Patent ID: 8339643

Claim:
An image forming system, comprising: an image processing device configured to generate a print job based on a document created by a user, the image processing device including: a print job accepting unit configured to accept a designation of a basic job from among a plurality of print jobs as well as to accept an input of a print execution order for the plurality of print jobs; a job data creating unit configured to create job data corresponding to the print jobs by accepting the input of a print execution order via the print job accepting unit; a differential job data creating unit configured to create differential job data by comparing basic job data of the basic job and diversion job data of an other print job of the plurality of print jobs; and a job data transmit unit configured to transmit the basic job data and the differential job data created by the differential job data creating unit; and an image forming device including: a communication unit configured to receive the basic job data and the differential job data transmitted by the job data transmit unit; a difference integration unit configured to restore the diversion job data by use of the basic job data and the differential job data received via the communication unit; and a print controller configured to form images based on the basic job data and the diversion job data restored by the difference integration unit.