Patent ID: 8593663
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus configured to manage a plurality of storage units for storing document data therein and to perform on the document data stored in the storage unit, a functional process that is described in functional processing information set to the storage unit, comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a request of setting new functional processing information for performing the new functional process on the document data stored in the storage unit that is to replace specific functional processing information set to the storage unit, wherein each of the plurality of storage units has a unique functional process set to it, and wherein the new functional processing information includes an execution timing for performing on the document data stored in the storage unit, the new functional process set to the storage unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether any document data remains in the storage unit to which the specific functional processing information is set when the receiving unit receives the request of setting the new functional processing information; and an updating unit configured to wait until the determination unit determines that no document data remains in the storage unit while preventing the specific functional processing information stored in the storage unit from being updated based on the new functional processing information if the determination unit determines that any document data remains in the storage unit, and replace the specific functional processing information set to the storage unit with the new functional processing information when the determination unit determines that no document data remains in the storage unit.