Patent ID: 8199338
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: G03G,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for forming an image in an image forming apparatus comprising the steps of: (a) monitoring whether a stop signal is input while printing one or more images corresponding to inputted print data; (b) stopping print driving operations of the image forming apparatus when the stop signal is detected; (c) changing a print setting of the image forming apparatus as demanded by a user; and (d) printing one or more images, which correspond to the remaining print data unprinted due to the stoppage of the print driving operations, by applying the print setting changed in step (c); wherein the method further comprises the step of storing the remaining print data when the print driving operations are stopped; wherein the image forming apparatus comprises at least one of a printer, a copy machine, a facsimile machine and a multifunction machine; wherein the stoppage of the print driving operations occurs when at least one page has been printed as a result of the print driving operations; and wherein changing the print setting is to change a setting related to at least one of a repeated number of printings of a certain image, the type of print medium, the margin size of print medium, the shading of image to be printed on the print medium, and the size of the image to be printed on the print medium.