Patent ID: 7940414
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming device for receiving and printing a document file, which includes objects that can be arranged in the file in an order different from the order of pages as well as reference information that indicates the locations of said objects within the file, and which defines pages having a specified object, from an image processing device without converting said document file into print data, comprising: a first receiver for receiving, from said image processing device, information, which is automatically extracted from said document file to be printed and is to be accessed when starting an analysis of said document file, wherein said first receiver is configured to receive said extracted information prior to requesting any data from the image processing device; a controller for determining a necessary data from said document file based on the result of the analysis of the information received by said first receiver; a transmitter for transmitting a transmission request concerning said necessary data to said image processing device; a second receiver for receiving the data transmitted by said image processing device in correspondence with said transmission request; and a printing unit for printing based on the data received by said second receiver.