Image forming apparatus with network connection

摘要

An object of the invention is to increase an operating efficiency of a printer section (3) of a digital image forming apparatus. A digital copying machine (1) comprises a scanner section (2) for reading an image of a document and a printer section (3) for printing on a sheet copy data obtained by the scanner section (2) and is connected via a communication line (48) with a plurality of external terminals (A, B, C) such as a personal computer and the like. The digital copying machine (1) is adapted to receive external data transferred from any one of the external terminals (A, B, C) during the printing operation in copy mode for recording the image of the document, and to utilize a suspended period of the printer section (3) for effecting the printout of the external data thus received. <IMAGE>