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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Hiroya Uruta, Tokyo, JP;
Takanori Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuo Asakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Eijiro Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiro Kakoi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Ezura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Ogura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroya Uruta, Tokyo, JP;
Takanori Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuo Asakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Eijiro Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiro Kakoi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Furuichi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Ezura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Ogura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus and a print control method prevents a disadvantageous effect to a user due to print failure, before an image forming operation is started. The image forming apparatus includes an interface for connecting an external storage device to the image forming apparatus. Data stored in the external storage device is read via the interface and printed by the image forming apparatus. A memory usage at the time of printing the data is calculated based on a parameter obtained from various information about the data. The calculated memory usage and a memory capacity that is available in the image forming apparatus during printing are compared. An image forming operation for printing the data is controlled depending on a comparison result.