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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventors:
Masao Saeda, Sakai, JP;
Yasuhiro Nakai, Sakai, JP;
Kohichi Murakami, Sakai, JP;
Yasutomo Hayano, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/1828 (2013.01); G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); G06F 3/1208 (2013.01); G06F 3/1256 (2013.01); G06K 15/1831 (2013.01); G06F 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an office direct print function, and when a non-installed font that is not installed in the image forming apparatus is included in application data, a font substitution guidance screen is displayed on a display. A drop-down list that is an operator for selecting a substitute font is provided in the font substitution guidance screen, whereby a user can arbitrarily select a substitute font. The font substitution guidance screen displays also a sample character group having a typeface according to the selected substitute font.