Abstract: A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a convey unit, an obtaining unit, a determining unit, and a control unit. The convey unit conveys sheets. The obtaining unit obtains attribute information about sheets used in a job. The determining unit determines a first interval and a second interval. The first interval is an interval between sheets that are conveyed by the convey unit in a case where the attribute information about the sheets obtained by the obtaining unit is first attribute information. The second interval is an interval between sheets that are conveyed by the convey unit in a case where the attribute information about the sheets obtained by the obtaining unit is second attribute information that is different from the first attribute information. The control unit performs control to make the convey unit convey sheets at the interval between sheets determined by the determining unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are a printing apparatus for executing print processing based upon print data and a method of controlling this apparatus. The print data is saved in a first memory area, the print data, which has been saved in the first memory area, is rendered into image data, the rendered image data is stored in a second memory area, and printing is performed using the image data. A determination is made as to whether the image data, which has been stored in the second memory area, is to be saved for the purpose of reprint process.

Abstract: When a toner cartridge is mounted to an image forming apparatus, if the toner cartridge is new, the image forming apparatus sets a value calculated from cartridge capacity as an initial value of a toner remaining amount. If, when the toner cartridge is mounted to the image forming apparatus, the toner cartridge is not new, the image forming apparatus sets a value calculated from a page count number as the initial value of the toner remaining amount. Furthermore, when the toner cartridge is mounted to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus acquires a sensor value, and if the acquired sensor value is an indefinite value, the image forming apparatus determines an alternative value according to sensor ability as the initial value of the toner remaining amount.

Abstract: A printing apparatus sets, as time for performing pre-processing before performing print processing, first time if the printing rate calculated by the calculation unit is smaller than a predetermined value, and second time that is longer than the first time if the printing rate calculated by the calculation unit is larger than the predetermined value.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive E mail transmitted from the external apparatus, a printing unit configured to print the E mail received by the reception unit, a setting unit configured to set a reception function of the Email valid or invalid, and a control unit configured, in a case where it is determined that a factor for shifting a power state of the image forming apparatus to an OFF-state has been detected, to set the power state of the image forming apparatus to the OFF-state if the reception function of the E mail is set invalid by the setting unit, and not to set the power state of the image forming apparatus to the OFF-state if the reception function of the E mail is set valid by the setting unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which makes it possible not only to improve reusability of data in another apparatus, but also to increase the speed of data output. If a process is requested to be executed on the image data and the file data contains data usable by the image processing apparatus in addition to the image data, the apparatus executes the requested process using the usable data, whereas if the file data does not contain data usable by the image processing apparatus in addition to the image data, the apparatus executes the requested process using the image data. Further, the apparatus adds data generated during execution of the requested process using the image data to the file data, as data usable by the apparatus.

Abstract: An image output apparatus is capable of performing index outputting in which reduced images obtained from a plurality of image files are arranged and output. The image output apparatus includes a setting information storage unit configured to store setting information for the index, outputting, the setting information being applied to a first-type image file including a plurality of pieces of image data among a plurality of image files as a target of the index outputting, a selecting unit configured to select a piece of image data added with specific information in the setting information from among the plurality of pieces of image data in the first-type image file when an image file as a target of the index outputting is the first-type image file, and an output unit configured to perform the index outputting on the basis of pieces of image data including the selected piece of image data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which makes it possible not only to improve reusability of data in another apparatus, but also to increase the speed of data output. If a process is requested to be executed on the image data and the file data contains data usable by the image processing apparatus in addition to the image data, the apparatus executes the requested process using the usable data, whereas if the file data does not contain data usable by the image processing apparatus in addition to the image data, the apparatus executes the requested process using the image data. Further, the apparatus adds data generated during execution of the requested process using the image data to the file data, as data usable by the apparatus.