Patent ID: 9651902
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a page of image data; an image forming unit configured to form a toner image on a photosensitive member based on the page of image data received by the receiving unit; a transfer unit configured to transfer the toner image formed by the image forming unit onto a sheet; a fixing unit configured to fix the toner image transferred by the transfer unit onto the sheet; and a control unit configured to decode the page of image data received by the receiving unit and determine a temperature for fixing the toner image on the sheet; wherein in a case where the decoding of the page of image data is completed within a predetermine time from when starting the decoding of the page of image data, the control unit controls the fixing unit so that the temperature to be a first temperature determined from a result of the decoding the page of image data, wherein in a case where the decoding of the page of image data is not completed within the predetermined time, the control unit controls the fixing unit so that the temperature to be a second temperature determined regardless of a result of decoding of the page of image data.