Patent ID: 8805228
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a reading unit configured to read an image of a document and generate image data indicating the image; a receiving unit configured to receive image data from an external apparatus; an image forming unit configured to form, by using a recording agent, an image on a sheet based on the generated image data or the received image data; a fixing unit configured to fix the recording agent on the sheet; and a control unit configured to control to start raising a temperature of the fixing unit, wherein, in a case where a copy process for (i) causing the reading unit to read the image of the document, (ii) causing the reading unit to generate image data, and (iii) causing the image forming unit to form the image on the sheet based on the image data generated by the reading unit is executed, the control unit is configured to control to start raising the temperature of the fixing unit before receiving a print instruction for causing the image forming unit to form the image on the sheet, and wherein, in a case where a printing process for causing the image forming unit to form the image on the sheet based on the image data received by the receiving unit is executed, the control unit is configured to control to start raising the temperature of the fixing unit after receiving the print instruction for causing the image forming unit to form the image on the sheet.