Patent ID: 9088701
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a display; a job input portion that inputs one or more jobs each having job information and job reference information, the job information including image data to be subjected to job execution, the job reference information indicating job details including job name; a main memory that is capable of storing the job information and the job reference information temporarily, upon the one or more jobs being input by the job input portion; a job executor that reads the job information out of the main memory to execute the one or more jobs; a judgment portion that judges whether or not the one or more jobs being input by the job input portion can be executed by the job executor; a first controller that stores both the job information and the job reference information on the main memory, if the judgment portion judges that the one or more jobs can be executed or that stores both the job information and the job reference information on the main memory, and further saves the job information on a recording device from the main memory, in the state the job information and the job reference information are connected with each other, if the judgment portion judges that the one or more jobs cannot be executed; a second controller that shows, in accordance with user manipulation, a job name list of the one or more jobs on the display on the basis of the job reference information stored on the main memory, the one or more jobs being unable to be executed; that updates, in accordance with user manipulation, the job name list on the display on the basis of the job reference information stored on the main memory; and that shows job details of a specific job name on the display on the basis of the job reference information stored on the main memory, the specific job name being selected by a user from the job name list; and a third controller that restores the job information on the main memory from the recording device to execute the one or more jobs by the job executor, the one or more jobs becoming able to be executed after the job information is saved on the recording device from the main memory.