Patent ID: 8538283
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus for printing an image on a continuous print medium, comprising: an image processing unit for converting print data to image data; a developer image forming unit for forming a developer image according to the image data; a transfer unit for transporting the continuous print medium and transferring the developer image to the continuous print medium; and a control unit for controlling the developer image forming unit to form the developer image and the transfer unit to transport the continuous print medium when the control unit receives a conversion process completion notice from the image processing unit, said control unit being arranged to perform an initialization operation before the developer image forming unit forms the developer image, wherein said control unit includes a count unit and a calculation unit, said count unit being arranged to count a period of time from when a first print job is completely printed to when the image processing unit completes a conversion process on a next print job, said calculation unit being arranged to determine whether the period of time is within a specific period of time so that the initialization operation is not performed when the period of time is less than the specific period of time.