Image forming device including the delay of startup of non-priority tasks for a predetermined time after the startup of priority tasks are completed

A method performed by an image forming device that starts a plurality of tasks for initializing processing of the image forming device at power-on time in stages, where the plurality of tasks include one or more priority or one or more non-priority tasks, the method comprising:

• detecting that a startup of one or more priority tasks have completed;
• changing a status to a job acceptable status and accepting a job when the startup of the one or more priority tasks have completed, wherein the job is accepted within or after a predetermined time elapses since the status changed to the job acceptable status and wherein the job is not involved with initializing of the image forming device;
• determining a job type of the job accepted;
• starting up the one or more non-priority tasks immediately after the predetermined time elapses, and if the job is accepted within the predetermined time after the startup of the priority task is completed, starting up the one or more non-priority tasks after processing for the job accepted is completed and if the job is accepted within the predetermined time, determining that if a non-priority task required to process the job of the determined job type has not started, starting the one or more non-priority tasks including the non-priority task required to process the job.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that cause a computer to perform the a method that starts a plurality of tasks at for initializing processing of the image forming device power-on time in stages, where the plurality of tasks include one or more priority or one or more non-priority tasks, the method comprising:

• detecting that a startup of one or more priority tasks have completed;
• changing a status to a job acceptable status and accepting a job when the startup of the one or more priority tasks have completed, wherein the job is accepted within or after a predetermined time elapses since the status changed to the job acceptable status and wherein the job is not involved with initializing of the image forming device;
• determining a job type of the job accepted;
• starting up the one or more non-priority tasks immediately after the predetermined time elapses, and if the job is accepted within the predetermined time after the startup of the priority task is completed, starting up the one or more non-priority tasks after processing for the job accepted is completed and if the job is accepted within the predetermined time, determining that if a non-priority task required to process the job of the determined job type has not started, starting the one or more non-priority tasks including the non-priority task required to process the job.