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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Takao Okamura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takao Okamura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/1885 (2013.01); G06K 15/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is configured to form and output a printed material obtained by printing image information on a printing medium. The image forming apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to acquire designation information for designating an output state of the image information; detect orientation in which the printed material is to be output, and form an output state image based on the detected orientation in which the printed material is to be output and the designation information, the output state image representing an output state of the printed material and being to be displayed on a display.