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Image forming apparatus, information processing apparatus, and image forming system

US8395810B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2007
Grant dateMar 12, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1244
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image forming system includes an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a conversion information forming unit for creating object specifying information and object conversion information; a conversion information combining unit for creating combined print data; and a transmission unit for transmitting the combined print data to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a reception unit for receiving the combined print data; an information obtaining unit for obtaining the object specifying information and the object conversion information; a conversion unit for converting the combined print data to create converted print data according to the object specifying information and the object conversion information thus obtained; and a printing unit for performing a printing operation according to the converted print data.

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