Patent ID: 8213031
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of preventing a printing error of an image forming apparatus, the method comprising: receiving printing data; analyzing printer language category information of the received printing data; performing a printing operation using a printer language analyzer corresponding to the analyzed printer language category information; comparing an amount of data printed on each line of a paper with a maximum amount of data capable of being printed on a horizontal size of the paper, and determining the presence or absence of a printing error according to the result of the comparison; if the presence of the printing error is determined, stopping the printing operation, and printing an error message; and if the amount of data printed on each line of the paper is larger than the maximum amount of data capable of being printed on the horizontal size of the paper, determining the presence of the printing error caused by distortion or loss of the printer language category information.