摘要 |
An image forming apparatus and method are provided for displaying the duration of print data storage, and include a storage unit for storing information about retention durations of previously printed data, a computing unit for computing a remaining duration for the print data based on the information on the retention duration and computing a ratio of the remaining duration to the retention duration, a graphic processing unit for generating a predetermined graphic image corresponding to the ratio provided by the computing unit, and a display unit for displaying the graphic image generated by the graphic processing unit. Accordingly, a user can easily check the duration of print data storage.
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