Patent ID: 8789911
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming device, comprising: a print medium feed unit formed of a plurality of print medium feed trays wherein a different kind of print medium is contained in each print medium feed tray; a communication unit that receives a print job formed of a plurality of items of data using at least two different kinds of print media; a print job analysis unit that analyses setting information of the print job; and a print medium feed tray selection unit that, when a result of an analysis by the print job analysis unit is that the use of a specific print medium feed tray is designated for one portion of data among the data in the print job, selects the designated print medium feed tray from among the plurality of print medium feed trays as the specific print medium feed tray for the print job only, and automatically selects a print medium feed tray to be used for other data from print medium feed trays excluding the specific print medium feed tray.