Patent ID: 9646233
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a receiver for receiving an email during predetermined intervals; a printer for printing a printed output of data contained in the email received by said receiver on a recording medium: a hardware processor configured to: temporarily suspend the receiving process or the process to print the printed output without making the receiving process or the process to print carry out; receive an input of an instruction specifying a particular process for the image forming apparatus to process the email received by said receiver, and determine the processing to process the email received by the receiver in accordance with said input instruction while said stop controlling part is temporarily suspending the process; and perform the processing determined by said hardware processor to process the email received by said receiver while the process is being temporarily suspended by said hardware processor or after the temporary suspension by said hardware processor is cancelled, wherein the input of the instruction is received after the receiver receives the email.