Patent ID: 8514468
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image forming section configured to form an image on a recording medium based on image data; a storage configured to store said image data; a feed section configured to feed recording media to said image forming section at a time interval; a storage judgment section configured to judge whether said image data is stored in said storage section; a feed judgment section configured to judge whether a time interval during which said feed section feeds said recording media is longer than a predetermined time interval; a prediction section configured to predict a wait time until said feed section feeds a next recording medium when said feed judgment section judges that said time interval is longer than said predetermined time interval; a possibility judgment section configured to judge whether a process for improving a result of image formation by said image forming section can be executed within the wait time predicted by said prediction section; and an execution section for executing the process for improving the result of image formation by said image forming section when said storage judgment section judges that said image data is stored in said storage section and when said possibility judgment section judges that said process can be executed within the predicted wait time.