IP Library Granted Patent US 9,692,919
Granted Patent B2
US 9,692,919 · App. 15/214,542 · Granted Jun 27, 2017

Image forming apparatus, image editing method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for forming an image on a recording medium based on an image displayed on a display section

Inventors: Masanori Matsumoto (Sakai, JP); Takeshi Tani (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,692,919
App. No.
15/214,542
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a position detecting section detecting a position of contact with a display screen of a display section and forms an image on a recording medium based on a display image displayed on the display section. The display image includes an object image indicative of an object for an image formation and a medium image indicative of the recording medium, and the image forming apparatus selectively edits the object image or the medium image based on positions of two points detected by the position detecting section.

Claims (16)

1. An image forming apparatus that comprises a display section, and a position detecting section detecting a position of contact with a display screen of the display section, and that forms an image on a recording medium based on a display image displayed on the display section, wherein

the display image comprises:

an object image indicative of an object for an image formation; and

a medium image indicative of the recording medium,

wherein the image forming apparatus comprises an editing section that selectively performs edition of either the object image or the medium image based on positions of two points detected by the position detecting section.

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

the edition includes a change of only a size of the object image or only a size of the medium image.

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

the edition is performed based on a change in distance between the two points.

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

the editing section performs the edition based on a positional relationship between the two points.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a selection receiving section that receives selection of the object image, the medium image or both of the object image and the medium image based on a direction of a straight line connecting the two points.

6. An image processing method for processing a display image by using an image forming apparatus that comprises a display section, and a position detecting section detecting a position of contact with a display screen of the display section, and that forms an image on a recording medium based on the display image displayed on the display section, the method comprising the steps of:

a step of displaying an image comprising an object image indicative of an object for an image formation and a medium image indicative of the recording medium, and

a step of selectively performing edition of either the object image or the medium image based on positions of two points detected by the position detecting section.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2016
From: MATSUMOTO, MASANORI; TANI, TAKESHI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 039196/0588 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-170411 · Aug 3, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14575326 · Dec 18, 2014
Continuation 13565393 · Aug 2, 2012
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