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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2019
Hiroki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication terminal communicates with an image forming apparatus to be moved on a medium to perform image formation. The communication terminal includes a display and circuitry configured to receive a notification from the image forming apparatus and to display a preview of an image to be formed by the image forming apparatus. The circuitry is further configured to distinguish, on the preview, one of a plurality of lines included in the image to be formed from a rest of the plurality of lines in accordance with a content of the notification and display operation aiding information for aiding an operation of the image forming apparatus in accordance with the content of the notification.