US 9,311,577 B2 · Image forming apparatus for changing sheet information associated with sheet cassette, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

Abstract

An image forming apparatus that is capable of decreasing the stopping time during which the image forming apparatus stops and of increasing productivity. An image forming unit executes print jobs in order. An operation unit receives an instruction inputted by a user. A generation unit generates a setting job concerning a device setting based on a user's instruction inputted through the operation unit. A setting unit sets execution timing of the setting job generated by the generation unit based on a user's instruction inputted through the operation unit. A control unit stops an operation of the image forming unit and to execute the setting job generated by the generation unit at the execution timing set by the setting unit, and resumes the operation of the image forming unit after the setting job finishes.

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Dependent claims

An image forming apparatus comprising:

a non-transitory memory device;
a processor configured to execute computer executable instructions recorded on the non-transitory memory device, the computer executable instructions including instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the image forming apparatus to:
generate a changing job to change sheet information set on a sheet cassette, wherein in the generated changing job, a targeted sheet cassette, of which the set sheet information is to be changed, and sheet information to be newly set after the change are designated;
set a timing of executing the changing job based on a designation of a user;
execute the changing job at the set timing;
open the targeted sheet cassette designated in the changing job;
and
change, when it is detected that the opened targeted sheet cassette is closed, the sheet information set on the targeted sheet cassette to the to-be-newly-set sheet information designated in the changing job.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Image forming apparatus for changing sheet information associated with sheet cassette, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

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Image forming apparatus for changing sheet information associated with sheet cassette, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

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