Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and computer program product

• US 8,086,961 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2007
• Issued: 12/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Saeki, Iwao, Sakayori, Tetsuya, Takami, Junichi, Yano, Takashi, Shida, Haruo, Sakuramata, Yoshifumi, Nagahara, Takanori, Mano, Hiroko
• Primary Examiner(s): RIES, LAURIE ANNE
• Application Number:
  US11/987,500
• Publication Number:
  US 20080134027A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,488 Days
• Field of Search: 715/273, 715/274, 715/277, 715/247
• US Class Current: 715/274
• 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 3/1208 resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1256 User feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1257 by using pre-stored settings, e.g. job templates, presets, print styles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/13 Digital output to plotter ; Cooperation and interconnection of the plotter with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/363 Graphics controllers

Abstract

A preview creating unit creates a plurality of previews of an image corresponding to a plurality of preset values each indicating processing to be applied to the image. A display unit displays the previews in a selectable manner, and, upon receiving a signal indicating a preview selected from the previews displayed thereon, displays the selected preview. The preview creating unit updates, upon receiving input of setting for the selected preview, the selected preview based on the setting to create a new preview. The display unit displays the new preview.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

a first preview creating unit that creates a plurality of first previews of an image corresponding to a plurality of preset values each indicating one or more layout or finishing processes to be applied to the image;

a first displaying unit that displays the first previews in a selectable manner on a display screen;

a second displaying unit that displays, upon receiving a signal indicating a preview selected from the first previews, selected preview on the display screen;

a second preview creating unit that updates, upon receiving input of setting for the selected preview, the selected preview based on the setting to create a second preview; and

a third displaying unit that displays the second preview on the display screen.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first displaying unit displays the first previews in order in which the preset values have been set.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first displaying unit displays the first previews in order of number of times the preset values have been selected.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first displaying unit displays the first previews arranged according to an attribute value of the image.

5. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

an input unit that receives input of an image;

a first preview creating unit that creates a plurality of first previews of the image corresponding to a plurality of preset values each indicating one or more layout or finishing processes to be applied to the image;

a first displaying unit that displays the first previews in a selectable manner on a display screen;

a second displaying unit that displays, upon receiving a signal indicating a preview selected from the first previews, selected preview on the display screen;

a second preview creating unit that updates, upon receiving input of setting for the selected preview, the selected preview based on the setting to create a second preview;

a third displaying unit that displays the second preview on the display screen; and

a printing unit that prints the image based on the second preview.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first displaying unit displays the first previews in order in which the preset values have been set.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first displaying unit displays the first previews in order of number of times the preset values have been selected.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first displaying unit displays the first previews arranged according to an attribute value of the image.

9. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable program codes embodied in the medium that, when executed, causes a computer to execute:

creating a plurality of first previews of an image corresponding to a plurality of preset values each indicating one or more layout or finishing processes to be applied to the image;

first displaying the first previews in a selectable manner;

second displaying, upon receipt of a signal indicating a preview selected from the first previews, selected preview;

updating, upon receipt of input of setting for the selected preview, the selected preview based on the setting to create a second preview; and

third displaying the second preview.

10. The computer program product according to claim 9, wherein the first displaying includes displaying the first previews in order in which the preset values have been set.

11. The computer program product according to claim 9, wherein the first displaying includes displaying the first previews in order of number of times the preset values have been selected.

12. The computer program product according to claim 9, wherein the first displaying includes displaying the first previews arranged according to an attribute value of the image.

13. The computer program product according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of preset values are values for setting one or more of duplex/simplex printing, multiple pages per sheet printing, and margin adjustment.

14. The computer program product according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of preset values are values for setting one or more of sorting, stapling, and punching.