Patent Document ID: 7528990
Application ID: 11153911

Base Claim:
1. An image-forming system configured to perform at least a first operation to input image data, a second operation to process said image data and form a print finish, and a third operation to display an expected image finish as a result of said first and said second operations, comprising: a finish information generation unit configured to generate expected image finish information on completion of said first and said second operations; an input setting screen information generation unit configured to generate input setting screen information for receiving a setting input by an operator based on said expected image finish information generated by said finish information generation unit; a display unit configured to display on a display unit an expected image finish resulting from said expected image finish information and an input setting screen resulting from said input setting screen information generated by said input setting screen information generation unit; and a setting unit configured to receive a variety of setting inputs including said setting input by the operator by way of said input setting screen displayed on said display unit, wherein, on receiving said variety of setting inputs by said setting unit: said finish information generation unit generates said expected image finish information based on said variety of setting inputs currently received, said input setting screen information generation unit generates said input setting screen information based on said expected image finish information generated by said finish information generation unit, said display unit displays said expected image finish resulting from said expected image finish information and said input setting screen resulting from said input setting screen information generated by said input setting screen information generation unit, and said setting unit receives said variety of setting inputs including said setting input by the operator by way of said input setting screen displayed on said display unit.

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Claim 11:
11. The image-forming system according to claim 1 , wherein: said finish information generation unit generates expected image finish information containing text information, said input setting screen information generation unit generates an input setting screen information containing said text information based on said expected image finish information containing said text information, said display unit displays said expected image finish containing said text information and said input setting screen containing said text information, and said setting unit receives a variety of setting inputs containing said text information.