Patent ID: 9712711
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a non-transitory computer-readable job storage portion, which is a storage device configured to temporarily store print job data received from a terminal apparatus via a network; a print processing device including a sheet conveying portion configured to convey a sheet material and an image forming portion configured to form an image on the sheet material being conveyed, the print processing device being configured to perform a print process of forming an image of developer, represented by the print job data, on the sheet material and discharging a printed matter which is the sheet material on which the image has been formed, to a discharged sheet receiving portion; and a processor configured to execute: if a print job data group composed of a plurality of the print job data transmission sources that are the same is present in the job storage portion, the start possibility determination portion determines whether the print job data group is in the start enabled state, on the basis of a time of reception of the last print job data in the print job data group, and the print time control portion collectively controls a start time of the print process for the print job data group.