Abstract: A mark detection apparatus includes a reading unit, a converter, and a determination part. The reading unit reads an image on a document. The converter compares respective portions of the image read by the reading unit with a plurality of preset reference patterns, and converts a portion of the image to a character associated with a corresponding reference pattern. The determination part determines that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is a preset first reference character, and that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is not a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is not a preset first reference character.

Abstract: A mark detection apparatus includes a reading unit, a converter, and a determination part. The reading unit reads an image on a document. The converter compares respective portions of the image read by the reading unit with a plurality of preset reference patterns, and converts a portion of the image to a character associated with a corresponding reference pattern. The determination part determines that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is a preset first reference character, and that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is not a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is not a preset first reference character.

Abstract: A mark detection apparatus includes a reading unit, a converter, and a determination part. The reading unit reads an image on a document. The converter compares respective portions of the image read by the reading unit with a plurality of preset reference patterns, and converts a portion of the image to a character associated with a corresponding reference pattern. The determination part determines that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is a preset first reference character, and that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is not a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is not a preset first reference character.

Abstract: A mark detection apparatus includes a reading unit, a converter, and a determination part. The reading unit reads an image on a document. The converter compares respective portions of the image read by the reading unit with a plurality of preset reference patterns, and converts a portion of the image to a character associated with a corresponding reference pattern. The determination part determines that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is a preset first reference character, and that the portion of the image to have been compared on the document is not a mark in a case in which the character converted by the converter is not a preset first reference character.

Abstract: If a designation detector detects one of icons representing peripheral equipment (image forming apparatuses) displayed on a monitor screen by a display controller in response to operator's manipulation, an operation information acquirer acquires, from the respective peripheral equipment, operation information indicating a job status of the respective peripheral equipment represented by all the icons displayed on the monitor screen. If it is judged that the peripheral equipment represented by the icon whose designation has been detected by the designation detector is in a state of processing a job, the display controller changes the display format of the icon representing a peripheral equipment in an idling state.

Abstract: A reduced image generation portion generates a reduced image indicating the content of a file stored in a storage device. When a judgment portion judges that text data, which is the file in text format, is attached to the file, a display image generation portion generates a display image indicating the attachment of the text data to the file. A display control portion then displays the images generated by the reduced image generation portion and the display image generation portion on a display as one thumbnail image. Meanwhile, when the text data is not attached to the file, the display control portion displays the reduced image generated by the reduced image generation portion as the thumbnail image.

Abstract: To enable a user to grasp the detailed contents of respective files constituting a file group by allowing the user to view index images representing the file group along with file information, a data reader judges the file to which the on-screen index image belongs, and the page number of the page represented by the index image in the file, and displays file information relating to the judged file and the judged page number when the index image is displayed by an image display controller.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is connected via a network with at least one computer having a storage section capable of creating at least one folder. The apparatus has a data acquiring section to acquire document data and a location information acquiring section to acquire location information from each computer through the network. An administering section registers the at least one folder identified by the location information as at least one folder capable of storing the document data. A display unit displays an image and a folder display controlling section controls the display unit to display an image of registered folders. An input operation unit accepts input operation by a user and a folder designation accepting section allows the user to designate a desired folder on the display unit for acceptance with use of the input operation unit. A data transmitting section transmits the document data to the designated folder.

Abstract: To enable a necessary image data to be easily found out based on image sizes of a plurality of index images displayed in a list format and to enable contents of original images displayed as index images to be easily understood, in the case of generating an index image of an image data having an original image size larger than a standard size, a rate of reduction to the original image is increased so that the entire index image is accommodated in an index image display area while maintaining a relative dimensional relationship with index image sizes of image data having other original image sizes.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus controlling system, control method and control program product for transferring to an image processing apparatus, document file or image data file in the form of electrical data, along with data of selected function of the image processing apparatus, and for making the image processing apparatus execute printing operation in accordance with received data. A monitor screen of a terminal device such as a personal computer displays a printer icon 200EX composed of a plurality of parts 200A, 200B, . . . representative of the functions of the image processing apparatus to be selected. The monitor screen also displays file icons 210, 211, . . . along with the printer icon. A file icon representing an image processing apparatus to be used, is drugged and moved to any part of the printer icon 200EX and dropped there.

Abstract: To enable a necessary image data to be easily found out based on image sizes of a plurality of index images displayed in a list format and to enable contents of original images displayed as index images to be easily understood, in the case of generating an index image of an image data having an original image size larger than a standard size, a rate of reduction to the original image is increased so that the entire index image is accommodated in an index image display area while maintaining a relative dimensional relationship with index image sizes of image data having other original image sizes.

Abstract: To enable a necessary image data to be easily found out based on image sizes of a plurality of index images displayed in a list format and to enable contents of original images displayed as index images to be easily understood, in the case of generating an index image of an image data having an original image size larger than a standard size, a rate of reduction to the original image is increased so that the entire index image is accommodated in an index image display area while maintaining a relative dimensional relationship with index image sizes of image data having other original image sizes.

Abstract: A display format discriminator discriminates whether a peripheral apparatus detected by a PC is to be displayed as an individual icon or a generic icon representing a group of peripheral apparatuses. A first display controller displays the individual icon or the generic icon based on a discrimination by the display format discriminator. If the generic icon has been designated by an operator, a second display controller displays, the group of peripheral apparatuses in a list associated with the generic icon. If the individual icon has been designated, a main controller controls the peripheral apparatus represented by the individual icon to perform processing necessary for execution of an operation. If, on the other hand, one of the listed peripheral apparatuses has been designated, the main controller controls the designated peripheral apparatus to perform processing necessary for execution of an operation.

Abstract: If a designation detector detects one of icons representing peripheral equipment (image forming apparatuses) displayed on a monitor screen by a display controller in response to operator's manipulation, an operation information acquirer acquires, from the respective peripheral equipment, operation information indicating a job status of the respective peripheral equipment represented by all the icons displayed on the monitor screen. If it is judged that the peripheral equipment represented by the icon whose designation has been detected by the designation detector is in a state of processing a job, the display controller changes the display format of the icon representing a peripheral equipment in an idling state.

Abstract: A reduced image generation portion generates a reduced image indicating the content of a file stored in a storage device. When a judgment portion judges that text data, which is the file in text format, is attached to the file, a display image generation portion generates a display image indicating the attachment of the text data to the file. A display control portion then displays the images generated by the reduced image generation portion and the display image generation portion on a display as one thumbnail image. Meanwhile, when the text data is not attached to the file, the display control portion displays the reduced image generated by the reduced image generation portion as the thumbnail image.

Abstract: A printer group storage portion that stores a group made up of two or more printers, a print command acceptance portion that accepts an image formation job to form an image on a recording sheet, a data dividing portion that divides the image formation job accepted at the print command acceptance portion in units of pages for the respective printers in the group stored in the group storage portion, and a job transmission portion that distributes respective segments of the image formation job divided by the data dividing portion to the respective printers for the image forming job to be executed, are provided. The dividing portion divides the image formation job so that the segments of the image formation job distributed to the respective printers end almost simultaneously.

Abstract: An MFP includes a scanner portion; a printing portion, a workflow storage portion that stores workflows, a workflow selection portion that enables a user to select a workflow, a workflow execution control portion that controls the MFP or an PC to execute operations written in the selected workflow, and an MFP execution control portion that controls the scanner portion and the printing portion to operate according to an instruction from the workflow execution control portion. A PC includes an application storage portion that stores programs, an application execution portion that executes programs, and an application execution control portion that controls the application execution portion to execute the programs according to the instruction from the workflow execution portion.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is connected via a network with at least one computer having a storage section capable of creating at least one folder. The apparatus has a data acquiring section to acquire document data and a location information acquiring section to acquire location information from each computer through the network. An administering section registers the at least one folder identified by the location information as at least one folder capable of storing the document data. A display unit displays an image and a folder display controlling section controls the display unit to display an image of registered folders. An input operation unit accepts input operation by a user and a folder designation accepting section allows the user to designate a desired folder on the display unit for acceptance with use of the input operation unit. A data transmitting section transmits the document data to the designated folder.

Abstract: A file processing includes reading a file recorded on a record medium, generating an indexed image on the basis of the file, displaying the generated indexed image, and processing a file by way of the displayed indexed-image. The processing includes splitting of a file, combining of files, deleting of a file, replacing of pages in a file. The user can execute file processing on the basis of the indexed-images on a display screen easily without causing hang-up or malfunction.

Abstract: To enable a necessary image data to be easily found out based on image sizes of a plurality of index images displayed in a list format and to enable contents of original images displayed as index images to be easily understood, in the case of generating an index image of an image data having an original image size larger than a standard size, a rate of reduction to the original image is increased so that the entire index image is accommodated in an index image display area while maintaining a relative dimensional relationship with index image sizes of image data having other original image sizes.