Patent ID: 8416437
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: G03G,G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus which discharges, to a designated discharge tray among a plurality of discharge trays, a printing medium printed based on print data, the apparatus comprising: a receiver unit constructed to receive print data; an analysis unit constructed to analyze whether the print data includes first image data common between pages and second image data which is personal information; a tray determination unit constructed to determine whether or not a specific discharge tray not having a cover which prevents seeing the printing medium from the outside is designated in order to check a printing state of the print data; a reading unit constructed to, when the tray determination unit determines that the specific discharge tray is designated and said analysis unit analyzes that the print data includes the second image data, read specific image data serving as an alternative to the second image data; and a control unit constructed to, when the tray determination unit determines that the specific discharge tray is designated and said analysis unit analyzes that the print data includes the second image data, perform print processing to print the first image data and the specific image data read by the reading unit, and when the tray determination unit determines that the specific discharge tray is not designated and said analysis unit analyzes that the print data includes the second image data, perform print processing to print the first image data and the second image data.