| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming device and an image forming method in which an effect is surely improved by using a linked image formation mode. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming device is provided with a main controller 20 for inhibiting the execution of the linked image formation mode when it is judged that a link job is to be executed only at the present device or at an image forming device in the destination of connection on the basis of a difference between the processing time of the present device required for the present device to start executing the link job and the processing time of the connection destination required for the image forming device in the destination of connection to start executing the link job calculated on the basis of the job reception status of the image forming device in the destination of connection inputted by a link I/F 48. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |
