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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2022
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Yoshikazu Kondoh, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus to combine a plurality of processes to execute a job related to image formation, the image formation apparatus including: a communicator that sends and receives data to and from an external application via a network, an image data acquirer that acquires image data, an image former that forms an image based on the image data, a storage that stores temporary intermediate data involved in the image formation, a display that displays a message for a user, and a controller that controls the communicator, the image data acquirer, the image former, the storage, and the display; wherein upon performing a process of the plurality of processes, the controller determines whether a next process is present.