Patent ID: 9619184
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store a reading result of an output of a test pattern made by the image forming apparatus; a transmitter configured to transmit the test pattern to another image forming apparatus in advance of transferring print data to the another image forming apparatus; an acquirer configured to acquire an optical reading result of an output of the test pattern made by the another image forming apparatus; a corrector configured to correct the print data; and a transfer unit configured to transfer the print data to the another image forming apparatus, wherein, the print data to be output at the another image forming apparatus is transferred to the another image forming apparatus so that the print data is corrected at the another image forming apparatus, or is corrected by the corrector, based on the reading result stored in the storage unit and the optical reading result of the output of the test pattern made by the another image forming apparatus and acquired at the acquirer.