Image forming system, image scanning device, and control device

Abstract

An image forming system includes a scanner, an image forming device and a terminal device. The scanner scans an original document to obtain image data, and stores the image data in a remote storage device. The terminal device controls printing by the remote image forming device in accordance with the image data stored in the storage device. The scanner includes an accepting unit, an assigning unit, and a storage unit. The accepting unit accepts information such as a paper size and a number of sets. The assigning unit assigns a file name including the information accepted by the accepting unit to the image data. The storage unit stores the image data assigned with the file name into the storage device. The terminal device includes a control unit for controlling printing in accordance with the information included in the file name of the image data stored in the storage device.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a control unit when accepting information relating to a printing operation.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the control unit relating to the printing operation.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the control unit relating to the printing operation.

Claims

1. An image forming system comprising: an image scanning device which stores image data obtained by scanning an original document into a storage device;an image forming device which prints an image onto paper; anda control device which controls the image forming device to print the image data stored in the storage device,wherein the image scanning device includes: an accepting unit arranged to accept information relating to printing of the image,an assigning unit arranged to assign a file name including the information accepted by the accepting unit to the scanned image data, anda storage unit arranged to store the image data having the assigned file name to the storage device,wherein the control device includes a control unit arranged to control the printing by the image forming device in accordance with the information included in the file name of the image data.

2. The image forming system according to claim 1, wherein the accepting unit accepts the information indicating a number of sets to be printed.

3. The image forming system according to claim 1, wherein the accepting unit accepts the information indicating a paper size.

4. The image forming system according to claim 1, wherein the accepting unit accepts the information indicating whether or not sorting of the paper is necessary.

5. An image scanning device, which stores image data obtained by scanning an original document into a remote storage device, the image scanning device comprising: an accepting unit arranged to accept information relating to printing of an image by a remote image forming device,an assigning unit arranged to assign a file name including the information accepted by the accepting unit to the scanned image data, anda storage unit arranged to store the image data having the assigned file name into the remote storage device.

6. The image scanning device according to claim 5, wherein the accepting unit accepts the information indicating a number of sets to be printed.

7. The image scanning device according to claim 5, wherein the accepting unit accepts the information indicating a paper size.

8. The image scanning device according to claim 5, wherein the accepting unit accepts the information indicating whether or not sorting of the paper is necessary.

9. A control device, which controls an image forming device to print image data stored in a storage device, the control device comprising: a control unit arranged to control printing by the image forming device in accordance with information included in a file name of the image data stored in the storage device.

10. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the control unit controls the image forming device in accordance with information indicating a number of sets to be printed included in the file name.

11. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the control unit controls the image forming device in accordance with information indicating a paper size included in the file name.

12. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the control unit controls the image forming device in accordance with information indicating whether or not sorting of paper is necessary included in the file name.