Image forming apparatus and image forming method employing the same

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a receiving unit to receive image information;
• a printing unit to print the received image information onto printing media;
• a memory to memorize the received image information;
• a sensor to detect environmental condition;
• an operation unit to be operated by a user;
• and,
• a control unit to control the printing unit in accordance with the environment condition detected by the sensor and operation of the operation unit, and
• wherein if the environmental condition detected by the sensor is not optimum for printing when image information is received, said control unit keeps the received image information in the memory, and causes the printing unit to print the image information accumulated in the memory if a print command is input from the operation unit.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a receiving unit to receive image information;
• a printing unit to print the received information onto printing media;
• a memory to memorize the received information;
• a sensor to detect environmental condition;
• an operation unit to be operated by a user;
• and
• a control unit to control the printing unit in accordance with the environment condition detected by the sensor, and
• wherein if the environmental condition detected by the sensor is not optimum for printing when image information is received, said control unit keeps the received image information in the memory, and causes the printing unit to print the image information accumulated in the memory after driving the printing unit for a predetermined period without printing or after receiving a print command from the operation unit.

An image forming method comprising the steps of:

• A) receiving image information and accumulating the received image information in a memory;
• B) detecting an environmental condition;
• C) determining whether the detected environmental condition is an optimum one or not;
• D) driving a printing unit without printing for a predetermined period if the detected condition is not determined the optimum one in the step C);
• and,
• E) printing the image information accumulated in the memory after the step D) finishes or after the step C) determines that the environment condition is the optimum one.