Patent ID: 6636323
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:image forming means for forming images on copy-mode sheets in a copy image-forming mode, in which the images are based on image data from said image forming apparatus, and for forming images on non-copy-mode sheets in a non-copy image-forming mode, in which the images are based on image data from an external apparatus; a plurality of storage means, which are used for storing the copy-mode sheets and the non-copy-mode sheets; setting means for setting at least one of said plurality of storage means as copy-mode storage means for normally storing the copy-mode sheets and for setting at least another one of said plurality of storage means as non-copy-mode storage means for normally storing the non-copy-mode sheets; and control means for controlling the storing of copy-mode sheets and non-copy-mode sheets into said copy-mode and non-copy mode storage means that are set by said setting means respectively, wherein said control means is capable of prohibiting non-copy-mode sheets from being stored in said copy-mode storage means regardless of the presence or absence of the sheets, and of permitting copy-mode sheets to be stored in said non-copy-mode storage means unless non-copy-mode sheets have already been stored therein.