JP5452745B2 - Image forming apparatus and image forming system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus and an image forming system.

  In recent years, information data consisting of video and characters is distributed using a communication network such as the Internet, and a display device displays information based on the distributed information data. The display device not only shows the same information as a television or newspaper, but can switch information according to the installation location and time zone of the display device, so that effective information for a specific target layer can be displayed. Can show. Further, since the display device can be easily switched by updating the information data stored in the distribution source (distribution server), it does not take time to switch.

  As a method for outputting information in this manner, there is a method for printing the information on an image forming apparatus such as a multifunction peripheral in addition to a method for displaying the information on the display device. For example, in a store such as a convenience store, a server (information processing apparatus) is installed together with an image forming apparatus, the information processing apparatus accumulates information data distributed from a distribution server, and the image forming apparatus receives an output instruction. Then, based on the information data acquired from the information processing apparatus, the information data is image-formed on the margin or the back surface of the paper to which the output image has already been added.

  However, in the above prior art, when the image forming apparatus continuously forms information, since the preparation of information data cannot catch up, a waiting time occurs in image formation for each sheet, and information image formation is performed. Takes time to complete. Thus, since it takes time for the image forming apparatus to complete image formation, the user must wait for a long time.

    The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to shorten the image forming time.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, as a first solving means related to an image forming apparatus, an operation means for receiving an operation instruction, an image forming means for forming an image, and the operation means receiving an image formation instruction An image forming apparatus comprising a control unit that causes the image forming unit to form an image, the data acquiring unit acquiring image forming target data, and the data converting unit converting the image forming target data into image forming format data. A plurality of storage areas for storing the image formation format data, and when the data acquisition unit acquires the image formation target data, the control unit stores the image formation target data in the data conversion unit. The image forming format data is stored in each of the plurality of storage areas, and the operation means is configured to store the image forming format data. When receiving the, to adopt a means of causing the image formed on the image forming unit the image forming format data stored in said plurality of storage areas in a predetermined order.

  In the present invention, as a second solving means relating to the image forming apparatus, an operation means for accepting an operation instruction, an image forming means for forming an image, and causing the image forming means to form an image when the operation means accepts an image formation instruction. An image forming apparatus comprising: a control unit; a data acquisition unit configured to acquire image formation target data; the image formation target data is converted into first image formation format data; Data conversion means for converting the set data into second image formation format data, and at least one storage area for storing the first image formation format data and the second image formation format data, When the data acquisition unit acquires the image formation target data, the control unit sends the data conversion unit to the data conversion unit based on the image formation target data. The first image forming format data and the second image forming format data are converted, the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data are stored in the storage area, and the operation means forms the image. When the instruction is received, if the first image forming format data is stored in the storage area, the image forming unit forms an image based on the first image forming format data, and the storage area stores the first image forming format data. In the case where only the second image formation format data is stored, means for causing the image forming means to form an image based on the second image formation format data is employed.

  In the present invention, as a third solving means related to the image forming apparatus, an operation means for accepting an operation instruction, an image forming means for forming an image, and causing the image forming means to form an image when the operation means accepts an image formation instruction. An image forming apparatus comprising a control unit, a data acquisition unit for acquiring image formation target data, a data conversion unit for converting the image formation target data into image formation format data, and storing the image formation format data And at least one first storage area and a second storage area for storing fixed image formation format data in advance, and when the operation means receives an image formation instruction, the control means receives the first storage area. Based on the image forming format data stored in one storage area, the image forming unit forms an image, and the image forming format is stored in the first storage area. If the over data is not stored, adopts the means that is an image formed on said image forming means on the basis of the fixed image forming format data stored in said second storage area.

  In the present invention, as a fourth solving means relating to the image forming apparatus, an operation means for accepting an operation instruction, an image forming means for forming an image, and causing the image forming means to form an image when the operation means accepts an image formation instruction. An image forming apparatus comprising: a control unit; a data acquisition unit configured to acquire image formation target data; the image formation target data is converted into first image formation format data; Data conversion means for converting the copy data into second image formation format data, a first storage area for storing the first image formation format data and the second image formation format data, and a fixed image formation format in advance A second storage area for storing data, and when the data acquisition unit acquires the image formation target data, the control unit stores the data conversion unit. And converting the second image formation format data and the first image formation format data into the second image formation format data and the first image formation format data based on the image formation target data. When the first image forming format data is stored in the first storage area when the operation means accepts an image forming instruction, the first image forming format is stored in the first storage area. When the image forming unit forms an image based on the data and only the second image forming format data is stored in the first storage area, the image is formed based on the second image forming format data. If the first image forming format data and the second image forming format data are not stored in the first storage area, the image is stored in the second storage area. The adopted means that is an image formed on the image forming unit based on a fixed image forming format data are.

  In the present invention, as a first solving means related to the image forming system, an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus having a plurality of storage areas that communicate with the information processing apparatus and store image forming format data are provided. When the image processing target data is acquired, the information processing apparatus converts the image formation target data into image forming format data, and outputs the image forming format data to the image forming apparatus. When the image formation format data is acquired from the information processing apparatus, each of the image formation format data is stored in each of the plurality of storage areas, and when an image formation instruction is received, the images stored in the plurality of storage areas A means for forming an image of the formation format data in a predetermined order is employed.

  In the present invention, as the second solving means related to the image forming system, when the image forming target data is acquired, the image forming target data is converted into the first image forming format data, and a part of the image forming target data is obtained. An information processing device that converts data into second image formation format data; and at least one or more information that communicates with the information processing device and stores the first image formation format data and the second image formation format data An image forming apparatus having a storage area, and when the information processing apparatus acquires image forming target data, the first image forming format data and the second image forming format are based on the image forming target data. The second image forming format data and the first image forming format data are sequentially output to the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus When the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data are acquired from the information processing apparatus, the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data are stored in the storage area, When the image forming instruction is received, if the first image forming format data is stored in the storage area, an image is formed based on the first image forming format data, and the second area is stored in the storage area. When only the image forming format data is stored, a means for forming an image based on the second image forming format data is employed.

  In the present invention, as a third solving means related to the image forming system, an information processing apparatus, at least one first storage area that communicates with the information processing apparatus and stores image forming format data, and a fixed in advance And an image forming apparatus having a second storage area for storing the image forming format data. When the information processing apparatus obtains the image forming target data, the information forming apparatus converts the image forming target data into image forming format data. And outputting the image forming format data to the image forming apparatus. When the image forming apparatus acquires the image forming format data from the information processing apparatus, the image forming format data is stored in the first storage area. When an image formation instruction is received, an image is formed based on the image formation format data stored in the first storage area, and the image is stored in the first storage area. When the molding formula data is not stored, it adopts a means of forming an image on the basis of the fixed image forming format data stored in said second storage area.

  In the present invention, as the fourth solving means related to the image forming system, when the image forming target data is acquired, the image forming target data is converted into the first image forming format data, and a part of the image forming target data is obtained. An information processing apparatus that converts data into second image formation format data; a plurality of first storage areas that communicate with the information processing apparatus and store the first image formation format data and the second image formation data; And an image forming apparatus having a second storage area for storing fixed image forming format data in advance. When the information processing apparatus obtains the image forming target data, the information processing apparatus performs the first processing based on the image forming target data. 2 image forming format data and the first image forming format data, and the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data are sequentially converted into the image format. When the image forming apparatus acquires the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data from the information processing apparatus, the image forming apparatus outputs the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data. When the image forming format data is stored in the first storage area and an image forming instruction is received, the first image forming format data is stored in the first storage area if the first image forming format data is stored in the first storage area. When the image is formed based on the formation format data and only the second image formation format data is stored in the first storage area, the image is formed based on the second image formation format data, When the first image formation format data and the second image formation format data are not stored in the first storage area, the fixed image formation format data stored in the second storage area is stored in the first storage area. Zui adopting means of forming an image.

  According to the present invention, a method for storing each image forming format data in each of a plurality of storage areas, a first image forming format data based on the image forming target data, and a first data based on partial data of the image forming target data. The image forming time can be shortened by combining the method of converting to the image forming format data 2 and the method of storing the fixed image forming format data in the second storage area in advance or in combination.

1 is a system configuration diagram of an image forming system S according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a functional block diagram of a multifunction peripheral A and an information processing apparatus C of the image forming system S according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 3 is a folder configuration diagram of a data storage unit 3 of the multifunction peripheral A of the image forming system S according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating operations of the multifunction peripheral A and the information processing apparatus C of the image forming system S according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating a first modification example of operations of the multifunction peripheral A and the information processing apparatus C of the image forming system S according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating a second modification example of operations of the multifunction peripheral A and the information processing apparatus C of the image forming system S according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming system S according to the present embodiment includes a multifunction peripheral (image forming apparatus) A, a display apparatus B, an information processing apparatus C, a distribution server D, and a communication network E.

The multi-function device A has a copy function, a print function, a scan function, and a facsimile transmission / reception function, is connected to the information processing apparatus C, and forms an image of information based on data input from the information processing apparatus C.
The display device B is, for example, a liquid crystal display, is connected to the information processing device C, and displays information based on information data input from the information processing device C.

  The information processing apparatus C is communicatively connected to the multi-function peripheral A and the display apparatus B, and communicatively connected to the distribution server D via the communication network E, and stores information data (image formation target data) received from the distribution server D. The computer causes the MFP A to form an image based on the information data and displays the information on the display device B.

The distribution server D is a server installed for the purpose of distributing information data such as PDF format and JPEG format, and is connected to the information processing device C and other information processing devices (not shown) via the communication network E. The information data is updated as needed, and the information data is distributed to the information processing apparatus C and other information processing apparatuses.
The communication network E is composed of a local area network and the public Internet, and is a signal transmission path for communication between the information processing apparatus C and the distribution server D, connecting the information processing apparatus C and the distribution server D.

Next, the functional configuration of the multifunction peripheral A of the image forming system S will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the multi-function device A includes an operation display unit (operation unit) 1, an image reading unit 2, a data storage unit 3, a data processing unit (data conversion unit) 4, a paper transport / image forming unit (image forming unit). Means) 5, a communication part (data acquisition means) 6, and a main control part (control means) 7.

  The operation display unit 1 includes operation keys 11 and a touch panel 12, and functions as a man-machine interface that associates the user with the multifunction device A. The operation display unit 1 receives an operation instruction corresponding to the pressed operation key 11 or an operation button displayed on the touch panel 12, outputs the operation instruction to the main control unit 7, and based on a control signal of the main control unit 7. Various screens are displayed on the touch panel 12.

  The image reading unit 2 detects an image (document image) of a document automatically fed by the automatic document feeder A1 or a document placed on the platen glass based on a control signal input from the main control unit 7 as a line sensor. Is read and converted into document image data, and the document image data is output to the data storage unit 3.

  The data storage unit 3 is a semiconductor memory, a hard disk device, or the like, and is based on a control signal input from the main control unit 7, original image data, PDL (Page Description Language) format data input from the information processing device C, The image forming format bitmap image data or first bitmap image data (image forming format data or first image forming format data) converted from the PDL format data in the data processing unit 4 to be described later, or an information processing device Text data input from C, second bitmap image data (second image formation format data) converted from text data in the data processing unit 4, and fixed bitmap image data (fixed image formation format data) Are read out and output to the data processing unit 4.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the data storage unit 3 includes first folders 31 and 32 and a second folder 33. The first folders 31 and 32 store first bitmap image data (or bitmap image data) and second bitmap image data. The first bitmap image data (or bitmap image data) and the second bitmap image data are converted one by one from one piece of information data. In addition, fixed bitmap image data is stored in the second folder 33 in advance.

  The data processing unit 4 performs various types of image processing (for example, image processing corresponding to enlargement / reduction copying) on the document image data input from the data storage unit 3 based on the control signal input from the main control unit 7. The original image data is converted into bitmap image data in an image forming format, that is, RGB image data (color image data) corresponding to the three primary colors of light is converted into Y (yellow), M (magenta), C (cyan) and The image data is converted into YMCK image data having K (black) as a reference color and output to the paper transport / image forming unit 5. Further, the data processing unit 4 converts the PDL format data and text data input from the data storage unit 3 into bitmap image data in an image forming format based on the control signal input from the main control unit 7, and The bitmap image data is output to the paper transport / image forming unit 5.

The paper transport / image forming unit 5 includes a print engine (photosensitive drum, charger, developing device, fixing roller, and the like), paper feed roller, paper discharge roller, and the like. The paper transport / image forming unit 5 transports the recording paper from a paper feed cassette (not shown) based on the control signal of the main control unit 7, and the recording paper based on the bitmap image data input from the data processing unit 4. Then, an image is formed and the recording paper is discharged to a paper discharge tray (not shown).
The communication unit 6 is connected to the information processing device C via a communication cable, and communicates with the information processing device C based on a control signal from the main control unit 7.

  The main control unit 7 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), the operation display unit 1, an image reading unit 2, a data storage unit 3, a data processing unit 4, a paper transport An interface circuit that performs input / output of the image forming unit 5 and the communication unit 6, and the like, based on a control program stored in the ROM and an operation instruction input from the operation display unit 1. To control the overall operation. The control program stored in the ROM includes an image formation control program, and the main control unit 7 controls image formation based on the image formation control program.

Next, the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus C will be described with reference to FIG.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the information processing device C includes a communication unit 21, a data storage unit 22, a data processing unit 23, and a main control unit 24.
The communication unit 21 is connected to the multi-function device A via a communication cable, and is connected to the distribution server D via the communication network E, and the multi-function device A and the distribution server D based on the control signal of the main control unit 24 Communicate with.

  The data storage unit 22 is a semiconductor memory, a hard disk device, or the like, stores information data acquired by the communication unit 21 from the distribution server, reads out this information data, and outputs it to the data processing unit 23. Further, the data storage unit 22 stores the PDL format data and text data converted by the data processing unit 23 described later, reads the PDL format data and text data, and outputs them to the communication unit 21.

  The data processing unit 23 converts information data input from the data storage unit 22 into PDL format data based on a control signal input from the main control unit 24, and converts only character information of the information data into text data. To do. At this time, the data processing unit 23 converts the data into text data based on the information data, and then converts the data into PDL format data.

The main control unit 24 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an interface circuit that inputs and outputs signals to and from the communication unit 21, the data storage unit 22, and the data processing unit 23. The overall operation of the information processing apparatus C is controlled based on a control program stored in the ROM. The control program stored in the ROM includes a PDL format data control program, and the main control unit 24 performs PDL format data conversion processing and PDL format data output processing based on the PDL format data control program. To control.

Next, operations of the multifunction peripheral A and the information processing apparatus C in the image forming system S configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
In the information processing apparatus C, when the communication unit 21 acquires information data from the distribution server D via the communication network E, the main control unit 24 stores the information data in the data storage unit 22 (step S1). After step S1, the main control unit 24 causes the data processing unit 23 to convert information data into PDL format data (step S2). After step S2, the main control unit 24 causes the communication unit 21 to output the PDL format data to the multi-function device A (step S3).

In the multi-function device A, when the communication unit 6 acquires PDL format data from the information processing apparatus C, the main control unit 7 causes the data processing unit 4 to convert each of the plurality of PDL format data into bitmap image data. Each data is stored in each of the first folders 31 and 32 (step S4).
When the operation display unit receives an output instruction (image formation instruction) after step S4, the main control unit 24 stores bitmap image data stored in the plurality of first folders 31 and 32 in a predetermined order. The conveyance / image forming unit 5 forms an image (step S5).
Further, when the operation display unit accepts an additional information output instruction, the main control unit 24 forms a normal copy image on the front side of the recording paper on the paper transport / image forming unit 5 and information on the back side of the recording paper. The transport / image forming unit 5 forms an image.

Next, a modified example of the operation of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the information processing apparatus C, when the communication unit 21 acquires information data from the distribution server D via the communication network E, the main control unit 24 stores the information data in the data storage unit 22 (step S11). After step S11, the main control unit 24 causes the data processing unit 23 to convert it into text data based on the information data, and then converts it into PDL format data (step S12). After step S12, the main control unit 24 causes the communication unit 21 to output text data and PDL format data to the multi-function device A in order (step S13).

  In the multi-function device A, when the communication unit 6 acquires text data from the information processing device C, the main control unit 7 causes the data processing unit 4 to convert the text data into second bitmap image data. When the communication unit 6 acquires the PDL format data, the data processing unit 4 converts the PDL format data into the first bitmap image data, and the combination of the second bitmap image data and the first bitmap image data is changed to the first. One folder 31 (if there are a plurality of combinations, each is stored in each of the first folders 31 and 32) (step S14). At this time, since the text data is output from the information processing apparatus C earlier than the PDL format data, it is first converted into bitmap image data. That is, the second bitmap image data is stored in the first folder 31 more than the first bitmap image data.

  When the operation display unit receives an output instruction (image formation instruction) after step S <b> 14, the main control unit 24 performs paper conveyance / image based on the first bitmap image data stored in the first folder 31. When the forming unit 5 forms an image and only the second bitmap image data is stored in the first folder 31, that is, the PDL format data has not yet been acquired from the information processing apparatus C, and the first bit If the map image data has not been converted, image formation is performed on the paper transport / image forming unit 5 based on the second bitmap image data (step S15). Further, when the operation display unit accepts an additional information output instruction, the main control unit 24 forms a normal copy image on the front side of the recording paper on the paper transport / image forming unit 5 and information on the back side of the recording paper. The transport / image forming unit 5 forms an image.

Next, a modified example of the operation of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the information processing apparatus C, when the communication unit 21 acquires information data from the distribution server D via the communication network E, the main control unit 24 stores the information data in the data storage unit 22 (step S21). After step S21, the main control unit 24 causes the data processing unit 23 to convert the information data into PDL format data (step S22). After step S22, the main control unit 24 causes the communication unit 21 to output the PDL format data to the multi-function device A (step S23).

In the multi-function device A, when the communication unit 6 acquires the PDL format data from the information processing apparatus C, the main control unit 7 causes the data processing unit 4 to convert the PDL format data into bitmap image data, and converts the bitmap image data into the first data. One folder 31 (in the case of a plurality of bitmap image data, each is stored in each of the first folders 31 and 32) (step S24).
When the operation display unit receives an output instruction (image formation instruction) after step S <b> 24, the main control unit 24, based on the bitmap image data stored in the first folder 31, the sheet conveyance / image formation unit 5. When the bitmap image data is not stored in the first folder 31, that is, the PDL format data is not acquired from the information processing apparatus C, and is not converted into the bitmap image data. In this case, based on the fixed bitmap image data stored in the second folder 33, the paper transport / image forming unit 5 is caused to form an image (step S25). Further, when the operation display unit accepts an additional information output instruction, the main control unit 24 forms a normal copy image on the front side of the recording paper on the paper transport / image forming unit 5 and information on the back side of the recording paper. The transport / image forming unit 5 forms an image.

  As described above, in the image forming system S according to the present embodiment, a plurality of bitmap image data (image forming format data) is stored in each of the plurality of first folders 31 and 32 (see FIG. 4). The first bitmap image data (first image formation format data) based on the information data and the second bitmap image data (second image formation format data) based on the partial data of the information data The image forming time can be shortened by the method (see FIG. 5) and the method (see FIG. 6) of storing the fixed bitmap image data (fixed image forming format data) in the second folder 33 in advance. .

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, For example, the following modifications can be considered.
(1) In the above embodiment, the multi-function device A stores bitmap image data, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The multi-function peripheral A stores the PDL format data as it is as image formation format data (or first image formation data) without converting the PDL format data acquired from the information processing apparatus C into bitmap image data, and outputs it. When the instruction is received, the PDL format data is converted into bitmap image data (or first bitmap image data), and an image is formed based on the bitmap image data (or first bitmap image data). May be. Also, the multifunction device A stores the text data as it is as the second image formation format data without converting the text data acquired from the information processing apparatus C into the second bitmap image data, and accepts an output instruction. Then, the text data may be converted into second bitmap image data, and an image may be formed based on the second bitmap image data.

  In this embodiment, the information processing apparatus C converts the information data into PDL format data, and the multifunction peripheral A converts the PDL format data into bitmap image data. However, the information processing apparatus C is incorporated into the multifunction peripheral A, The multi-function peripheral A acquires information data from the distribution server D, converts the information data into bitmap image data (or PDL format data), stores the bitmap image data (or PDL format data), and outputs an instruction. In this case, an image may be formed based on the bitmap image data (or bitmap image data converted from PDL format data). Further, when the information processing apparatus C obtains the information data from the distribution server D, the information processing apparatus C may convert the information data into bitmap image data and output the bitmap image data to the multi-function device A.

(2) In the above embodiment, information data is acquired from the distribution server D, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, information data may be acquired from an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

(3) In the above embodiment, a method (see FIG. 4) for storing each of a plurality of bitmap image data (image formation format data) in each of the plurality of first folders 31, 32, and the first based on the information data. A method of converting to the second bitmap image data (second image formation format data) based on the bit map image data (first image formation format data) and partial data of the information data (see FIG. 5); The method of storing fixed bitmap image data (fixed image forming format data) in advance in the second folder 33 (see FIG. 6) is used alone, but these methods may be combined.

  A ... MFP, A1 ... automatic document feeder, B ... display device, C ... information processing device, D ... distribution server, E ... communication network, 1 ... operation display unit, 2 ... image reading unit, 3 ... data storage unit 4 ... Data processing unit (data conversion unit), 5 ... Paper transport / image forming unit (image forming unit), 6 ... Communication unit (data acquisition unit), 7 ... Main control unit (control unit), 11 ... Operation keys , 12 ... touch panel, 31, 32 ... first folder (first storage area), 33 ... second folder (second storage area), 21 ... communication section, 22 ... data storage section, 23 ... data processing Part, 24 ... main control part

Claims (6)

An image forming apparatus comprising: an operation unit that receives an operation instruction; an image forming unit that forms an image; and a control unit that causes the image forming unit to form an image when the operation unit receives an image formation instruction.
Data acquisition means for acquiring image formation target data;
Data conversion means for converting the image formation target data into first image formation format data, and converting a part of the image formation target data into second image formation format data;
Comprising at least one storage area for storing the first image forming format data and the second image forming format data;
When the data acquisition unit acquires the image formation target data, the control unit causes the data conversion unit to convert the first image formation format data and the second image formation format data based on the image formation target data. When the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data are stored in the storage area and the operation means receives an image forming instruction, the first image forming format is stored in the storage area. When data is stored, the image forming unit forms an image based on the first image forming format data, and only the second image forming format data is stored in the storage area. An image forming apparatus that causes the image forming unit to form an image based on the second image forming format data. An image forming apparatus comprising: an operation unit that receives an operation instruction; an image forming unit that forms an image; and a control unit that causes the image forming unit to form an image when the operation unit receives an image formation instruction.
Data acquisition means for acquiring image formation target data;
Data conversion means for converting the image formation target data into image formation format data;
At least one first storage area for storing the image formation format data;
A second storage area for storing fixed image formation format data in advance,
When the operation unit receives an image formation instruction, the control unit causes the image forming unit to form an image based on the image formation format data stored in the first storage area, and the first storage area When the image forming format data is not stored in the image forming unit, the image forming unit causes the image forming unit to form an image based on the fixed image forming format data stored in the second storage area. apparatus. An image forming apparatus comprising: an operation unit that receives an operation instruction; an image forming unit that forms an image; and a control unit that causes the image forming unit to form an image when the operation unit receives an image formation instruction.
Data acquisition means for acquiring image formation target data;
Data conversion means for converting the image formation target data into first image formation format data, and converting a part of the image formation target data into second image formation format data;
A first storage area for storing the first image formation format data and the second image formation format data;
A second storage area for storing fixed image formation format data in advance,
When the data acquisition unit acquires the image formation target data, the control unit causes the data conversion unit to convert the second image formation format data and the first image formation format data based on the image formation target data. When converted, the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data are stored in the first storage area, and when the operation means receives an image forming instruction, the first storage area stores the data in the first storage area. When the first image forming format data is stored, the image forming unit forms an image based on the first image forming format data, and the second image forming format is stored in the first storage area. When only data is stored, the image forming unit forms an image based on the second image forming format data, and the first image forming format data is stored in the first storage area. And when the second image forming format data is not stored, the image forming means forms an image based on the fixed image forming format data stored in the second storage area. Image forming apparatus. An information processing device that converts the image formation target data into first image formation format data and converts a part of the image formation target data into second image formation format data when acquiring the image formation target data; ,
An image forming apparatus having at least one storage area that communicates with the information processing apparatus and stores the first image forming format data and the second image forming format data;
When the information processing apparatus acquires the image formation target data, the information processing apparatus converts the first image formation format data and the second image formation format data based on the image formation target data, and the second image formation format Data and the first image forming format data are sequentially output to the image forming apparatus,
When the image forming apparatus acquires the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data from the information processing apparatus, the image forming apparatus stores the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data. When the first image formation format data is stored in the storage area, the image is formed based on the first image formation format data when stored in the storage area and an image formation instruction is received. When only the second image forming format data is stored in the storage area, an image is formed based on the second image forming format data. An information processing device;
An image forming apparatus that communicates with the information processing apparatus and has at least one or more first storage areas for storing image formation format data and a second storage area for storing fixed image formation format data in advance. And
When the image processing target data is acquired, the information processing apparatus converts the image forming target data into image forming format data, and outputs the image forming format data to the image forming device.
When the image forming apparatus acquires the image forming format data from the information processing apparatus, the image forming apparatus stores the image forming format data in the first storage area. When the image forming instruction is received, the image forming apparatus stores the image forming format data in the first storage area. An image is formed based on the stored image forming format data, and when the image forming format data is not stored in the first storage area, the fixed data stored in the second storage area is stored. An image forming system for forming an image based on image forming format data. An information processing device that converts the image formation target data into first image formation format data and converts a part of the image formation target data into second image formation format data when acquiring the image formation target data; ,
A plurality of first storage areas that communicate with the information processing apparatus and store the first image formation format data and the second image formation data, and a second storage area that stores the fixed image formation format data in advance. An image forming apparatus having
When the image forming target data is acquired, the information processing apparatus converts the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data based on the image forming target data, and converts the second image forming format data to the second image forming format data. Data and the first image forming format data are sequentially output to the image forming apparatus,
When the image forming apparatus acquires the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data from the information processing apparatus, the image forming apparatus stores the second image forming format data and the first image forming format data. When the first image forming format data is stored in the first storage area and the image forming instruction is received, if the first image forming format data is stored in the first storage area, it is based on the first image forming format data. When only the second image formation format data is stored in the first storage area, the image is formed based on the second image formation format data, and the first storage area If the first image forming format data and the second image forming format data are not stored in the memory, image formation is performed based on the fixed image forming format data stored in the second storage area. The image forming system according to claim Rukoto.

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