Patent attributes
The image forming apparatus of this invention has a printing time specifying function, and includes: a printer unit configured to print an image on paper, which is transferred from a paper feed unit, in either a normal print mode or a high speed print mode; a time specifying processing unit configured to receive print data in which a printing time is specified, and schedule a printing time on the basis of the print data of the printing time; and a control unit configured to check the process schedule of the other print data in advance of starting the print process of the print data relating to the time specified printing, and perform the print process of the print data relating to the time specified printing and the print process of the other print data in the high speed print mode if it is estimated that the print process of the print data as time specified cannot be finished by the printing time as desired.
