Printing apparatus, method for controlling the same, and memory medium

A printing apparatus comprising:

• reception means for receiving image information supplied from an external apparatus;
• image forming means for forming an image corresponding to the received image information on a recording medium;
• transfer-rate confirmation means for confirming a transfer rate of the image information transferred from the external apparatus:
• starting means for determining a timing to start said image forming means before completion of reception of a group of image information by said reception means, based on the transfer rate of the image information, and starting said image forming means at the determined timing;
• and
• transfer-time confirmation means for confirming a transfer time of the image information transferred from the external apparatus based on the transfer rate of the image information,
• wherein said starting means determines the timing to start said image forming means based on a relationship between a starting time required for shifting said image information means from a resting state to a printable state and the transfer time of the image information.

A method for controlling a printing apparatus including reception means for receiving image information supplied from an external apparatus and image forming means for forming an image corresponding to the received image information on a recording medium, said method comprising the steps of:

• confirming a transfer rate of the image information transferred from the external apparatus;
• determining a timing to start the image forming means before completion of reception of a group of image information by the reception means, based on a transfer time of the image data calculated by using the transfer rate of the image information;
• and
• starting the image forming means at the determined timing.

A printing apparatus comprising:

• reception means for receiving image information supplied from an external apparatus;
• image forming means for forming an image corresponding to the received image information on a recording medium;
• first starting means for starting a preparation operation of said image forming means before completion of reception of one page of the image information by said reception means, wherein the preparation operation shifts said image forming means from a resting state to a printable state;
• and
• second starting means for starting printing after completion of the reception of the one page of the image information by said reception means.

A printing apparatus comprising:

• reception means for receiving image information supplied from an external apparatus;
• image forming means for forming an image corresponding to the received image information on a recording medium;
• starting means for starting said image forming means before completion of reception of a group of image information by said reception means;
• stop means for causing said image forming means to enter a resting state if the reception of the group of image information is not completed when said image forming means has attained a printable state;
• and
• restarting means for restarting said image forming means in the resting state, before the reception of the group. of image information is completed,
• wherein said restarting means immediately restarts said image forming means when a reception time to receive remaining image information is shorter than a starting time required for shifting said image forming means from the resting state to the printable state, and restarts said image forming means after awaiting the lapse of a time equal to a difference between the reception time and the starting time when the reception time is longer than the starting time.

A printing apparatus comprising:

• reception means for receiving image information supplied from an external apparatus;
• image forming means for forming an image corresponding to the received image information on a recording medium;
• starting means for starting said image forming means before completion of reception of a group of image information by said reception means;
• comparison means for comparing a reception time to receive remaining image information with a starting time required for shifting said image forming means from a resting state to a printable state when the reception of the group of image information by said reception means is not completed when said image forming means has attained the printable state;
• stop means for causing said image forming means to enter the resting state when the reception time is longer than the starting time;
• and
• restarting means for restarting said image forming means in the resting state by said stop means, before the reception of the group of image information by said reception means is completed.

A method for controlling a printing apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving image information supplied from an external apparatus;
• and
• forming, with image forming means, an image corresponding to the received image information on a recording medium,
• wherein a preparation operation of the image forming means is started before completion of reception of one page of the image information in said receiving step, wherein said preparation operation shifts the image forming means from a resting state to a printable state, and
• wherein printing is started after completion of the reception of the one page of the image information.