Image forming apparatus and image forming control program

Abstract

An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a font data storing section for storing font data; an input section for inputting image data and font data used for this image data from outside; and a font data addition control section for recognizing the font data used for this image data when this image data is inputted to this input section, and out of the font data thus recognized, controlling to add and store in the font data storing section insufficient font data that is not stored in the font data storing section. As a result, when the image data such as document data is inputted from outside, even if the font data used for this image data is insufficient on the side of input, this insufficient font data can be replenished.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of an image forming apparatus of the present invention, together with an MFP.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a constitutional example of an image control section according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the image forming apparatus of the present invention, together with the MFP.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the constitutional example of the image control section according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional MFP.

Claims

1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a font data storing section for storing font data;an input section for inputting from outside image data and font data used for this image data; anda font data addition control section for recognizing said font data used for this image data when this image data is inputted to the input section and out of the font data thus recognized, controlling to add and store in said font data storing section insufficient font data that is not stored in the font data storing section.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image data is an address book.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, having a font control section for performing format conversion of said font data in accordance with a display mode or an image forming mode.

4. An image forming control program, which makes a computer for image forming control that controls to add insufficient font data that is not stored in a font data storing section where font data is previously stored, execute an input processing for inputting from an input section image data and the font data used for this image data; anda font data addition processing for controlling to add and store in said font data storing section said insufficient font data that is not stored in said font data storing section out of said font data used for the image data, when said image data is inputted.

5. The image forming control program according to claim 4, wherein said image data is an address book.

6. The image forming control program according to claim 4, which executes a font control processing of controlling to perform format conversion of said font data in accordance with a display mode or an image forming mode.

7. An image forming apparatus, which is connected to a network, comprising: a font data storing section for storing font data;an input section for inputting data forming image data;a font data addition control section for detecting insufficient font information on insufficient font data that is not stored in said font data storing section out of the font data used for said image data, and controlling to add and store said insufficient font data in said font data storing section when this insufficient font data is inputted; anda font data retrieval control section for controlling to retrieve said insufficient font data in an information processing apparatus connected to said network based on said insufficient font information, and controlling to output it to said font data addition control section side when said insufficient font data is acquired.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said image data is an address book.

9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, having a font control section for controlling to convert a format of said font data in accordance with a display mode or an image forming mode.

10. An image forming control program, which makes a computer for image forming control connected to a network, so that font data can be added to a font data storing section in which the font data is stored, execute an input processing for inputting data forming image data;an insufficient font detection processing for detecting insufficient font information on insufficient font data that is not stored in said font data storing section out of the font data used for said image data;a font data retrieval processing for retrieving said insufficient font data in the information processing apparatus connected to said network based on this insufficient font information and acquiring said insufficient font data; anda font data addition processing for controlling to add and store said insufficient font data in said font data storing section when said insufficient font data is acquired.

11. The image forming control program according to claim 10, wherein said image data is an address book.

12. The image forming control program according to claim 10, which executes a font control processing of controlling to perform format conversion of said font data in accordance with a display mode or an image forming mode.

13. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, having a font control section for performing format conversion of said font data in accordance with a display mode or an image forming mode.

14. The image forming control program according to claim 5, which executes a font control processing of controlling to perform format conversion of said font data in accordance with a display mode or an image forming mode.

15. The image forming apparatus according to claim 8, having a font control section for controlling to convert a format of said font data in accordance with a display mode or an image forming mode.

16. The image forming control program according to claim 11, which executes a font control processing of controlling to perform format conversion of said font data in accordance with a display mode or an image forming mode.