acquires setting information indicating an execution condition which is set to execute printing from printing instruction information for giving an instruction for execution of the printing;

a first designation unit that designates an execution condition which is different from the execution condition related to the setting information acquired from the printing instruction information as an exception for a plurality of specific page images included in the printing instruction information; and

a second designation unit that repeatedly designates the exception designated by the first designation unit every number of pages of the plurality of specific page images for a plurality of page images other than the plurality of specific page images.