Patent ID: 9377974
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G03G,G06F

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus that forms an image based on image data generated by executing an image process, the image forming apparatus comprising: at least one processor that operates to: perform a recording process for recording the image formed based on the image data on a recording medium; determine whether a predetermined process which causes a delay in the image process being executed is to be performed; determine whether at least one condition for performing an adjustment process for maintaining an image formation has been satisfied based on condition information indicating the at least one condition; and in a case where the at least one processor determines that the predetermined process is to be performed and the at least one processor determines that the at least one condition has been satisfied, instruct to perform the adjustment process, while the predetermined process is being executed, wherein the at least one processor performs, as the adjustment process, a density adjustment for adjusting the density of the image to be recorded on the recording medium, wherein, in a case where it is determined that the at least one condition has been satisfied, the at least one processor instructs to perform the density adjustment process, wherein the predetermined process is at least one of a fallback process for escaping a limitation in a storage capacity in a storage area for storing the image data generated in the image process, a compression process for compressing the image data generated in the image process, and a decompression process for decompressing the image data generated in the image process, and wherein the predetermined process, which is at least one of the fallback process, the compression process and the decompression process, and the density adjustment process are executed in parallel.