Image forming apparatus for permitting image formation in accordance with image attribute, and control method therefor
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKEITA OSHIMA
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Abstract
Permission determination of image formation is done using different criteria in accordance with the checked quality and attributes of an image to be formed. For example, whether to permit image formation is determined using different criteria between the case of forming an image to be charged or image which must be formed with high quality, and the case of forming another image. In addition, display corresponding to the attributes of an image to be formed and the state of an image forming apparatus is performed.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- check means for checking quality of an image to be formed;
- and
- determination means for performing permission determination of image formation using different criteria in accordance with a check by said check means.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- reception means for receiving an image;
- check means for checking an attribute of a received image;
- and
- determination means for performing permission determination of image formation using different criteria in accordance with a check by said check means.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- check means for checking an attribute of an image to be formed;
- identification means for identifying a state of said image forming apparatus which may influence image formation;
- and
- control means for selectively performing, in accordance with a check by said check means and identification by said identification means, an operation of performing a warning about image formation and accepting an image formation request, an operation of accepting an image formation request without performing any warning about the image formation, and an operation of not accepting any image formation request.
A method of controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- the check step of checking quality of an image to be formed;
- and
- the determination step of performing permission determination of image formation using different criteria in accordance with a check in the check step.
A method of controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- the reception step of receiving an image;
- the check step of checking an attribute of a received image;
- and
- the determination step of performing permission determination of image formation using different criteria in accordance with a check in the check step.
A method of controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- the check step of checking an attribute of an image to be formed;
- the identification step of identifying a state of said image forming apparatus which may influence image formation;
- and
- the control step of selectively performing, in accordance with a check in the check step and identification in the identification step, an operation of performing a warning about image formation and accepting an image formation request, an operation of accepting an image formation request without performing any warning about the image formation, and an operation of not accepting any image formation request.
A storage medium which stores a program for controlling an image forming apparatus, the program comprising program codes of:
- the check step of checking quality of an image to be formed;
- and
- the determination step of performing permission determination of image formation using different criteria in accordance with a check in the check step.
A storage medium which stores a program for controlling an image forming apparatus, the program comprising program codes of:
- the reception step of receiving an image;
- the check step of checking an attribute of a received image;
- and
- the determination step of performing permission determination of image formation using different criteria in accordance with a check in the check step.
A storage medium which stores a program for controlling an image forming apparatus, the program comprising program codes of:
- the check step of checking an attribute of an image to be formed;
- the identification step of identifying a state of said image forming apparatus which may influence image formation;
- and
- the control step of selectively performing, in accordance with a check in the check step and identification in the identification step, an operation of performing a warning about image formation and accepting an image formation request, an operation of accepting an image formation request without performing any warning about the image formation, and an operation of not accepting any image formation request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.