Patent ID: 9118793
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus communicable with another image forming apparatus via a network, the other image forming apparatus having a facsimile function for receiving facsimile image data, comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive, from the other image forming apparatus, an e-mail to which an image file is attached, the image file generated by the other image forming apparatus based on facsimile image data received via the facsimile function of the other image forming apparatus; a printing unit configured to execute a printing process based on the image file attached to the e-mail received by the receiving unit; a confirmation unit configured to confirm a toner remaining amount during the printing process; and a control unit configured to determine whether or not the image file attached to the e-mail corresponds to the facsimile image data which has been received by the other image forming apparatus via its facsimile function, wherein the control unit is configured to stop the printing process as a result of the toner remaining amount that is confirmed by the confirmation unit, in a case where the control unit determines that the image file attached to the e-mail corresponds to the facsimile image data, and wherein the control unit is configured to continue the printing process, in a case where the control unit determines that the image file attached to the e-mail does not correspond to the facsimile image data, even if the toner remaining amount is less than a threshold.