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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2016
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Shin Anei, Takarazuka, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a receiver that externally receives a power-off command; a job execution portion that executes a job; a burden information obtaining portion that obtains burden information upon receipt of the power-off command by the receiver, the burden information relating to a burden to be imposed on a system of the printing apparatus for executing one or more jobs in a queue stored on the printing apparatus; and a processor that performs either of the following operations depending on the burden information obtained by the burden information obtaining portion: turning off the printing apparatus after making the job execution portion execute at least one, or all of the one or more jobs in the queue; and turning off the printing apparatus without making the job execution portion execute any job in the queue.