Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and medium storing program executable by image forming apparatus

An image forming method, in an image forming apparatus provided with:

• a key configured to receive a copy-start instruction to start copying and an input of a number of copies to be recorded depending on a number of times that the key is operated;
• a scanner configured to read an image of a document and to generate image data relating to the image;
• a printer configured to record the image relating to the image data generated by the scanner, on a sheet;
• and a memory, the image recording method comprising executing, by the scanner and the printer, depending on the number of times that the key is operated:
• (1) direct copy of storing parts of the image data relating to the image successively in the memory, and of reading the parts of the image data from the memory in a storing order thereof to record the image on the sheet;
• or
• (2) memory copy of storing entirety of the image data in the memory, and of successively reading parts of the image data and to record the image on the sheet,
• wherein the scanner is provided with:
• a sensor configured to obtain the image data;
• and a position determining part configured to determine a position of the sensor,
• the sensor is configured to obtain shading correction data at a first position and a second position different from the first position, the shading correction data being usable for shading correction performed by the scanner,
• in a case that the key is operated one time, the direct copy is executed,
• in a case that the key is operated multiple times, the direct copy is switched to the memory copy,
• if the position determining part determines that the sensor is positioned at the first position under a condition that a second operation is performed to the key, first shading correction data for the memory copy is obtained by the sensor at the first position, and second shading correction data for the memory copy is obtained by the sensor at the second position after the first shading correction data for the memory copy is obtained, and
• if the position determining part determines that the sensor is positioned at the second position under the condition that the second operation is performed to the key, the first shading correction data for the memory copy is obtained by the sensor at the second position, and the second shading correction data for the memory copy is obtained by the sensor at the first position, after the first shading correction data for the memory copy is obtained.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program executable by a processor of an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus including:

• a key configured to receive a copy-start instruction to start copying and an input of a number copies to be recorded depending on a number of times that the key is operated;
• a scanner configured to read an image of a document and to generate image data relating to the image;
• a printer configured to record the image relating to the image data generated by the scanner, on a sheet;
• a memory;
• and the processor, the program, when executed by the processor, causing the image forming apparatus to control the scanner and the printer to execute, depending on the number of times that the key is operated:
• (1) direct copy of storing parts of the image data relating to the image successively in the memory, and of reading the parts of the image data from the memory in a storing order thereof to record the image on the sheet, or
• (2) memory copy of storing entirety of the image data in the memory, and of successively reading parts of the stored image data to record the image on the sheet,
• the scanner is provided with:
• a sensor configured to receive the image data;
• and
• a position determining part configured to determine a position of the sensor,
• the program causes the sensor to be positioned at a first position and a second position different from the first position, each of the first position and the second position being a position at which shading correction data is obtained, the shading correction data being usable for shading correction performed by the scanner;
• the program causes the image forming apparatus to execute the direct copy in a case that the key is operated one time,
• the program causes the image forming apparatus to switch the direct copy to the memory copy in a case that the key is operated multiple times,
• if the position determining part determines that the sensor is positioned at the first position under a condition that a second operation is performed to the key, the program causes the scanner to obtain first shading correction data for the memory copy at the first position, and causes the scanner to obtain second shading correction data for the memory copy at the second position after causing the scanner to obtain the first shading correction data for the memory copy, and
• if the position determining part determines that the sensor is positioned at the second position under the condition that the second operation is performed to the key, the program causes the scanner to obtain the first shading correction data for the memory copy at the second position, and causes the scanner to obtain the second shading correction data for the memory copy at the first position after causing the scanner to obtain the first shading correction data for the memory copy.