PRINTING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS

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APP PUB NO 20130194611A1
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13749994

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A power management apparatus determines whether or not a power usage amount is in a state in which printing by an image formation apparatus is to be prohibited, and transmits a printing prohibition command to the image formation apparatus based on a result of the determination so as to prohibit the printing. The image formation apparatus includes a job execution management unit configured to set a printing-prohibited state, in which the printing is prohibited in accordance with the printing prohibition command, and configured to suspend execution of a print job received by the receiving unit during the printing-prohibited state and a printing necessity inquiring unit configured to inquire a transmitting source of a print job, which is suspended by the job execution management unit from being executed, as to whether to perform printing thereof after cancellation of the printing-prohibited state.

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KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES INC1-6-1 MARUNOUCHI CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 100-0005

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YAMADE, Yasushi Yokohama-shi, JP 23 138

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