Patent ID: 7106475

Claim:
An image processing apparatus for receiving a current job including image data and for processing the image data of the current job so as to give the current job to an output device, the image processing apparatus comprising: an image processor for performing a process defined by a parameter on the image data of the received job; a decision portion for deciding a state of the image data of the current job; a controller for setting the parameter for the current job in accordance with the state that is decided by the decision portion if an interval between the receipt of the current job and completion of an immediately preceding job is longer than a predetermined time and for setting the parameter that was used in the immediately preceding job, for the current job if the interval is not longer than the predetermined time; a memory for memorizing the set parameter set by the controller along with control information thereof; and a user interface for selecting operation of the parameter memorized in the memory, wherein the controller sets the selected parameter to the image processor when the selecting operation is performed by the user interface, the controller sets a specific parameter to the image processor when a predetermined time passed after the completion of the current job, and the specific parameter is the parameter that has the largest set frequency among the parameters memorized in the memory.