US 11,816,375 B1
Image forming apparatus and image forming method capable of changing the internal priority of printing order in consideration of filtering
Kunihiko Shimamoto, Torrance, CA (US); Taku Matsuo, Los Angeles, CA (US); Norifumi Miyahara, Torrance, CA (US); and Yoshihiro Osada, Torrance, CA (US)
Assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed by KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Jan. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/097,471.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1263 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); G06F 3/1253 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming apparatus capable of changing printing order of a plurality of jobs, comprising:
an instruction acquiring unit configured to perform filtering the plurality of jobs under a specific condition, present a job list in which presented jobs are selected and arranged in the printing order, and acquire a change instruction of the printing order;
an internal priority setting unit configured to set, based on the change instruction acquired by the instruction acquiring unit, an internal priority that is different from set priority specified for each of the plurality of jobs;
a list adjusting unit configured to adjust the printing order of an adding job according to the internal priority set by the internal priority setting unit and reflect adjustment in the job list; and
an image forming unit that outputs each of the plurality of jobs in the printing order based on the job list adjusted by the list adjusting unit; wherein
the internal priority setting unit, in a case of moving the job instructed by the change instruction in the job list, when there is an unpresented job by the filtering, presents the existence of the unpresented job, and sets the internal priority according to a move instruction to whether or not to skip and move the unpresented job.