Abstract: An image forming apparatus of a roll-to-roll type according to the present invention includes a hardware processor functioning as a controller that is capable of receiving an instruction to execute a print job according to printing of repeatedly printing a document image for which an output print length has been specified by an user and that, when receiving the instruction to execute the print job, causes the printing of the document image to be executed on a roll sheet, which is conveyed, a number of repetitions corresponding to the specified output print length.

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus includes: an image reader that performs processing of reading conveyed paper as an image for a correct answer image and an image to be inspected; an information acquirer that acquires setting information at a time of forming an image of paper conveyed to the image reader; a storage that saves, as a correct answer image, an image read by the image reader as an image for a correct answer image, and saves the setting information; and a hardware processor that performs inspection by comparing an image to be inspected read by the image reader to a correct answer image stored in the storage.

Abstract: An image inspection system includes: an image former that forms an image on a sheet based on image data including a common area and a variable area set therein, wherein a same image is to be printed in the common area on multiple print pages, and a variable image that differs between the multiple print pages is to be printed in the variable area; an image reader that generates a read image by reading the formed image; a hardware processor that generates an inspection image used to perform image inspection, based on a first read image generated; and a hardware processor that inspects a second read image generated, based on a difference between the second read image and the inspection image, excluding the area designated by a user as an exception to inspection.

Abstract: A printing system includes a plurality of printing apparatuses connected with each other via a network including a transfer source printing apparatus having a first printing apparatus that receives print data and a transfer destination printing apparatus having a second printing apparatus. The transfer source printing apparatus is equipped with a process instruction unit for transmitting to the transfer destination printing apparatus in an idle status a processing program and process data for executing a process of generating image data from the print data, and requesting the process to be executed, when the transfer source printing apparatus is not in an idle status when it receives the print data. The transfer destination printing apparatus is equipped with a transmitting unit for transmitting to the transfer source printing apparatus the output data generated from the process data by the process in the process.

Abstract: A printing system includes a plurality of printing apparatuses connected with each other via a network including a transfer source printing apparatus having a first printing apparatus that receives print data and a transfer destination printing apparatus having a second printing apparatus. The transfer source printing apparatus is equipped with a process instruction unit for transmitting to the transfer destination printing apparatus in an idle status a processing program and process data for executing a process of generating image data from the print data, and requesting the process to be executed, when the transfer source printing apparatus is not in an idle status when it receives the print data. The transfer destination printing apparatus is equipped with a transmitting unit for transmitting to the transfer source printing apparatus the output data generated from the process data by the process in the process.

Abstract: Disclosed is a print instructing apparatus including: a tab area information obtaining unit to obtain tab area information on a tab area of a tab sheet from an external apparatus; and a display controlling unit to control a display unit to display based on the obtained tab area information a print setting screen to configure a setting of the tab sheet.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: an image reading section for reading an original and for generating image data for the original; an original size obtaining section for obtaining a size of the original; and an image file generation section for setting a page frame which has a size equal to the size of the original obtained by the original size obtaining section, and for generating an image file including the set page frame and the image data.