Controlling a configuration of an image forming apparatus

• US 7,952,744 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2010
• Issued: 05/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Kanghoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia; Gabriel I
• Application Number:
  US12/768,026
• Publication Number:
  US 20100208302A1
• Time in Patent Office: 399 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.1, 358/1.8, 358/1.9, 358/1.12, 358/1.13, 358/1.14, 358/1.15, 358/1.18, 358/400, 709/201, 709/217, 709/220
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• 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 3/1253 Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1255 Settings incompatibility, e.g. constraints, user requirements vs. device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1287 via internet
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/00 Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data , e.g. computer output printersprinting or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 2215/0011 characterised by a particular command or data flow, e.g. Page Description Language, configuration commands

Abstract

A method and system for printing documents based on Java commands. A Java printer receives page layout requests and converts the requests into a rasterized image which is transferred to a recording medium. Page layout can be interactively modified. The Java printer also monitors print requests and is configurable using a World Wide Web interface.

Claims

1. An image forming device, comprising:

a memory configured to store identification data;

an interface configured to send an authentication interface to a computer, wherein the authentication interface is a Web page;

the interface configured to receive authentication data from the computer;

a processor configured to perform authentication based on the stored identification data and the authentication data received from the computer;

the interface configured to send a control interface to the computer based on the result of the authentication;

the interface configured to receive, from the computer, a printer control parameter; and

the processor configured to update a control memory of the image forming device based on the printer control parameter.

2. The image forming device of claim 1, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to a paper size.

3. The image forming device of claim 1, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to tray selection.

4. The image forming device of claim 1, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to an image type.

5. The image forming device of claim 1, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to a language used in an interface transmitted from the image forming device to the computer.

6. A method of managing a configuration of an image forming device, the method comprising:

storing, by a memory of the image forming device, identification data;

sending, by an interface of the image forming device, an authentication interface to a computer, wherein the authentication interface is a Web page;

receiving, by the interface of the image forming device, authentication data from the computer;

performing, by a processor of the image forming device, authentication based on the stored identification data and the authentication data received from the computer;

sending, by the interface of the image forming device, a control interface to the computer based on the result of the authentication;

receiving, by the interface of the image forming device from the computer, a printer control parameter; and

updating, by the processor of the image forming device, a control memory of the image forming device based on the printer control parameter.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to a paper size.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to tray selection.

9. The method claim 6, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to an image type.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to a language used in an interface transmitted from the image forming device to the computer.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program instructions, which when executed by an image forming device, cause the image forming device to perform a method of managing a configuration of the image forming device, the method comprising:

storing identification data;

sending an authentication interface to a computer, wherein the authentication interface is a Web page;

receiving authentication data from the computer;

performing authentication based on the stored identification data and the authentication data received from the computer;

sending a control interface to the computer based on the result of the authentication;

receiving a printer control parameter from the computer; and

updating a control memory of the image forming device based on the printer control parameter.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to a paper size.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to tray selection.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to an image type.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the printer control parameter corresponds to a language used in an interface transmitted from the image forming device to the computer.