IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTINUOUS PRINTING METHOD

摘要

An image forming apparatus prints a print job stored in a memory by a paper supply/feed setup associated with a paper setting of the print job. The apparatus includes a confirmation means for confirming whether or not print jobs with an identical paper setting exist in the print jobs every time when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a changing means for changing, when the print jobs with the identical paper setting exist, a print order of the print jobs stored in the memory so that the print jobs with the identical paper setting are to be printed continuously, and a continuous printing means for printing the print jobs with the identical paper setting continuously by a single paper supply/feed setup without making a temporary wait. According to the apparatus, the print jobs can be printed continuously and efficiently with no temporary wait, and thereby printing productivity can be improved.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus for printing a print job stored in a memory by a paper supply/feed setup associated with a paper setting of the print job, the apparatus comprising:
confirmer that confirms whether or not print jobs with an identical paper setting are present in the print jobs stored in the memory every time that a predetermined condition is satisfied; a changer that, when the print jobs with the identical paper setting are present, changes a print order of the print jobs stored in the memory so that the print jobs with the identical paper setting are printed continuously; and a continuous printer that prints the print jobs with the identical paper setting continuously by a single paper supply/feed setup without making a temporary wait.