Patent ID: 7394561
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus which performs image-forming processing for forming an image on an image forming medium, the image forming apparatus comprising: a first storage unit which stores a default set value regarding settings of the image-forming processing according to identification information for specifying a group; an identification information input unit for inputting the identification information; a setting unit which configures the settings of the image-forming processing based on the default set value stored in the first storage unit corresponding to the identification information input by the identification information input unit; an operation unit for instructing changes in the settings based on the default set value which was set by the setting unit; a setting change unit which changes the settings of the image-forming processing based on the changes instructed by the operation unit; a second storage unit which stores information representing the settings changed by the setting change unit, and the number of times the image-forming processing has been performed for each group specified by the identification information; and an updating unit which updates the default set value of the group based on the settings stored in the second storage unit, in the case where the number of executions of the image-forming processing for the group stored in the second storage unit reached a predetermined number.