Invention Application
US20090190147A1 Image forming apparatus, print control method, and computer-readable recording medium storing print control program
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图像形成装置,打印控制方法以及存储打印控制程序的计算机可读记录介质
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus, print control method, and computer-readable recording medium storing print control program
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置,打印控制方法以及存储打印控制程序的计算机可读记录介质
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Application No.: US12320219Application Date: 2009-01-22
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Publication No.: US20090190147A1Publication Date: 2009-07-30
- Inventor: Hiroya Uruta , Takanori Fujii , Tetsuo Asakawa , Eijiro Inoue , Akihiro Kakoi , Yoshinori Furuichi , Kazuya Ezura , Yoshihiro Ogura , Yoshiaki Satoh
- Applicant: Hiroya Uruta , Takanori Fujii , Tetsuo Asakawa , Eijiro Inoue , Akihiro Kakoi , Yoshinori Furuichi , Kazuya Ezura , Yoshihiro Ogura , Yoshiaki Satoh
- Priority: JP2008-012015 20080122
- Main IPC: H04N1/60
- IPC: H04N1/60 ; G06K15/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus and a print control method prevents a disadvantageous effect to a user due to print failure, before an image forming operation is started. The image forming apparatus includes an interface for connecting an external storage device to the image forming apparatus. Data stored in the external storage device is read via the interface and printed by the image forming apparatus. A memory usage at the time of printing the data is calculated based on a parameter obtained from various information about the data. The calculated memory usage and a memory capacity that is available in the image forming apparatus during printing are compared. An image forming operation for printing the data is controlled depending on a comparison result.
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