Image forming apparatus and image forming method

• US 7,149,007 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2002
• Issued: 12/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Nakaota, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Douglas Q.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Worku, Negussie
• Application Number:
  US10/254,877
• Publication Number:
  US 20040061907A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,538 Days
• Field of Search: 358/474, 358/1.15, 358/442, 358/440, 358/1.13, 358/1.9, 358/504, 382/165, 382/284, 382/282, 382/164, 382/275
• US Class Current: 358/474
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32037 Automation of particular transmitter jobs, e.g. multi-address calling, auto-dialing

Abstract

In the case of private scan, an entire control section saves, on a hard disk device, “setting information/data” for scan as a record, and reads, when necessary, “setting information/data” saved as a record on the hard disk device, thereby registering it as a template.

Claims

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

an image reading section which reads an image of a document;

a selecting section which selects one of general scan and user-limited scan when setting is performed for enabling the image reading section to read the document;

a designating section which designates a user name if the selecting section selects the user-limited scan, and designates a common user if the selecting section selects the general scan;

a setting section which sets information for enabling the image reading section to read the document;

a first saving section which stores, as a record, setting information set by the setting section, when the image reading section has read the image of the document on the basis of the setting information, the setting information being stored in units of user names designated by the designating section;

a second saving section which attaches an identification name to the setting information set by the setting section, and stores the setting information with the identification name in units of user names designated by the designating section, to enable the setting information to be reused;

a first control section which reads the setting information stored as a record on the first saving section under a user name designated by the designating section; and

a second control section which attaches an identification name to the setting information read by the first control section, and saves the setting information with the identification name on the second saving section in units of user names designated by the designating section, to enable the setting information to be reused.

2. The image fonning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first saving section is a predetermined area on a hard disk device.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first saving section attaches date and time information to the setting information to be stored as a record.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if a predetermined area on the hard disk device is full of data, the first saving section deletes oldest data from the setting information to store new data to be added to the setting information as a new record.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second saving section is a predetermined area on a hard disk device.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if the setting information with the identification name stored on the second saving section is reused, the first control section reads the setting information from the second saving section.

7. A method of forming an image using an image reading section configured to read an image of a document, comprising:

selecting one of general scan and user-limited scan when setting is performed for enabling the image reading section to read the document;

designating a user name if the user-limited scan is selected, and designating a common user if the general scan is selected;

setting information for enabling the image reading section to read the document if the user name is designated;

storing, as a record, setting information set by the setting, when the image reading section has read the image of the document on the basis of the setting information, the setting information being stored in units of designated user names;

attaching an identification name to the setting information, and registering the setting information with the identification name in units of designated user names, to enable the setting information to be reused;

reading the setting information stored as a record under a designated user name; and

attaching an identification name to the setting information read by the reading, and

registering the setting information with the identification name in units of designated user names, to enable the setting information to be reused.

8. The image forming method according to claim 7, wherein the step of storing, as a record, setting information set by the setting comprises saving the record onto a predetermined area on a hard disk device.

9. The image forming method according to claim 7, wherein the step of storing, as a record, setting information set by the setting comprises attaching date and time information to the setting information to be stored as a record.

10. The image forming method according to claim 7, wherein if a predetermined area on the hard disk device is full of data, the step of storing, as a record, setting information set by the setting comprises deleting oldest data from the setting information and adding new data to the setting information as a new record.

11. The image forming method according to claim 7, wherein the step of attaching an identification name to the setting information read by the reading comprises saving the identification name to the setting information onto a predetermined area on a hard disk device.

12. The image forming method according to claim 7, wherein if the setting information with the identification name is reused, the method comprises reading the setting information from a predetermined area on a hard disk device.

13. An image forming apparatus comprising:

image reading means which reads an image of a document;

selecting means which selects one of general scan and user-limited scan when setting is performed for enabling the image reading means to read the document;

designating means which designates a user name if the selecting means selects the user-limited scan, and designates a common user if the selecting means selects the general scan;

setting means which sets information for enabling the image reading means to read the document;

first saving means which stores, as a record, setting information set by the setting means, when the image reading means has read the image of the document on the basis of the setting information, the setting information being stored in units of user names designated by the designating means;

second saving means which attaches an identification name to the setting information set by the setting means, and stores the setting information with the identification name in units of user names designated by the designating means, to enable the setting information to be reused;

first control means which reads the setting information stored as a record on the first saving means under a user name designated by the designating means; and

second control means which attaches an identification name to the setting information read by the first control means, and saves the setting information with the identification name on the second saving means in units of user names designated by the designating means, to enable the setting information to be reused.

14. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the first saving means is a predetermined area on a hard disk device.

15. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the first saving means attaches date and time information to the setting information to be stored as a record.

16. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13, wherein if a predetermined area on the hard disk device is full of data, the first saving means deletes oldest data from the setting information to store new data to be added to the setting information as a new record.

17. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the second saving means is a predetermined area on a hard disk device.

18. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13, wherein if the setting information with the identification name stored on the second saving means is reused, the first control means reads the setting information from the second saving means.