Patent ID: 9386169
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G03G,G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus being capable of executing a specific copy job to generate image data by reading an original, to transmit the generated image data to an external apparatus, to receive, from the external apparatus, the image data processed by the external apparatus, and to print the received image data, comprising: a processor connected to a memory, the processor and memory configured to: receive a user's instruction; issue, according to reception of an execution instruction of the specific copy job, a specific copy job identification (ID); notify the external apparatus of a start of the specific copy job with the specific copy job ID; read an image on the original in accordance with a scan job for the specific copy job, and generate image data; transmit the generated image data to the external apparatus; receive a print job for printing processed image data which the transmitted image data is processed by the external apparatus, with a print job ID issued by the external apparatus based on the notified specified copy job ID; print an image on a printing material based on the received print job; receive, before the print job is received, a cancel instruction of the specific copy job; register, according to reception of the cancel instruction of the specific copy job before the print job is received, the print job ID corresponding to the specific copy job ID as a print job ID to be canceled; and cancel a print based on the print job when the print job ID of the print job, received after registering the print job ID, coincides with the registered print job ID.