IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM THAT ENSURES PREVIEW DISPLAY BY USE OF PORTABLE TERMINAL OF USER AND INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL

摘要

An image forming system includes a portable terminal, an information processing terminal, and an image forming apparatus. The portable terminal has an imaging function. The information processing terminal generates print data. The image forming apparatus generates a printed matter based on the print data received from the information processing terminal. The portable terminal includes an imaging unit, an information acquiring unit, a preview image generating unit, and a display unit. The imaging unit images the preview-display code displayed in the display unit of the information processing terminal. The information acquiring unit acquires information necessary for the preview display based on the preview-display code acquired by the imaging unit. The preview image generating unit generates a preview image of the printed matter according to the information acquired by the information acquiring unit. The display unit displays the preview image generated by the preview image generating unit.

主权项

1. An image forming system comprising:
a portable terminal having an imaging function; an information processing terminal that generates print data; and an image forming apparatus that generates a printed matter based on the print data received from the information processing terminal, wherein the information processing terminal includes:
a print condition accepting unit that accepts an input of a print condition;a preview-code generating unit that codes information necessary for a preview display of the printed matter according to the print condition accepted by the print condition accepting unit as a preview-display code when a preview display instruction is inputted in the portable terminal;a display unit that displays the preview-display code generated by the preview-code generating unit;a print-data generating unit that generates the print data according to the print condition accepted by the print condition accepting unit when a print execution instruction is inputted; anda transmitting unit that transmits the print data generated by the print-data generating unit to the image forming apparatus, wherein the portable terminal includes:
an imaging unit that images the preview-display code displayed in the display unit of the information processing terminal;an information acquiring unit that acquires information necessary for the preview display based on the preview-display code acquired by the imaging unit;a preview image generating unit that generates a preview image of the printed matter according to the information acquired by the information acquiring unit; anda display unit that displays the preview image generated by the preview image generating unit, wherein the image forming apparatus includes:
a receiving unit that receives the print data transmitted by the transmitting unit of the information processing terminal; andan image forming unit that prints the print data received by the receiving unit.