Patent ID: 8179559
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G03B,G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive, via a network, image data and recording medium size therefor; a plurality of supply parts respectively configured to accommodate a plurality of recording media having different sizes; a first storage unit configured to store a substitute recording medium size to be used when the different sizes of the plurality of recording media accommodated in the plurality of supply parts do not include the recording medium size received by the receiving unit; a setting unit configured to receive a setting that indicates whether a magnification or reduction is to be performed on the image data received by the receiving unit when the substitute recording medium size is to be used; a forming unit configured to form the image data received by the receiving unit on a substitute recording medium having the substitute recording medium size and accommodated in one of the plurality of supply parts when the different sizes of the plurality of recording media accommodated in the plurality of supply parts do not include the recording medium size; and a zoom unit configured to perform the magnification or the reduction on the image data depending on the setting received by the setting unit when the substitute recording medium size is to be used, wherein the forming unit forms on the substitute recording medium the image data subjected to the magnification or the reduction by the zoom unit depending on the setting received by the setting unit.