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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Hiroshi Sumiyama, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Hironobu Nakata, Toyokawa, JP;
Munetaka Fujita, Toyokawa, JP;
Tatsuji Hirakawa, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Takeshi Morikawa, Okazaki, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a memory for storing a first job and a second job, an output unit for sequentially outputting the first and second jobs stored in the memory, a setter for setting a recall function effective to the first job and a job controller. The recall function is a function enabling a re-output of the first job in accordance with a request of an operator after a completion of the first job. The job controller controls the output unit so as to output the second job a predetermined time later after a completion of the first job where the recall function is set effective to the first job, or output the second job immediately after a completion of the first job where the recall function is set ineffective to the first job.