| 摘要 |
An image forming apparatus is connected to a plurality of computers via a network, and the image forming apparatus which spools and sequentially processes each of jobs received from the plurality of computers includes: a job management section receiving and managing the jobs transmitted from the computers; and a control section, upon reception of a new job from the computer by the job management section, calculating a scheduled end time of the new job based on a number of prints required for executing the new job, a print speed of the image forming apparatus, and a scheduled end time of the job on standby, and notifying the calculated scheduled end time to the computer which has transmitted the new job. |
| 主权项 |
1. An image forming apparatus connected to a plurality of computers via a network, the image forming apparatus comprising:
an image formation section performing image formation based on the jobs; and a processor, wherein the processor implements function as a job management section and a control section: the job management section receiving and spooling each of jobs received from the plurality of computers and managing each of the jobs; the control section sequentially processing the jobs managed by the job management section, wherein, upon reception of a new job from any one of the plurality of computers by the job management section, based on a number of prints required for executing the new job, a print speed of the image forming apparatus, and a scheduled end time of the spooled job on standby, the control section calculates a scheduled end time at which the new job ends, and notifies the calculated scheduled end time to the computer which has transmitted the new job. |
