IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM STATE DETERMINATION SYSTEM

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a memory configured to store programs installed in the image forming apparatus and having plural states; a condition storing unit configured to store at least one condition defining a set of states of one or more of the programs; a state obtaining unit configured to obtain state information indicating current states of the programs; and a condition examination unit configured to examine the condition based on the obtained state information to determine whether the condition is satisfied and to output a result of the determination.