Abstract: An image processing apparatus, an image processing system, and an image processing method, are provided, each of which receives a user instruction for printing an image on a plurality of recording sheets with an addition image being added to the image at a preset position in the image; generates a plurality of items of image data to be formed on the plurality of recording sheets so as to obtain the image when the plurality of recording sheets are pasted together; determines a specific recording sheet of the plurality of recording sheets and a specific position on the specific recording sheet, based on the preset position of the addition image, a number of the plurality of recording sheets for forming the image, and an image forming direction in forming the image on the plurality of recording sheets; and adds the addition image to an item of image data corresponding to the determined recording sheet at the specific position on the specific recording sheet.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having security printing function, connectable to a post-processing apparatus capable of cutting a sheet, includes a sheet size detector to detect a size of a sheet to be conducted with print processing, a dividing number acquiring unit to acquire a dividing number of the sheet, a sheet divider to divide the sheet into a plurality of areas based on the sheet size detected by the sheet size detector and the dividing number acquired by the dividing number acquiring unit, a security printing setting acquiring unit to acquire setting of a position of security printing, and a security printing position determination unit to determine a print position of security printing on each of the plurality of areas, divided by the sheet divider, based on the position of security printing acquired by the security printing setting acquiring unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, an image processing system, and an image processing method, are provided, each of which receives a user instruction for printing an image on a plurality of recording sheets with an addition image being added to the image at a preset position in the image; generates a plurality of items of image data to be formed on the plurality of recording sheets so as to obtain the image when the plurality of recording sheets are pasted together; determines a specific recording sheet of the plurality of recording sheets and a specific position on the specific recording sheet, based on the preset position of the addition image, a number of the plurality of recording sheets for forming the image, and an image forming direction in forming the image on the plurality of recording sheets; and adds the addition image to an item of image data corresponding to the determined recording sheet at the specific position on the specific recording sheet.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having security printing function, connectable to a post-processing apparatus capable of cutting a sheet, includes a sheet size detector to detect a size of a sheet to be conducted with print processing, a dividing number acquiring unit to acquire a dividing number of the sheet, a sheet divider to divide the sheet into a plurality of areas based on the sheet size detected by the sheet size detector and the dividing number acquired by the dividing number acquiring unit, a security printing setting acquiring unit to acquire setting of a position of security printing, and a security printing position determination unit to determine a print position of security printing on each of the plurality of areas, divided by the sheet divider, based on the position of security printing acquired by the security printing setting acquiring unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is able to select a paper-delivery destination for a print output. The image forming apparatus includes a print-process managing unit that divides a print job into print processes and controls a print output; and a sample-print-output controlling unit that controls execution of a sample print output by causing, in response to a sample-print-output request, an interrupt of a duplicate of a predetermined print process of the print job, with the paper-delivery destination being changed, to be handled by the print-process managing unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an electric power mode control unit that switches an electric power mode between a normal mode in which a job is executed and an electric power saving mode in which no job is executed and power consumption is lower than the normal mode; an electric power mode acquiring unit that acquires electric power mode information of the image forming apparatus, and electric power mode information of at least one other image forming apparatus connected thereto through a network; and a job control unit that, when the image forming apparatus receives a request to execute a job in the electric power saving mode, outputs the request to execute the job to the at least one other image forming apparatus that is in the normal mode based on the electric power mode information of the at least one other image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is able to select a paper-delivery destination for a print output. The image forming apparatus includes a print-process managing unit that divides a print job into print processes and controls a print output; and a sample-print-output controlling unit that controls execution of a sample print output by causing, in response to a sample-print-output request, an interrupt of a duplicate of a predetermined print process of the print job, with the paper-delivery destination being changed, to be handled by the print-process managing unit.