A printer is caused to perform a checking print for a job in a case that a predetermined user's instruction is received via a user interface. The printer is caused to perform the checking print for the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction in a case that the job meets a predetermined condition.

An image forming apparatus includes a controller that operates as a memory device detection module that detects connection of the memory device to the port, a speculative process control module that, when the connection of the memory device is detected, reads sizes of the one or more image data items from the memory device, and causes the image processor to speculatively process the one or more image data items in a descending order of the sizes, and a job execution module that, when the job execution request is input, reads the speculatively-processed image data item from the storage device on a basis of the selection request, and outputs the speculatively-processed image data item in response to the job execution request.

An image-reading apparatus includes an image-reader and a controller. The controller is configured to perform: controlling the image-reader to execute: (a1) reading a first set of original documents; and (a2) generating read data sets indicating images on the original documents in the first set; transmitting the read data sets generated by the (a2) generating to an information-processing apparatus; counting a remaining period until a specific time, the specific time being a time when a first period elapses from a predetermined time after completing the (a2) reading; transmitting the counted remaining period to the information-processing apparatus; controlling, in response to receiving a specific signal before the specific time, the image-reader to execute: (e1) reading a second set of original documents; and (e2) generating read data sets indicating images on the original documents in the second set; and transmitting the read data sets generated by the (e2) generating to the information-processing apparatus.

Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for performing print jobs in a printing system including a host device and a printing device. The method of performing print jobs in a printing system including a host device and a printing device includes: requesting printing while transmitting print data and identifications (IDs) corresponding to one or more print jobs, included in a job list, to the printing device; if an identification (ID) corresponding to at least one completed print job is received from the printing device, updating the job list by deleting a print job corresponding to the received ID from the job list; if an error has occurred in the printing system, determining whether the error has been resolved; and if it is determined that the error has been resolved, resuming printing.

An image forming apparatus includes a data selector circuit that receives an instruction of a selection range from a serviceman via the operation unit and the display unit, and automatically selects data to be backed up in the external storage device in the selection range out of the pieces of data, a backup circuit that backs up the data selected by the data selector circuit out of the pieces of data in the external storage device being connected, and sends the data unselected by the data selector circuit to the database server for backup, and a restoring circuit that restores the data backed up in the external storage device in a first storage after replacement for the maintenance, then receives the data backed up in the database server, and restores the data in the first storage after replacement for the maintenance without the serviceman.

An image forming apparatus is provided that includes a scanning unit that performs a scanning operation of scanning each page of a document to acquire image data, and a printing unit that performs a printing operation of printing data based on the image data acquired by the scanning unit in parallel with the scanning operation by the scanning unit. The image forming apparatus further includes a control unit that controls the printing unit to stop the printing operation before the printing operation is performed with respect to all the image data acquired by the scanning unit, and controls the printing unit to resume the printing operation with respect to data that is stored in a storage unit based on the image data acquired by the scanning unit while the printing operation is stopped when the data that is stored in the storage unit reaches a first threshold value.

A display control apparatus includes an acquisition unit that successively acquires plural images, a display unit that displays the images on a display in an automatic image switching mode by successively switching from one to another the images acquired by the acquisition unit, a suspending unit that temporarily suspends the automatic image switching mode without the acquisition unit stopping acquiring the images if an instruction to suspend the automatic image switching mode is provided, and a resuming unit that resumes the automatic image switching mode that has been temporarily suspended by the suspending unit.

The disclosure discloses methods and systems for integrating print and scan of a document at a multifunctional device. The multifunctional device receives a request to print and scan the document from a user device and creates a single job corresponding to the request to print and scan. The single job is assigned an identifier. The single job is executed partially by printing the document and is placed on hold until a manual scan request is received. The manual scan request for the document is received when a user selects the identifier of the single job displayed on a user interface of the multifunctional device. The processing of the single job is resumed by scanning the document by applying one or more predefined scan settings specified by the user using the user device. The scanned document is sent to an output destination indicated in the predefined scan settings.

According to the fact that a user logs out and then logs in again, a selection screen is displayed. Based on the fact that a selection is made through the selection screen to set, as setting information of a job, setting information stored in association with identification information of the user having logged in again, the setting information stored in association with the identification information of the user is set as setting information of the job.

The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for segregating large print jobs and minor print jobs. The method includes detecting a trigger event caused by receiving a new high priority job while an old print job is already under printing by a printer. The printer includes a paper collection tray installed in a paper collection area for receiving printouts of the high priority jobs. After receiving, printing of the old print job is paused and printing of the high priority is initiated. Then, a collection tray is moved to an extended position for receiving printouts of the high priority job into the collection tray. After successful printing of the new high priority job, printing of the old print job is resumed. Thereafter, the collection tray is moved back to the retracted position for receiving printouts in the collection area.