Patent ID: 9292237
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium based on a received printing instruction in one of a printing process and a reprinting process, the image formation performed on the recording medium by using an expendable material, the image forming apparatus comprising: a data memory configured to store an image data that is designated for printing in response to a printing instruction being received; a reprinting condition memory configured to store printing functions and types of the printing functions, the printing functions including at least two of a facsimile function, a copy function and a printer function, the reprinting condition memory being further configured to correlate the printing function with the types of the printing functions by each of the printing functions being identified as one of a first type of printing function that is guaranteed to be printed and a second type of printing function that is not guaranteed to be printed; and a processor comprising hardware configured to: