Image forming apparatus with controller for storing print data according to characteristic value
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasahide TERANOSHITA
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage device having storage areas divided corresponding to a characteristic value allocated for each print requesting person. Upon receiving print data and a characteristic value from an external device, the image forming apparatus stores the print data into a storage area which has been allocated the same characteristic value as the received characteristic value. The image forming apparatus subjects print data stored in the storage areas in the storage device to image formation processing on a storage area basis.
Claims18
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an interface which receives print data, in which a print start time and an inherent value are set, from an external device;
- a storage which stores the print data received by the interface;
- a timer which counts a current time;
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- a controller which, if the current time counted by the timer coincides with the print start time of the print data stored in the storage, performs print of the print data corresponding to the print start time for each inherent value.
An image forming method comprising:
- receiving print data, in which a print start time and an inherent value are set, from an external device;
- storing the print data received;
- counting a current time;
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- performing print of the print data corresponding to the print start time for each inherent value if the current time counted coincides with the print start time of the print data stored.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving print data, in which a print start time and an inherent value are set, from an external device;
- storage means for storing the print data received by the receiving means;
- counting means for counting a current time;
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- control means for, if the current time counted by the timer coincides with the print start time of the print data stored in the storage, performing print of the print data corresponding to the print start time for each inherent value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.