Patent ID: 9104157
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G03G,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a photoconductor; a development device configured to form an electrostatic latent image of a print image on the photoconductor and form a toner image of the electrostatic latent image by toner development; a print engine configured to control the development device; and a controller configured to control the print engine to perform printing; wherein the print engine is further configured to provide an image-forming-completion notice to the controller upon detecting completion of forming either the electrostatic latent image or the toner image; and the controller is further configured to store image data of the print image in a video buffer, said video buffer having a size to hold the image data of one band; wherein said image data being generated based on the print data received about the print image representing one page of the image to be printed and being used to directly control said print engine in printing the page of the image, and release the video buffer before the completion of the printing process upon detecting completion of forming either the electrostatic latent image or the toner image, wherein the formation of the electrostatic latent image and the toner image occurs before the transfer of the toner image to the paper; and said controller stores and releases the image data in the video buffer band by band.