Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operating mechanism, a storage device, and a control device. The operating mechanism executes a job. The control device functions as a controller. When accepting a request to prepare execution of the job, the controller allows the operating mechanism to prepare the execution of the job to thus generate data for output and allows the storage device to save the data for output. When accepting a request to execute the job, the controller allows the operating mechanism to execute the job based on the data for output.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operating mechanism, a storage device, and a control device. The operating mechanism executes a job. The control device functions as a controller. When accepting a request to prepare execution of the job, the controller allows the operating mechanism to prepare the execution of the job to thus generate data for output and allows the storage device to save the data for output. When accepting a request to execute the job, the controller allows the operating mechanism to execute the job based on the data for output.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main memory device, an auxiliary storage device, a print request receiving unit, and a print processing unit. The print request receiving unit is configured to (a) receive from an external device a print request that includes the number of printing pages and print image data, (b) select one of the main memory device and the auxiliary storage device as a device to which the print image data is to be written on the basis of the number of printing pages, and (c) write the print image data in the selected main memory device or auxiliary storage device. The print processing unit is configured to read the print image data from the main memory device or the auxiliary storage device and perform a print process based on the print image data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a nonvolatile memory, a count processing portion, and an execution processing portion. The count processing portion is configured to count, for each cycle of a specific time period, a write count that is a number of times data has been written to the nonvolatile memory. The execution processing portion is configured to execute a specific process when the write count that is counted during the specific time period by the count processing portion reaches a specific count.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus executes a process of generating image data of an alternative image involving a smaller consumption quantity of color material than an image contained in a replacement-object area and then generating replaced image data in which the image data of the replacement-object area has been replaced with the image data of the alternative image, and the control section instructs a printing section to execute color material-saving printing of printing an image based on the replaced image data on a sheet. The alternative image is an image containing information for allowing an image based on the image data of the replacement-object area to be displayed by an information terminal that has read the alternative image.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus executes a process of generating image data of an alternative image involving a smaller consumption quantity of color material than an image contained in a replacement-object area and then generating replaced image data in which the image data of the replacement-object area has been replaced with the image data of the alternative image, and the control section instructs a printing section to execute color material-saving printing of printing an image based on the replaced image data on a sheet. The alternative image is an image containing information for allowing an image based on the image data of the replacement-object area to be displayed by an information terminal that has read the alternative image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main memory device, an auxiliary storage device, a print request receiving unit, and a print processing unit. The print request receiving unit is configured to (a) receive from an external device a print request that includes the number of printing pages and print image data, (b) select one of the main memory device and the auxiliary storage device as a device to which the print image data is to be written on the basis of the number of printing pages, and (c) write the print image data in the selected main memory device or auxiliary storage device. The print processing unit is configured to read the print image data from the main memory device or the auxiliary storage device and perform a print process based on the print image data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main storage unit; an auxiliary storage unit; a file system configured to manage a file stored in the auxiliary storage unit; and an input-output processing unit configured to use an area in the main storage unit to perform file access to a file in the file system. The area is in a storage area that is not managed by an operating system and the area is specified with a physical address in an instruction from a user process.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises an image reading unit that reads an image from a document to generate base image data which matches predetermined default reading conditions; a reading condition identifying unit that identifies reading condition settings specified by a user in response to when the image is read; and an information saving unit that saves the base image data and the reading condition settings identified by the reading condition identifying unit in association with each other as saved-image information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main storage unit; an auxiliary storage unit; a file system configured to manage a file stored in the auxiliary storage unit; and an input-output processing unit configured to use an area in the main storage unit to perform file access to a file in the file system. The area is in a storage area that is not managed by an operating system and the area is specified with a physical address in an instruction from a user process.

Abstract: An operation control program controls a computer provided in an image forming apparatus to serve as: a service section which discriminates an operation of a service requested by a user, and constructs a job corresponding to the operation by selecting one or a plurality of job scenarios prepared in advance as constituting element of the job and using the selected job scenario; and a job performing section for executing sequentially a processing indicated by each job scenario constituting the job constructed by the service section.

Abstract: A ROM (18) stores image forming driver information associated with a plurality of size groups into which a plurality of sets of sheet sizes close to each other are respectively sorted. When a sheet size of an image transfer sheet designated by an operator through an operating section (19) and a sheet size of an image transfer sheet detected by an image transfer sheet sensor (21) are different from one another, but both of the image transfer sheet sizes fall in the same size group, a CPU (15) allows an image forming section (16) to execute an image forming processing in accordance with image forming driver information corresponding to the image transfer sheet size designated by the operating section (19).

Abstract: An image forming system is given, in advance, unique setting as a behavior to be performed when an error occurs regarding postprocessing. In a case where the postprocessing becomes inexecutable during the operation of the system, the system either cancels the postprocessing to continue printing (Steps S20, S22) or stops printing to generate an error (Step S18), based on the unique setting. A user arbitrarily decides the unique setting, which enables optimum control of the operation that the system should perform when the postprocessing becomes inexecutable.

Abstract: An image forming system is given, in advance, unique setting as a behavior to be performed when an error occurs regarding postprocessing. In a case where the postprocessing becomes inexecutable during the operation of the system, the system either cancels the postprocessing to continue printing (Steps S20, S22) or stops printing to generate an error (Step S18), based on the unique setting. A user arbitrarily decides the unique setting, which enables optimum control of the operation that the system should perform when the postprocessing becomes inexecutable.

Abstract: An operation control program controls a computer provided in an image forming apparatus to serve as: a service section which discriminates an operation of a service requested by a user, and constructs a job corresponding to the operation by selecting one or a plurality of job scenarios prepared in advance as constituting element of the job and using the selected job scenario; and a job performing section for executing sequentially a processing indicated by each job scenario constituting the job constructed by the service section.

Abstract: An image forming system is given, in advance, unique setting as a behavior to be performed when an error occurs regarding postprocessing. In a case where the postprocessing becomes inexecutable during the operation of the system, the system either cancels the postprocessing to continue printing (Steps S20, S22) or stops printing to generate an error (Step S18), based on the unique setting. A user arbitrarily decides the unique setting, which enables optimum control of the operation that the system should perform when the postprocessing becomes inexecutable.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises an image reading unit that reads an image from a document to generate base image data which matches predetermined default reading conditions; a reading condition identifying unit that identifies reading condition settings specified by a user in response to when the image is read; and an information saving unit that saves the base image data and the reading condition settings identified by the reading condition identifying unit in association with each other as saved-image information.

Abstract: An image forming device of the present invention includes searching section that is configured to search whether a sheet of paper having a suitable size for an essential print object in order to print out the essential print object. In addition, the image forming device includes selecting section and printing section. The selecting section is configured to perform a selection of a sheet of secondary suitable-sized paper, the size of which is larger than the sheet of paper having the suitable size for the essential print object, when the sheet of paper having the suitable size for the essential print object does not exist. The printing section is configured to print the essential print object on the sheet of secondary suitable-sized paper. Accordingly, the essential print object is to be absolutely printed on some form of paper.

Abstract: A ROM (18) stores image forming driver information associated with a plurality of size groups into which a plurality of sets of sheet sizes close to each other are respectively sorted. When a sheet size of an image transfer sheet designated by an operator through an operating section (19) and a sheet size of an image transfer sheet detected by the image transfer sheet sensor (21) are different from one another, but both of the image transfer sheet sizes fall in the same size group, a CPU (15) allows the image forming section to execute an image forming processing in accordance with image forming driver information corresponding to the image transfer sheet size designated by the operating section (19).

Abstract: An image forming system is given, in advance, unique setting as a behavior to be performed when an error occurs regarding postprocessing. In a case where the postprocessing becomes inexecutable during the operation of the system, the system either cancels the postprocessing to continue printing (Steps S20, S22) or stops printing to generate an error (Step S18), based on the unique setting. A user arbitrarily decides the unique setting, which enables optimum control of the operation that the system should perform when the postprocessing becomes inexecutable.