Patent ID: 8441657

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an input unit adapted to input a plurality of jobs including a first job and a second job that is input following the first job; a control unit adapted to control to execute the first job prior to the second job in the case that the image forming apparatus has consumables used to execute the first job, and to execute the second job prior to the first job in the case that the image forming apparatus does not have consumables used to execute the first job; and a setting unit adapted to set for each job type whether or not another job may be executed prior to a job in the case that the image forming apparatus does not have consumables used to execute a job; wherein the control unit controls, in the case that the image forming apparatus does not have consumables used to execute the first job, to execute the second job prior to the first job if the setting unit set for a job type corresponding to the first job that another job may be executed prior to a job, and not to execute the second job prior to the first job if the setting unit set for a job type corresponding to the first job that another job may not be executed prior to a job, wherein the job type includes a copy job, a print job, and a FAX reception job.