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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2018
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoaki Hirano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusaku Kurihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masao Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an executing unit configured to, if there is a shortage of storage capacity for image information necessary to perform image formation, execute the image formation at a reduced image quality below a required image quality, and an informing unit configured to inform that image formation has been executed at a reduced image quality, and inform an effective measure to enable image formation that does not involve a reduction in image quality, the effective measure including at least one of making a setting change to storage capacity allocation and increasing storage capacity.