Image forming apparatus and image forming method involving reuse function

摘要

According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an authenticating section, a permitting section, and an input section. The authenticating section authenticates a user. The permitting section permits the user authenticated by the authenticating section to execute a new job using data associated with the user and stored concerning already-completed jobs. The input section enables the user to change at least one of conditions for execution of the new job with respect to the already-completed jobs permitted by the permitting section and input the condition.

主权项

1. An image forming method comprising:
specifying, by an apparatus, that a user authenticated by personal authentication is a user who previously executed copying, output of a print, facsimile transmission, or the like of completed job data, reuse of which is instructed by the user; searching, by the apparatus, for jobs, from the previously executed copying, output of a print, facsimile transmission, or the like of the completed job data; displaying, by the apparatus, a list of the jobs so that a job of the jobs can be selected from the list; selecting, by the apparatus, an arbitrary job from the list of jobs as a new job; displaying, by the apparatus, at least one execution condition of the new job that can be changed and input; in response to receiving input associated with the at least one execution condition:
changing, by the apparatus, the at least one execution condition of the new job with respect to a new execution of the completed job data based on receiving input of the at least one execution condition; anddisplaying by the apparatus, the at least one execution condition when executing the new job; and in response to not receiving the input, displaying, by the apparatus, an alert message to prevent execution of a redundant job.