Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and computer-readable medium for converting non-target data into target data

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a data interface;
• a non-volatile memory;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• obtain printer job language (PJL) data via the data interface;
• refer to filter data stored in the non-volatile memory, the filter data associating non-target PJL data with target PJL data, the non-target PJL data and the target PJL data indicating same print conditions and having different formats;
• when the PJL data is the non-target PJL data associated with the target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory, convert the PJL data into the target PJL data that is associated with the non-target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory;
• and
• perform a printing process using the PJL data after the conversion.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a data interface;
• a non-volatile memory;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• obtain printer job language (PJL) data via the data interface;
• refer to filter data stored in the non-volatile memory, the filter data associating non-target PJL data with target PJL data, the non-target PJL data being PJL data not intended for causing the image forming apparatus to a particular process, the target PJL data being PJL data intended for causing the image forming apparatus to perform the particular process;
• and
• when the obtained PJL data is the non-target PJL data associated with the target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory, convert the obtained PJL data into the target PJL data associated with the non-target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory;
• wherein PJL data obtainable by the controller includes:
• non-omitted-type PJL data with no elements omitted;
• and
• omitted-type PJL data with at least one element omitted,
• wherein the filter data includes a plurality of pieces of non-target PJL data associated with a plurality of pieces of target PJL data, the plurality of pieces of target PJL data including:
• first target PJL data associated with the non-omitted-type PJL data;
• and
• second target PJL data associated with the omitted-type PJL data, and
• wherein the controller is further configured to:
• determine whether the obtained PJL data matches at least a part of one piece of non-target PJL data among the plurality of pieces of non-target PJL data associated with the plurality of pieces of target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory, for each of the plurality of pieces of non-target PJL data;
• when the obtained PJL data is the non-target PJL data associated with the target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory and is the non-omitted-type PJL data, convert the obtained PJL data into the first target PJL data associated with the non-omitted-type PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory;
• and
• when the obtained PJL data is the non-target PJL data associated with the target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory and is the omitted-type PJL data, convert the obtained PJL data into the second target PJL data associated with the omitted-type PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory.