Patent ID: 8081325
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: G03G,G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus having a printing controlling portion that switches printing scheme between a speed priority printing scheme and an image quality priority printing scheme, wherein the printing controlling portion comprises: an image quality priority degree judging means that judges an image quality priority degree based on the contents of printing data of each page when sample printing is executed; and a printing scheme switching means that switches its printing scheme between the speed priority printing scheme and the image quality priority printing scheme for each page based on the judgment result for each page of the image quality priority degree judging means, the image quality priority degree judging means including: a color ratio judging mode according to which the image quality priority degree judging means calculates a color ratio for each page and judges the image quality priority degree based on whether the color ratio is equal to or larger than, or smaller than a predetermined threshold value; a command ratio judging mode according to which the image quality priority degree judging means calculates a command ratio that is a ratio of the number of image commands occupying to the number of all the printing commands as to a page to be printed for each page and judges the image quality priority degree based on whether the command ratio is equal to or larger than, or smaller than a predetermined threshold value; and a printing data amount judging mode according to which the image quality priority degree judging means calculates a printing data amount for each page and judges the image quality priority degree based on whether the printing data amount is equal to or larger than, or smaller than a predetermined threshold value; and the image forming apparatus has a mode setting means that specifies any one of judging modes including the color ratio judging mode, the command ratio judging mode, and the printing data amount judging mode.