Patent ID: 7444086

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a print-request information inputting unit configured to be inputted with print-request information that specifies a predetermined print processing, said print-request information inputting unit further configured to execute said predetermined print processing; an image reading unit configured to read an image of a manuscript; a plurality of image forming units each configured to form image data of an image read by said image reading unit as an output thereof; a plurality of sheet feeding units each configured to hold recording sheets to be recorded with said image data formed by said image forming unit, each of said plurality of sheet feeding units configured to feed said recording sheet to said image forming apparatus; a memory unit configured to memorize ID information, said ID information identifying a specific image forming unit or a specific sheet feeding unit, said memory unit further configured to memorize device information corresponding to said ID information; and a control unit configured to control said print-request information inputting unit, said image reading unit, said plurality of image forming units, said plurality of sheet feeding units and said memory unit, said control unit configured to read out, when said print-request information is inputted, said ID information and said device information from said memory unit, said control unit further configured to select, based on plural ID information, said device information and said print-request information, an optimum image forming unit that satisfies said print-request information, said control unit further configured to cause said selected image forming unit to execute said print processing, wherein said control unit decides whether or not it is necessary to carry out color adjustment during execution of said print processing and carries out said color adjustment based on said color adjustment record information of said image forming unit.