IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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1. An image forming system comprising:
- a control device that communicates with an interactive electronic device that accepts a spoken instruction; and
a plurality of image forming apparatuses that communicate with the control device,each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses includinga first processor, anda first memory that accumulates a job,the control device including a second processor,the second processorobtaining information on jobs accumulated in the plurality of image forming apparatuses,receiving, when the interactive electronic device accepts an instruction from a user for a job accumulated in any of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, the instruction from the interactive electronic device,extracting, when there are a plurality of candidates for the job corresponding to the received instruction from the user, a feature of each of the plurality of candidates for the job based on the obtained information on the jobs,generating a question for identifying the job corresponding to the instruction from among the plurality of candidates for the job based on a difference in extracted feature, andtransmitting the generated question to the interactive electronic device.
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Abstract
An image forming system includes a control device and a plurality of image forming apparatuses. Each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses includes a first processor and a first memory that accumulates a job. The control device includes a second processor. The second processor obtains information on jobs accumulated in the plurality of image forming apparatuses, receives an instruction from the interactive electronic device, extracts, when there are a plurality of candidates for the job corresponding to the received instruction from the user, a feature of each of the plurality of candidates for the job based on the obtained information on the jobs, generates a question for identifying the job corresponding to the instruction from among the plurality of candidates for the job based on a difference in extracted feature, and transmits the generated question to the interactive electronic device.
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1. An image forming system comprising:
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a control device that communicates with an interactive electronic device that accepts a spoken instruction; and a plurality of image forming apparatuses that communicate with the control device, each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses including a first processor, and a first memory that accumulates a job, the control device including a second processor, the second processor obtaining information on jobs accumulated in the plurality of image forming apparatuses, receiving, when the interactive electronic device accepts an instruction from a user for a job accumulated in any of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, the instruction from the interactive electronic device, extracting, when there are a plurality of candidates for the job corresponding to the received instruction from the user, a feature of each of the plurality of candidates for the job based on the obtained information on the jobs, generating a question for identifying the job corresponding to the instruction from among the plurality of candidates for the job based on a difference in extracted feature, and transmitting the generated question to the interactive electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A control device comprising:
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an interface that communicates with an interactive electronic device that accepts a spoken instruction and with a plurality of image forming apparatuses; and a processor, the processor obtaining information on jobs accumulated in the plurality of image forming apparatuses, receiving, when the interactive electronic device accepts an instruction from a user for a job accumulated in any of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, the instruction from the interactive electronic device, extracting, when there are a plurality of candidates for the job corresponding to the received instruction from the user, a feature of each of the plurality of candidates for the job based on the obtained information on the jobs, generating a question for identifying the job corresponding to the instruction from among the plurality of candidates for the job based on a difference in extracted feature, and transmitting the generated question to the interactive electronic device.
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21. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a first processor, a first memory that accumulates a job; and an interface that communicates with a control device that communicates with an interactive electronic device that accepts a spoken instruction, the control device including a second processor, the second processor obtaining information on jobs accumulated in a plurality of image forming apparatuses, receiving from the interactive electronic device, an instruction from a user for a job accumulated in any of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, generating, when there are a plurality of candidates for the job corresponding to the instruction, a question for identifying the job corresponding to the instruction based on a difference in feature extracted from each of the plurality of candidates for the job based on the obtained information on the jobs, and transmitting the question to the interactive electronic device, the first processor transmitting to the control device, the information on the job accumulated in the first memory for the control device to extract the feature.
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22. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a first processor, and a first memory that accumulates a job, the first processor accepting a spoken instruction from a user for the job accumulated in the first memory, extracting, when a plurality of candidates for the job corresponding to the instruction are accumulated, a feature of each of the plurality of candidates for the job, generating a question for identifying the job corresponding to the instruction from among the plurality of candidates for the job based on a difference in extracted feature, outputting the generated question, identifying the job corresponding to the instruction based on an answer from the user to the question, and performing processing corresponding to the instruction onto the identified job.
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Current AssigneeKonica Minolta Inc.
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Original AssigneeKonica Minolta Inc.
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InventorsNAKAMURA, Teppei
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Application NumberUS16/663,765Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class CurrentCPC Class CodesG06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user o...G06F 3/1265 Printing by reference, e.g....G06F 3/1267 Job repository, e.g. non-sc...G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer de...G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, ...
