IP Library Granted Patent US 11,175,871
Granted Patent B2
US 11,175,871 · App. 16/554,809 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Image forming apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and image forming system for receipt of print data including print settings

Inventor: Asuka Kurosawa (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G06F3/1261G06F3/1204G06F3/1254G06F3/1258G06F3/1288
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Patent No.
US 11,175,871
App. No.
16/554,809
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives a print job in which setting information indicating print settings for printing print data is incorporated as part of the print data, and a control unit that performs printing according to the print settings indicated by the setting information incorporated in the print data of the print job.

Claims (30)

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

a processor programmed to

receive a print job including print data that indicates an image to be formed, setting information being incorporated as part of the image to be formed, the setting information indicating print settings for printing the print data; and

control printing according to the print settings indicated by the setting information incorporated in the print data of the print job.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the setting information is a matrix two-dimensional code.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the two-dimensional code is added to another page added to a document represented by the print data.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the processor is programmed to delete the other page after reading the setting information.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the processor is programmed to cause the print data to print after deleting the other page.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the setting information is added as an annotation to an existing page of a document represented by the print data.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein

the processor is programmed to delete the annotation after reading the setting information.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the processor is programmed to cause the print data to print after deleting the annotation.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process comprising:

receiving a print job including print data that indicates an image to be formed, setting information being incorporated as part of the image to be formed, the setting information indicating print settings for printing the print data, and

causing printing to be performed according to the print settings indicated by the setting information incorporated in the print data of the print job.

10. An image forming system comprising:

the image forming apparatus according claim 1 ;

a server that accepts a print job instructing functions that are more limited than functions executable by the image forming apparatus, and does not accept a print job instructing functions other than the limited functions; and

a user terminal that receives print settings for printing print data, and causes the server to accept a print job in which print settings for causing the image forming apparatus to execute functions other than the limited functions are incorporated as part of the print data.

11. An image forming apparatus comprising:

a processor programmed to

receive a print job including print data that indicates an image to be formed, setting information being incorporated as part of the image to be formed, the setting information indicating print settings for printing the print data; and

control printing of the print job according to the print settings indicated by the setting information incorporated in the print data of the print job without printing the setting information, wherein

the setting information is a matrix two-dimensional code.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: KUROSAWA, ASUKA
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050209/0346 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-049541 · Mar 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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