Patent ID: 8351803
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a printing section configured to perform duplex printing including printing N sheet on a first side thereof and subsequently printing M sheet on a second side thereof, wherein M is equal to or smaller than N; a suspension section which is configured to suspend the duplex printing in response to receiving a request for image adjustment during the duplex printing, while the sheet having the first side thereof printed is caused to stay in the image forming apparatus during the suspension; a correction section which is configured to update a correction data for image adjustment while the duplex printing is suspended by the suspension section; a restarting section which is configured to restart the duplex printing suspended by the suspension section after the correction data has been updated by the correction section; and a storage section which is configured to store a correction data acquired before the suspension of the duplex printing and to store the updated correction data, wherein the printing section prints the second side of the sheet which is caused to stay in the apparatus during suspension of the duplex printing based on the correction data acquired before the suspension; and wherein the printing section is configured to print a sheet fed after the restart of the duplex printing or to print a job started after the restart of the duplex printing, based on the correction data updated by the correction section.