Patent ID: 8115954
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming system, comprising: at least one information processing apparatus capable of transmitting print data; a server receiving said print data from said information processing apparatus; and at least one image forming apparatus capable of data communication with said server; wherein said information processing apparatus includes an output destination information requesting unit transmitting a request for output destination information of said print data to said server, in accordance with a user operation, an output destination display unit displaying a list of output destinations based on the output destination information from said server, a setting image display unit displaying a setting image for receiving setting related to image formation, in accordance with a user operation input to the list of said output destinations, a print data generating unit generating print data in accordance with a user operation input to said setting image, and a print data transmitting unit transmitting said generated print data to said server; said setting image display unit changes manner of display of said setting image dependent on selection/non-selection of a specific output destination; said server includes an output destination information transmitting unit responsive to said output destination information request from said information processing apparatus, for transmitting device information and printing function information obtained in advance for each said image forming apparatus as said output destination information, to said information processing apparatus, a print data storage unit storing said print data from said information processing device, a list transmitting unit responsive to a list request from said image forming apparatus, for transmitting, to the image forming apparatus as a transmission source of the list request, a list of said print data and, when a selection of output destination has been made at said information processing apparatus, a corresponding selected output destination for each of said print data in said list stored in said print data storage unit, and a print data transmitting unit responsive to the print data request from said image forming apparatus, for transmitting a specific print data stored in said print data storage unit to said image forming apparatus; and said image forming apparatus includes a list requesting unit transmitting said list request to said server, in accordance with a user operation, a list display unit displaying the list of said print data and the corresponding selected output destination for each of said print data in said list from said server, a print data requesting unit transmitting said data request for specifying the selected print data to said server in accordance with a user operation, and a processing unit for performing an image forming process based on said print data from said server.