Patent ID: 8081334
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a job executing portion for executing at least one of a copy job, a print job, a facsimile reception job, an e-mail reception job, a facsimile transmission job, and an e-mail transmission job; a display portion; an operation portion including a stop key for receiving an instruction to suspend a running job which is in execution; a suspending portion for suspending a printing-out operation of the running job in response to a press-on of the stop key; a job list screen display controller for allowing the display portion to display a job list screen showing the job suspended by the suspending portion and a waiting job; a cancel job selection receiving portion for receiving a user selection of a job to be cancelled among the jobs displayed on the job list screen; a job cancelling portion for cancelling the job received by the cancel job selection receiving portion; and a portal screen display controller for allowing the display portion to display a ready-to-copy screen for receiving an instruction to start copying, a ready-to-send screen for receiving an instruction to start transmission of at least one of a facsimile and an e-mail, and a status menu screen for displaying a job state, a job log and a hardware resource state in accordance with a selective operation of the operation portion, wherein the suspending portion determines in response to the press-on of the stop key whether or not the ready-to-copy screen, the ready-to-send screen, or the status menu screen is displayed on the display portion, and suspends the printing-out operation of a running job when determining that the ready-to-copy screen, the ready-to-send screen or the status menu screen is displayed on the display portion.