Patent ID: 7911632
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image formation apparatus comprising: a job input unit which receives job inputs of performing image formation from image data; a job registration unit which registers the jobs of performing image formation from the image data together with priorities in an order of execution of the jobs and two or more kinds of selectable link information showing a link relationship between the jobs; a job management unit which manages the order of execution of the registered jobs; a job selection receiving unit which receives, via a graphical user interface a job selected by a user from the registered jobs; a priority change unit which changes a priority of the selected job; and a link information selection receiving unit which receives, via the graphical user interface, at least one kind of link information selected by the user, wherein the priority change unit determines the link information of the job received by the job selection receiving unit according to the kind of link information received by the link information selection receiving unit, and the priority change unit searches for other jobs having the same link information, which corresponds to the determined link information, from jobs registered in the job registration unit, and the priority change unit changes the priority of the searched jobs to the same priority of the job received by the job selection receiving unit.