Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Makoto Anno

Yuuki Maeda

Kosuke Tsujita

Takaaki Yano

Hiroyuki Toriyabe

Satoshi Yoshida

Masanori Matsuzaki

Ryo Fujita

Hiroyuki Takahashi

Hirotomo Tanaka

Masamichi Akashi

Shou Kikuchi

Masayuki Sakura

Toshihiko Iida

Osamu Hosoda

An image forming apparatus is capable of receiving, from an image control apparatus capable of performing raster image processor (RIP) processing upon data, a print job and executing the received print job. The image forming apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a print job, an acquisition unit configured to acquire unique information of the image control apparatus from the image control apparatus, and a controller configured to set, for a function of storing the received print job in the storage unit without executing the received print job until a print instruction is received, exception conditions for not storing the received print job. In response to acquisition of the unique information of the image control apparatus, the controller automatically sets the exception conditions based on the unique information.

Image forming apparatus and method of controlling image forming apparatus

A printing system provides an efficient operation process by automating work for producing a print product that meets quality terms requested by a customer with an information format for transferring quality terms or a quality report. A control method for an information processing apparatus includes receiving order data including quality request data from an order receiving system, interpreting the received quality request data, generating a job containing information that is used for quality adjustment to be performed by a production system, based on the interpreted quality request data, and sending the job to the production system. The job containing quality request data in a data format that is same as a data format of the received quality request data is generated.

Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, and storage medium

An image control apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus through a network includes one or more controllers having one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more controllers are configured to receive, through a network, a shutdown instruction issued to the image forming apparatus, and determine whether the image forming apparatus is connected to a second network other than a first network through which the image forming apparatus is connected to the image control apparatus. When the one or more controllers determine that the image forming apparatus is connected to the second network other than the first network, the one or more controllers do not issue the shutdown instruction to the image forming apparatus even when the one or more controllers receive the shutdown instruction through the network.

Image control apparatus receiving shutdown instruction and method for controlling the same

The present information processing apparatus externally receives print data and a print quality criterion as a print job, analyzes the received print data, and extracts an object for which a print quality criterion can be designated. The information processing apparatus also analyzes the received print quality criterion and, based on a result of the analysis, determines whether or not a print quality criterion corresponding to the extracted object is designated in the received print quality criterion. The information processing apparatus also performs a predetermined notification if a print quality criterion corresponding to at least one extracted object is not designated in the received print quality criterion as a result of the determination.

Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus includes at least one memory that stores instructions, and at least one processor that causes, by performing the instructions, the information processing apparatus to receive, via a network from an order-receiving system, received-order data including quality request data, interpret the received quality request data, generate a job including information used in quality adjustment to be performed by a production system, based on the interpretation result, and enter the job into the production system. The job including quality request data of a data format is generated, where the data format is different from a data format of the received quality request data and is according to the production system.

Information processing apparatus, controlling method for information processing apparatus, and computer program for transmiting quality request data and quality reports to produce print data that satisfy quality requirements of user

An information processing system performs processing of a print job including a quality requirement of a quality verification of a print product and inputs verification result data created in a verifier, searches a correspondence table corresponding to the verifier that created the verification result data in which each parameter of a description document and an element of the input verification result data are associated, and using the searched correspondence table, converts a value of each element of the input verification result data to a value of a corresponding parameter of the description document. A description document of the predetermined format including the converted value of each parameter is generated.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus includes at least one processor that causes the information processing apparatus to receive image data and quality request data from an order system, transmit the image data to a production system, and receive a measurement result obtained by the production system about a measurement item specified by the quality request data from among items that are able to be notified by quality data. In addition, the quality data including the measurement result about the measurement item specified by the quality request data based on the measurement result is generated, and the quality data is transmitted to the order system.

Information processing apparatus, controlling method for information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable memory that stores a computer-executable program for the controlling method

There is provided a method for notifying an operator of necessity of implementation of an inspection to be manually performed by the operator. A method for controlling a job processing system that causes a job processing apparatus to execute a job, the method includes receiving required quality data, and notifying, based on the required quality data received in the receiving, a user that an output product output by executing the job needs to be inspected by an inspection apparatus.

Job processing system, method for controlling the same, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus that transmits print data and a print quality requirement to a control system that controls a printing apparatus to output a printed product satisfying required print quality, includes a reception unit configured to receive print data, a display control unit configured to display, on a display unit, a user interface that prompts a user to select a setting of print quality of the print data from among predetermined options, a generation unit configured to generate quality requirement data suitable for an option selected via the user interface, and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the control system, the print data received by the reception unit and the quality requirement data generated by the generation unit, wherein the quality requirement data includes at least information indicating an acceptable range of a color difference between a standard color value and a colorimetric value of the printed product.

Information processing apparatus that generates quality requirement data based on an acceptable difference between a standard color value and color value to be obtained

An information processing apparatus, capable of being connected to an image processing apparatus including an image forming unit, includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a judgment result as to whether a colorimetric value obtained as a result of measuring a color of a chart image formed by the image forming unit satisfies a predetermined criterion in terms of a difference between the colorimetric value and a target value, a notification unit configured to notify the image processing apparatus that the judgment result acquired by the acquisition unit does not satisfy the criterion, and an instruction unit configured to, before the notification unit issues the notification to the image processing apparatus, instruct the image processing apparatus to execute an adjustment process.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

A control apparatus includes a display unit, a storing unit, a determining unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a job. The storing unit stores attribute information about a sheet to be accommodated in a sheet holding unit. The determining unit determines whether attribute information about a sheet to be used in the job corresponds to attribute information about the sheet stored in the storing unit. The control unit controls the determining unit, wherein, after determination processing by the determining unit has been completed. the control unit controls the determining unit to further perform determination processing in response to a change of the attribute information about the sheet stored in the storing unit, or in response to a change of the attribute information about the sheet to be used in the job.

Control apparatus and storage medium

A control apparatus includes a display unit, a storing unit, a determining unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a job. The storing unit stores attribute information about a sheet to be accommodated in a sheet holding unit. The determining unit determines whether attribute information about a sheet to be used in the job corresponds to attribute information about the sheet stored in the storing unit. The control unit controls the determining unit, wherein, after determination processing by the determining unit has been completed. The control unit controls the determining unit to further perform determination processing in response to a change of the attribute information about the sheet stored in the storing unit, or in response to a change of the attribute information about the sheet to be used in the job.

A printing system includes a printing control apparatus and a printing apparatus. The printing control apparatus stores, in association with a sheet holding unit of the printing apparatus, a combination of stored first attribute information about a sheet and stored second attribute information about the sheet. The printing control apparatus receives, from the printing apparatus, first attribute information about a sheet to be used in a job. Based on the received first attribute information about the sheet received from the printing apparatus, the printing control apparatus obtains the stored second attribute information and sends the obtained second attribute information to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus sets the received second attribute information as attribute information about a sheet to be stored in the sheet holding unit. The printing apparatus notifies a user about the sheet holding unit to which the second attribute information is set.

Printing system with printing apparatus and printing control apparatus for registering and managing sheet holding units based on sheet attributes

There is provided a printing apparatus in which when paper information is set for a paper holding unit, it can be determined whether to set paper information already stored in a paper brand database or generate new paper information and set the newly generated paper information for the paper holding unit.

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Makoto Anno