| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an image to be formed on the basis of an unstorable job, without imposing a burden on a user, even if the job cannot be stored. <P>SOLUTION: This image forming apparatus 1 registers job sender information and information on the job itself, when none of the received jobs can be stored despite the necessity of the storage of the received jobs, and deletes the received jobs. After that, a printing request is issued from computers 3-1 and 3-2, the image forming apparatus 1 identifies a sender from the job sender information (information on IP address etc.), adds a sender address of the job to the printing request, and issues the printing request to the computers 3-1 and 3-2. The image forming apparatus 1 receives the job from the computers 3-1 and 3-2, and prints the job. At the completion of the printing of the job, the image forming apparatus 1 provides notification of the completion of the printing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |
