Patent ID: 8848230
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B41J,G03G,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an operation unit receiving an operation instruction; an image forming unit performing an image formation; a control unit making the image forming unit perform the image formation when the operation unit receives an image formation instruction; a data acquisition unit obtaining an image formation object data; a data conversion unit converting the image formation object data to a first image formation format data, and converting a portion of the image formation object data to a second image formation format data; and one or more of a first memory region configured to store both the first image formation format data and the second image formation format data, wherein when the data acquisition unit obtains the image formation object data, the control unit makes the data conversion unit make a conversion to the first image formation format data and the second image formation format data based on the image formation object data, the control unit makes the first memory region store both the second image formation format data and the first image formation format data; and when the operation unit receives the image formation instruction and when the first image formation format data is stored in the first memory region, the control unit makes the image forming unit perform the image formation based on the first image formation format data; and when the operation unit receives the image formation instruction and when only the second image formation format data is stored in the first memory region, the control unit makes the image forming unit perform the image formation based on the second image formation format data; a second memory region storing a fixed image formation format data in advance, wherein when the data acquisition unit obtains the image formation object data, the control unit makes the data conversion unit make a conversion to the second image formation format data and to the first image formation format data based on the image formation object data, the control unit makes the first memory region store both the second image formation format data and the first image formation format data; and when the operation unit receives the image formation instruction and when the first image formation format data is stored in the first memory region, the control unit makes the image forming unit perform the image formation based on the first image formation format data; when the operation unit receives the image formation instruction and when only the second image formation format data is stored in the first memory region, the control unit makes the image forming unit perform the image formation based on the second image formation format data; and when the operation unit receives the image formation instruction and when the first image formation format data and the second image formation format data are not stored in the first memory region, the control unit makes the image forming unit perform the image formation based on the fixed image formation format data stored in the second memory region.