Patent ID: 9001382
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming system comprising: an image forming apparatus; and an upper device connected to the image forming apparatus, wherein said image forming apparatus includes: a first receiving unit for receiving an input of a print mode including a cost priority mode; a first transmission unit for transmitting the print mode thus received to the upper device; a second receiving unit for receiving a print instruction including a print density setting, a duplex print setting, a fixing temperature setting, and print data from the upper device; a print control unit for printing the print data thus received on a sheet according to the print density setting of the print instruction; a duplex print control unit for controlling a printing operation to be performed on a backside surface of the sheet according to the duplex print setting of the print instruction; and a fixing temperature control unit for controlling a fixing temperature according to the fixing temperature setting of the print instruction, said upper device includes: a first storage unit for storing a save setting including an arrangement setting set in advance, the print density setting, the duplex print setting, and the fixing temperature setting; a third receiving unit for receiving an input of image data to be printed; a second storage unit for storing the print mode received from the image forming apparatus; an arrangement print control unit for generating the print data to be printed on one page according to the image data and the arrangement setting, in which a plurality of the image data is reduced and printed on the one page; and a second transmission unit for transmitting the print instruction including at least two of the print density setting, the duplex print setting, and the fixing temperature setting of the save setting stored in the first storage unit, and the print data for an arrangement printing operation generated with the arrangement print control unit according to the arrangement setting, when the print mode stored in the second storage unit is the cost priority mode, and said upper device further includes a fourth receiving unit for receiving an input of a using setting from a user including the arrangement setting, the print density setting, the duplex print setting, and the fixing temperature setting; a third storage unit for storing the user setting thus received; and a setting unit for comparing setting values of the save setting and the user setting when the print mode is the cost priority mode so that a lower cost setting value is set as the setting value of the save setting or the user setting.