Patent ID: 8553248
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a print job input unit configured to receive a print job; a job storing unit configured to store a plurality of print jobs; a job determination unit configured to determine a setting condition of at least one print job from the plurality of print jobs in the job storing unit; an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on at least one print job read out from the job storing unit; a sheet post-processing unit configured to perform post-processing on sheets on which images have been formed; and a control unit configured to determine, in response to, during a time period after start of printing a first job and before completion of printing the first job, the print job input unit inputting a second print job independent from the first job, whether to allow interruption of the first job and start of execution of the second job, wherein, in response to post-processing not being set for the second print job, the control unit allows the interruption of the first job and the start of the execution of the second print job in response to an accumulated number of the second print job and all print jobs that interrupt the first print job being equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, and the control unit inhibits the interruption of the first job and the start of the execution of the second job in response to the accumulated number being larger than the predetermined value, and wherein, in response to post-processing being set for the second print job, the control unit inhibits the interruption of the first job and the start of the execution of the second job.