Patent ID: RE40629

Claim:
An image formation apparatus comprising: image formation means for forming an image corresponding to input image data; printer job control means having means for receiving a printer job from external equipment, means for holding a received printer job, means for providing first image data corresponding to the printer job and means for printing an image corresponding to the first image data using the image formation means; original reading means for optically reading the image of an original to provide second image data; user interface means for accepting from a user a copy job start input and a copy reservation input for, when the image formation means is being used by the printer control means, making a reservation for the use of a copying function provided by the image formation means and the original reading means after the completion of a printer job in execution; copy job management means including means responsive to the copy job start input accepted by the user interface means for copying the original image using the original reading means and the image formation means, and copy reservation means responsive to the copy reservation input accepted by the user interface means for reserving the use of the copying function after the completion of the printer job in execution, wherein the copy job management means includes means for inhibiting the execution of a printer job, even if it has occurred, for a time interval from the time at which the image formation means is made available owing to a copy reservation through the copy reservation means to the time which is the sum of the completion scheduled time of a printer job which was in execution at the time of reservation and a second predetermined period of time.