Patent ID: 7493056
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image-forming-apparatus simulation apparatus comprising: a storing section that stores a defective event table in which plural pieces of event specifying information, each of which represents a defective event relating to an image forming apparatus, are associated with a plurality of image correction rules, each of which represents a method for simulating an influence of a defective event represented by corresponding event specifying information on an image formed by the image forming apparatus; a first acquiring section that acquires target image data; a generating section that selects at least one of the image correction rules stored in the storing section, the generating section executes image processing on the acquired target image data based on the selected image correction rule to generate defect-image data representing a defect image expected to be formed on a recording medium by the image forming apparatus when the defective event, which is represented by event specifying information associated with the selected image correction rule, occurs; a display section; and a control section that displays the generated defect-image data on the display section together with the event specifying information associated with the selected image correction rule.