Patent ID: 7697852
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A control method of an image forming apparatus which has image forming means, said control method comprising: a setting step of setting an image forming condition; an inputting step of inputting image data; a first accepting step of accepting, from a user, a first instruction for instructing the image forming a apparatus to execute first trial image forming; a first controlling step of controlling, in response to the first instruction accepted in said first accepting step, the image forming means to execute the first trial image forming using the image data input in said inputting step based on the image forming condition set in said setting step; a second accepting step of accepting, from the user, a second instruction for changing the image forming condition set in said setting step, after the first trial image forming is executed in said first controlling step; a third accepting step of accepting, from the user, a third instruction for instructing the image forming apparatus to execute second trial image forming in a case where the second instruction is accepted in said second accepting step, wherein the third instruction can not be accepted in a case where the second instruction is not accepted in said second accepting step; a second controlling step of controlling, in response to the third instruction accepted in said third accepting step, the image forming means to execute the second trial image forming using the image data input in said inputting step based on the image forming condition changed according to the second instruction; a fourth accepting step of accepting, from the user, a fourth instruction for instructing the image forming apparatus to execute normal image forming; and a third controlling step of controlling, in response to the fourth instruction accepted in said fourth accepting step, the image forming means to execute the normal image forming using the image data input in said inputting step based on the image forming condition changed according to the, second instruction in a case where the second instruction is accepted in said second accepting step, and of controlling the image forming means to execute the normal image forming using the image data input in said inputting step based on the image forming condition set in said setting step, in a case where the second instruction is not accepted in said second accepting step.