Image forming apparatus with a power mode control section for allocating a printout for a reserved low-key print setting job
US8248629B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00126
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A job managing section acquires an operational status of a standby print job when a determination that a job having been accepted by a job accepting section is a reserved low-key print setting job is made, as a result of a determination by a reserved setting determining section, and also allocates a printout for the reserved low-key print setting job to an available time slot based on the acquired operational status. As a result, the printout for the reserved low-key print setting job can be executed in an available time slot which is different from a time slot for the standby print job. Accordingly, mixing of printed sheets related to a plurality of print jobs can be prevented as much as possible, and a contribution to an improvement in convenience at the user-side can be made.
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