US 12,248,715 B2
Image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same
Hidemi Sasaki, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/513,383.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-185372 (JP), filed on Nov. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0168686 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1219 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1253 (2013.01); G06F 3/1273 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming apparatus including an execution unit configured to perform printing with a color fadable recording agent and printing with a color unfadable recording agent, the image forming apparatus comprising:
a reception interface (IF) configured to receive a print job; and
a controller having one or more processors which execute instructions stored in one or more memories, the controller being configured to:
determine a recording agent to be used based a job attribute and print history of the print job received by the reception IF, including at least one of sending source information and an image data format; and
set a recording agent based on the determined recording agent for the received print job.