Patent ID: 9213277
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus for controlling a temperature of a fixing unit configured to fix a color material on a printing sheet, comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire the color material amount of each page of image data of a plurality of pages; a setting determination unit configured to determine whether a setting for printing image data of the plurality of pages on a printing sheet has been performed; a one-color-material-amount determination unit configured to determine one color material amount out of a plurality of color material amounts acquired by said acquisition unit upon determining, as a result of determination of said setting determination unit, that the setting for printing image data of the plurality of pages on one printing sheet has been performed; and a control unit configured to control the temperature of the fixing unit using a fixing temperature corresponding to the color material amount determined by said one-color-material-amount determination unit.