US 7,528,990 B2
Image-forming system with improved workability by displaying image finish and setting items in course of processing
Bin Lu, Tokyo (Japan); Tetsuya Muroi, Kanagwa-ken (Japan); Junichi Takami, Kanagawa-ken (Japan); Iwao Saeki, Kanagawa-ken (Japan); Tetsuya Sakayori, Tokyo (Japan); Yoshinaga Kato, Kanagawa-ken (Japan); and Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Tokyo (Japan)
Assigned to Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/153,911.
Claims priority of application No. 2004-178883 (JP), filed on Jun. 16, 2004; application No. 2004-247133 (JP), filed on Aug. 26, 2004; and application No. 2004-268846 (JP), filed on Sep. 15, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0181750 A1, Aug. 17, 2006
Int. Cl. H04N 1/40 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 358—1.9  [358/527] 44 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image-forming system configured to perform at least a first operation to input image data, a second operation to process said image data and form a print finish, and a third operation to display an expected image finish as a result of said first and said second operations, comprising:
a finish information generation unit configured to generate expected image finish information on completion of said first and said second operations;
an input setting screen information generation unit configured to generate input setting screen information for receiving a setting input by an operator based on said expected image finish information generated by said finish information generation unit;
a display unit configured to display on a display unit an expected image finish resulting from said expected image finish information and an input setting screen resulting from said input setting screen information generated by said input setting screen information generation unit; and
a setting unit configured to receive a variety of setting inputs including said setting input by the operator by way of said input setting screen displayed on said display unit,
wherein, on receiving said variety of setting inputs by said setting unit:
said finish information generation unit generates said expected image finish information based on said variety of setting inputs currently received,
said input setting screen information generation unit generates said input setting screen information based on said expected image finish information generated by said finish information generation unit,
said display unit displays said expected image finish resulting from said expected image finish information and said input setting screen resulting from said input setting screen information generated by said input setting screen information generation unit, and
said setting unit receives said variety of setting inputs including said setting input by the operator by way of said input setting screen displayed on said display unit.