Patent ID: 8259314
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus that performs an image forming process, the image forming apparatus comprising: a user interface unit that receives at least one setting condition for the image forming process; an application unit that includes a reading component, a printing component, and a document processing component, wherein the image forming process is performed via a combination of the reading component, the printing component and the document processing component; a reading device unit that is controlled by the reading component; a printing device unit that is controlled by the printing component; a document processing device unit that is controlled by the document. processing component; and an editing unit that edits for each component the setting condition received by the user interface unit, wherein the editing unit divides the setting conditions into a reading condition, a processing condition, and a printing condition, and transmits each of the setting conditions to the corresponding reading component, the document processing component, and the printing component, respectively, if the setting condition received by the user interface unit is larger than the size of the components.