US 11,989,470 B2
Image forming system that combines first and second data, printing device, control method of printing device, and non-transitory storage medium
Naoki Morita, Chiba (JP)
Assigned to CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/181,058.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-039257 (JP), filed on Mar. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0289120 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1243 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); G06K 15/1807 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing device that communicates with an image distribution device, the printing device comprising:
a controller configured to:
form a print image by combining first data and second data, the first data and the second data being included in print image data managed by the image distribution device, the first data including an image applied commonly to a plurality of print materials, and the second data including information changed on the print image basis and category information indicating a category of the print material, wherein the category information is associated with information indicating a use place of the print image;
generate a list of pieces of attribute information about print images formed based on the print image data, wherein the attribute information includes the information indicating the use place specified based on the category information; and
perform control so that the print images and the list are printed by the printing device.