Image forming apparatus connectable to a portable storage medium, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

摘要

An image forming apparatus that is capable of accessing a removable storage medium and automatically starting an operation of calibration thereof without waiting for a user to input a job, on an as-needed basis, when a storage medium is mounted therein. A printer engine performs an image forming operation according to data read from the medium, and a controller executes calibration of the printer engine. The controller detects whether or not the medium is inserted, and determines attributes of data stored in the medium. Based on a result of determination, the controller causes the calibration to be selectively started.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus that is capable of having a portable storage medium connected to, comprising: a detection unit adapted to detect whether or not the portable storage medium is mounted in the image forming apparatus; a reading unit adapted to read data stored in the portable storage medium which is detected to be mounted; an image forming unit adapted to perform an image forming operation according to the read data; a calibration execution unit adapted to execute calibration of said image forming unit; a determination unit adapted to determine an attribute of the portable storage medium or attributes of data stored in the portable storage medium, in response to the detection of the portable storage medium being mounted by said detection unit; and a control unit adapted to perform control based on a result of determination by said determination unit such that said calibration execution unit is selectively caused to start the calibration, wherein said control unit is adapted to cause said calibration execution unit to execute the calibration, before said image forming unit receives an instruction from a user for performing the image forming operation, based on the data read from the portable storage medium, wherein said determination unit is adapted to determine whether or not one or more predetermined conditions are satisfied, the predetermined conditions including at least one of a first condition that a stored file contains additional information indicating that the file content is captured by using an image pickup apparatus, a second condition that a color specification command is specified to the file, and a third condition that the portable storage medium is set to write inhibit; and said control unit is adapted to cause said calibration execution unit to start the calibration if it is determined by said determination unit that said one or more predetermined conditions are satisfied.