Patent ID: 7336382
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a connection unit which is connected to a network to perform communication; a receiving unit which receives print data and printing information including at least page kind data indicating the kinds of data for each page and image data, through the connection unit, wherein said page kind data being information indicating a text, a graphic and an image; a determining unit which determines said page kind data information of the received print data; an image processing unit which performs image processing for the print data to properly decrease the quantity of printing material used for printing for each predetermined unit, based on the received page kind data, said image processing unit having a first mode for decreasing the quantity of the printing material and a second mode for decreasing the quantity of the printing material more than that of the first mode, and performing the image processing the second mode when the determined page kind data information indicates the text or graphic and performing the image processing in the first mode when the determined page kind data information indicates the image; wherein said first mode takes precedence over a recovery of the image rather than the decrease of the printing material, and the second mode takes precedence over the decrease of the printing material rather than the recovery of the image; and a printing unit which prints the processed print data on a printing medium.