Patent ID: 7307744
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image-processing device comprising: an inputting unit that inputs a first print job and a second print job, the second print job to be processed after the first print job is processed; an acquiring unit that acquires resource information including presence or absence of a required consumable resource for the first print job; a printing unit that processes the first and second print jobs, the printing unit processing the first print job with the required consumable resource; and a controlling unit that permits processing the second print job before the first print job is processed when a job priority of the first print job is lower than a predetermined priority level and the acquired resource information indicates the absence of the required consumable resource, wherein the controlling unit also permits processing the first print job before the second print job is processed when the job priority of the first print job is lower than the predetermined priority level and the acquired resource information indicates the presence of the required consumable resource, and permits processing the first print job before the second print job is processed when the job priority of the first print job is higher than the predetermined priority level even in the absence of a required consumable resource for the first print job.