JP2009278299A - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save both setup information before and after change while suppressing the use amount of a storage part for storing information. <P>SOLUTION: When setup information 63 is read from a HDD and the setup information 63 is changed in the state that image information 62 to be "IMAGE 1" and the setup information 63 to be "IMAGE 1_TICKET" which indicates a setting condition in forming images on the basis of the image information 62 are stored in advance in a "BOX 1" folder 61 in the HDD, a new "IMAGE1_NEW1" folder 64 is generated in the same hierarchy as the source setup information 63 and setup information 65 after change is stored in the "IMAGE1_NEW1" folder 64 as "IMAGE1_NEW1_TICKET". <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus.

  Conventionally, when an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine executes a job stored in an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), image information included in the job and setting conditions for image formation based on the image information are set. Of the setting information shown, the setting information is changed to form an image. The setting information includes copy number setting, paper discharge position setting, post-processing setting, and the like.

For example, when printing a plurality of copies, in a printer that stores print image data on a hard disk, checks the print result of the first copy, reads the print image data from the hard disk, and prints the second and subsequent copies. A technique for reprinting by changing the position and the number of staples has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-187998 A

  However, when an image is formed by reading a job stored in the HDD and changing the setting information included in the job, the job is stored (overwritten) with the changed setting information instead of the original job. In this case, there was a problem that the setting information that the original job had disappeared. Further, in order to save the changed setting information in the HDD, it is necessary for the user to instruct saving. On the other hand, when the changed setting information is stored in the HDD as a separate job, the image information must be newly stored even though the image information is the same as the original job. The area was wasted.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems in the prior art, and saves both the setting information before the change and the setting information after the change while suppressing the usage amount of the storage unit for storing the information. Is an issue.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention described in claim 1 includes a storage unit in which image information and setting information indicating a setting condition for forming an image based on the image information are associated and stored, and an image An image forming apparatus comprising: a forming unit; and a control unit that reads image information and setting information stored in the storage unit and causes the image forming unit to form an image based on the read image information and setting information. And an operation unit that accepts an instruction to change the setting information read from the storage unit, wherein the control unit changes the setting information read from the storage unit based on the change instruction from the operation unit, and When the image forming unit forms an image based on the image information read from the storage unit and the changed setting information, the changed setting information is stored in the storage unit. It is stored in the storage unit in association with the information.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image forming apparatus according to the first aspect, the storage unit stores image information and setting information in a state of being classified into folders having a hierarchical structure, and the control The unit generates a folder at the same hierarchical level as the setting information before change stored in the storage unit in the storage unit, and stores the setting information after change in the generated folder.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since only the setting information after the change is newly stored, the setting information before the change and the setting information after the change are suppressed while suppressing the use amount of the storage unit for storing the information. Can be stored together.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily grasp which setting information the changed setting information is changed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration will be described.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional configuration of an image forming apparatus 1 in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 1 reads an image from a document d, forms an image of the read image on a sheet P, receives job information from an external device or the like, and receives an image based on the received job information. Is a digital multi-function peripheral including a main body 1a that forms a sheet P on a sheet P, a post-processing section 50 that performs post-processing on the sheet P on which an image is formed, and the like. The main body 1a includes an image reading unit 20, an operation display unit 30, a printing unit 40, and the like.

  The image reading unit 20 includes an automatic document feeder 21 called an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) and a reading unit 22 and reads an image of the document d. The document d placed on the document tray T1 of the automatic document feeder 21 is conveyed to a contact glass, and an image on one side or both sides of the document d is read by a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) 22a. Here, the image is intended to include not only graphics and photographs but also characters and symbols.

  Image information (analog image signal) of the image read by the image reading unit 20 is output to a reading processing unit 150 (see FIG. 2) of an image control board 100 (see FIG. 2) described later. After being subjected to / D conversion and various image processings, it is output to the print unit 40.

  The operation display unit 30 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 31, a touch panel 32 provided so as to cover the LCD 31, and other operation key groups (not shown). The operation display unit 30 receives an instruction from the user, and controls the operation signal described later. 110 (see FIG. 2). Further, the operation display unit 30 displays various setting screens and various processing results for inputting various operation instructions and setting information in accordance with a display signal input from the control unit 110. The setting information refers to information indicating setting conditions when forming an image based on image information. For example, image position shift width setting, number of copies setting, paper setting, paper discharge position setting, post-processing setting, aggregation setting, etc. Is mentioned.

  The LCD 31 displays an operation screen having a plurality of buttons indicating various operation instructions, a setting screen, and the like. The touch panel 32 receives a button selection instruction on the operation screen based on a press signal on the operation screen, and outputs an operation signal indicating the received instruction to the control unit 110.

  The print unit 40 performs electrophotographic image forming processing based on input print data, and includes a paper feed unit 41, a paper transport unit 42, an image forming unit 43, a carry-out unit 44, and the like. Is done.

  The paper feed unit 41 includes a plurality of paper feed trays 41a, paper feed means 41b, a manual feed tray T2, and the like. In the paper feed tray 41a, the same or different types of paper P are stored for each paper feed tray 41a, and the paper P is transported one by one from the top toward the paper transport unit 42 by the paper feed means 41b. . The manual feed tray T2 can stack various types of paper P according to the user's needs, and transports the paper P stacked by the paper feed rollers one by one from the top toward the paper transport unit 42. .

The paper transport unit 42 transports the paper P transported from the paper feed tray 41a or the manual feed tray T2 to the transfer device 43a via a plurality of intermediate rollers, registration rollers 42a, and the like.
Further, the sheet conveying unit 42 conveys the sheet P on which the single-sided image formation processing has been performed to the duplex conveying path by the conveying path switching plate, and again conveys the sheet P to the transfer device 43a via the intermediate roller and the registration roller 42a.

  The image forming unit 43 includes a photosensitive drum, a charging device, a laser output unit that outputs laser light based on image information, and a polygon mirror that scans the laser beam in the main scanning direction, a developing device, a transfer device 43a, A cleaning unit and a fixing device 43b are provided, and an image is formed on the paper P based on job information (image information and setting information) stored in a RAM 130 (see FIG. 2) described later. Specifically, an electrostatic latent image is formed by irradiating a photosensitive drum charged by a charging device with laser light using an exposure device. The developing device develops the electrostatic latent image by attaching charged toner to the surface of the photosensitive drum on which the electrostatic latent image is formed. The toner image formed on the photosensitive drum by the developing device is transferred to the paper P by the transfer device 43a. Further, after the toner image is transferred to the paper P, residual toner on the surface of the photosensitive drum is removed by the cleaning unit.

  The fixing device 43b thermally fixes the toner image transferred onto the paper P conveyed by the paper conveyance unit 42. The fixed sheet P is sandwiched between the discharge rollers of the carry-out unit 44 and conveyed from the carry-out port to the post-processing unit 50.

  The post-processing unit 50 includes a sorting unit that performs sorting processing of the image-formed paper P, a punch unit that performs punch processing, a staple unit that performs staple processing at a set binding position, a folding unit that performs folding processing, and a cutting process. Various post-processing units 51 (see FIG. 2) such as a cutting unit to be performed, a paper discharge tray T3 on which the paper P on which an image is formed by the main body 1a and the paper P subjected to various post-processing are discharged and stacked are provided. .

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the image forming apparatus 1.
As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 1 includes a main body 1a, a printer controller 1b, and a post-processing unit 50 connected to the main body 1a. The image forming apparatus 1 is connected to an external apparatus 2 on the network 3 through a LAN IF (Local Area Network InterFace) 14 of the printer controller 1b so as to be able to send and receive information to and from each other.

  The main body unit 1a includes an image reading unit 20, an operation display unit 30, a printing unit 40, and an image control board 100. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure same as each part demonstrated in FIG. 1, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The image control board 100 includes a control unit 110, a nonvolatile memory 120, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 130, an HDD 140, a reading processing unit 150, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) control IC 160, an image memory 170, and a writing processing unit 180. Is done.

The control unit 110 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, reads a system program stored in the non-volatile memory 120 and a specified program from various application programs, expands the RAM 130, and expands the RAM 130. By cooperating with the program, various processes are executed to centrally control each unit of the image forming apparatus 1.
For example, according to an instruction signal input from the operation display unit 30 or the external device 2, the copy mode, the printer mode, and the scanner mode are switched, and control such as copying, printing, and image reading is performed.

  The nonvolatile memory 120 stores various processing programs and data related to image formation, a setting information change processing program according to the present embodiment, data processed by the various programs, initial data of each unit, and the like.

  The RAM 130 forms a work area for temporarily storing various programs executed by the control unit 110 and various data related to these programs.

  The HDD 140 stores and stores job information generated by reading an image with the image reading unit 20 and job information received from the external device 2 via the printer controller 1b. The HDD 140 stores image information and setting information indicating setting conditions for forming an image based on the image information in association with each other. The HDD 140 stores image information and setting information in a state of being classified into folders having a hierarchical structure. Specifically, the HDD 140 includes a user folder indicating a classification for each user and a BOX folder indicating a classification within the same user. In the same BOX, one image information and one corresponding to this image information are stored. Alternatively, a plurality of setting information is stored. When the setting information is changed and the setting information after the change is newly saved, the same hierarchical level as the original setting information so that it can be identified which setting information was changed A new folder is generated, and the changed setting information is stored in the folder.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a hierarchical structure in the HDD 140. As shown in FIG. 3, there is a “USER1” folder 60 corresponding to USER1 as one of the user folders, and “BOX1” corresponding to BOX1 as one of the BOX folders in the lower hierarchy of the “USER1” folder 60. A folder 61 exists. In the “BOX1” folder 61, image information 62 “IMAGE1” and setting information 63 “IMAGE1_TICKET” indicating setting conditions for image formation based on the image information 62 are stored. The image information 62 and the setting information 63 are associated by being stored in the same “BOX1” folder 61.

  The reading processing unit 150 performs various processes such as an A / D conversion process and a shading correction process on the analog image signal input from the image reading control unit 200 of the image reading unit 20 to generate digital image information. The generated image information is output to the DRAM control IC 160.

The DRAM control IC 160 performs compression / decompression processing on the image information in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 110, and performs input / output control of the image information to the image memory 170.
For example, when the DRAM control IC 160 is instructed to store the image signal read by the image reading unit 20, the DRAM control IC 160 performs compression processing on the image information input from the reading processing unit 150, and stores the compressed image information in the image memory 170. It is stored in the compression memory 171. In addition, when the print control of the compressed image information stored in the compression memory 171 is instructed, the DRAM control IC 160 reads the compressed image information from the compression memory 171, performs decompression processing, and stores it in the page memory 172. Further, when an instruction to print out the image information stored in the page memory 172 is given, the image information is read from the page memory 172 and output to the writing processing unit 180.

  The image memory 170 includes a compression memory 171 and a page memory 172 configured from DRAM (Dynamic RAM). The compression memory 171 is a memory for storing compressed image information and setting information corresponding to the compressed image information, and the page memory 172 is for temporarily storing image information (print data) for print output. It is memory.

  The write processing unit 180 generates print data for image formation based on the image information input from the DRAM control IC 160 and outputs the print data to the print unit 40.

  The image reading unit 20 includes a CCD 22a, an image reading control unit 200, and other automatic document feeding unit 21 and reading unit 22 shown in FIG. The image reading control unit 200 controls the automatic document feeding unit 21, the reading unit 22, and the like to execute exposure scanning of the document surface, and photoelectrically converts reflected light of the light by the CCD 22a to read an image. The read analog image signal is output to the reading processing unit 150.

  The operation display unit 30 includes an LCD 31, a touch panel 32, an operation display control unit 300, and other operation key groups such as a numeric keypad. The operation display control unit 300 causes the LCD 31 to display various screens for inputting various setting conditions, various processing results, and the like in accordance with a display signal input from the control unit 110. The operation display control unit 300 outputs operation signals input from various switches, buttons, numeric keys, operation key groups, the touch panel 32, and the like to the control unit 110.

  The print unit 40 includes various units related to print output such as the image forming unit 43 and the print control unit 400. The print control unit 400 controls the operation of each unit of the print unit 40 such as the image forming unit 43 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 110, and forms an image on the paper P based on the print data input from the writing processing unit 180. In addition, an instruction signal for operating each part of the post-processing unit 50 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 110 is output to the post-processing control unit 500.

  The post-processing unit 50 includes various post-processing units 51, transport means such as transport rollers that transport the paper P to the various post-processing units 51, and a paper discharge tray T <b> 3 on which the paper P transported from the various post-processing units 51 is discharged. Etc., and the various post-processing units 51 are comprehensively controlled by the post-processing control unit 500. The post-processing control unit 500 transports the paper P to a predetermined post-processing unit 51 along the transport path in accordance with a post-processing instruction signal input from the control unit 110 via the print control unit 400, Drive control is performed to cause the paper P to be subjected to predetermined post-processing and to discharge the paper onto the paper discharge tray T3.

  Next, each part of the printer controller 1b will be described. The printer controller 1b manages and controls jobs input to the image forming apparatus 1 from the external apparatus 2 connected to the network 3 when the image forming apparatus 1 is used as a network printer. The data is received from and transmitted to the main body 1a.

  The printer controller 1b includes a controller control unit 11, a DRAM control IC 12, an image memory 13, and a LAN IF 14.

  The controller control unit 11 comprehensively controls the operation of each unit of the printer controller 1b, and transmits data input from the external device 2 to the main body unit 1a via the LAN IF 14 as a job.

  The DRAM control IC 12 controls storage of data received by the LAN IF 14 in the image memory 13 and reading of data from the image memory 13. The DRAM control IC 12 is connected to the DRAM control IC 160 of the image control board 100 via a PCI (Peripheral Components Interconnect) bus, and reads data to be printed from the image memory 13 in accordance with instructions from the controller control unit 11. Output to the control IC 160.

  The image memory 13 is composed of a DRAM and temporarily stores input output data.

  The LAN IF 14 is a communication interface for connecting to a network 3 such as a network interface card (NIC) or a modem, and receives data from the external device 2. The received data is output to the DRAM control IC 12.

  The control unit 110 reads out image information and setting information selected by the user via the operation display unit 30 from the image information and setting information stored in the HDD 140, and based on the read image information and setting information. The image forming unit 43 forms an image.

  In addition, the control unit 110 changes the setting information read from the HDD 140 based on the setting information change instruction from the operation display unit 30. When the image forming unit 43 forms an image based on the image information read from the HDD 140 and the changed setting information, the control unit 110 associates the changed setting information with the image information stored in the HDD 140. It is stored in the HDD 140. At this time, the control unit 110 leaves the image information stored in the HDD 140 and the setting information before the change as they are, so that both the setting information before the change and the setting information after the change are associated with the image information. Then, the changed setting information is stored in the HDD 140. Specifically, in the HDD 140, the control unit 110 generates a new folder at the same hierarchical level as the setting information before change stored in the HDD 140, and stores the changed setting information in the generated folder.

Next, the operation in the image forming apparatus 1 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the setting information change process. This process is performed when an instruction to edit setting information is input by the user via the operation display unit 30, and changes the setting information stored in the CPU of the control unit 110 and the nonvolatile memory 120. This is realized by software processing in cooperation with a processing program.

  First, the setting information stored in the HDD 140 or the compression memory 171 is read by the control unit 110 to the RAM 130, and a setting information editing screen is displayed on the LCD 31 of the operation display unit 30. Then, an editing instruction for setting information is received via the operation display unit 30, and the setting information is edited by the control unit 110 based on the editing instruction from the operation display unit 30 (step S1). For example, setting information such as image position shift width setting, number of copies setting, paper setting, paper discharge position setting, post-processing setting, and aggregation setting is changed. The edited setting information is stored in the RAM 130 by the control unit 110.

  Here, it is determined by the control unit 110 whether or not the editing of the setting information has been completed (step S2). If editing of the setting information has not been completed (step S2; NO), the process returns to step S1.

  When the editing of the setting information is completed (step S2; YES), the image forming unit 43 performs an image based on the image information read from the HDD 140 or the compression memory 171 and the edited setting information according to the control of the control unit 110. Formation is performed (step S3).

  Next, the control unit 110 determines whether the setting information to be edited is for the job read from the HDD 140 (step S4). Specifically, information indicating whether the job is a job read from the HDD 140, a printer job, or a copy job is embedded in the setting information. Based on this information, it is determined whether or not the setting information to be edited is that of the job read from the HDD 140.

  If the setting information to be edited is that of the job read from the HDD 140 (step S4; YES), the control unit 110 sets the edited setting information and the original setting information stored in the RAM 130. Are compared, and it is determined whether or not there is a change from the original setting information (step S5). In the comparison between the edited setting information and the original setting information, if all items match, it may be determined that there is no change, or a predetermined specific item matches. It may be determined that there is no change in the case.

  When there is a change from the original setting information (step S5; YES), the changed setting information is stored in the HDD 140 in association with the image information by the control unit 110 (step S6). Specifically, a new folder is generated in the HDD 140 at the same hierarchical level as the original setting information stored in the HDD 140 by the control unit 110, and the changed setting information is stored in the generated folder. By saving the changed setting information and the corresponding image information in the lower hierarchy of the same BOX folder, they can be associated with each other.

If the setting information to be edited in step S4 is not for the job read from the HDD 140 (step S4; NO), if there is no change from the original setting information in step S5 (step S5; NO), The process ends as it is.
This completes the setting information change process.

With reference to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, a method for saving the changed setting information will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, when image information 62 “IMAGE1” and setting information 63 “IMAGE1_TICKET” are stored in the “BOX1” folder 61 in the lower hierarchy of the “USER1” folder 60 in the HDD 140, the HDD 140. A case in which the setting information 63 is read out and changed will be described. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the control unit 110 generates a new “IMAGE1_NEW1” folder 64 in the same hierarchy as the original setting information 63, and stores the changed setting information 65 in the “IMAGE1_NEW1” folder 64. Store as “IMAGE1_NEW1_TICKET”. By generating the “IMAGE1_NEW1” folder 64 in the same hierarchy as the setting information 63, it becomes clear that the setting information 65 in the “IMAGE1_NEW1” folder 64 is derived from the setting information 63.

  In the state shown in FIG. 5, when the setting information 63 is further read from the HDD 140 and changed, the control unit 110 adds a new “IMAGE1_NEW2” to the same hierarchy as the original setting information 63 as shown in FIG. 6. ”Folder 66 is created, and the changed setting information 67 is stored in the“ IMAGE1_NEW2 ”folder 66 under the name“ IMAGE1_NEW2_TICKET ”. By generating the “IMAGE1_NEW2” folder 66 in the same hierarchy as the setting information 63, it becomes clear that the setting information 67 in the “IMAGE1_NEW2” folder 66 is derived from the setting information 63.

  In the state illustrated in FIG. 6, when the setting information 67 is further read from the HDD 140 and changed, the control unit 110 adds a new “IMAGE1_NEW2_NEW1” to the same hierarchy as the original setting information 67 as illustrated in FIG. 7. ”Folder 68 is created, and the changed setting information 69 is stored in the“ IMAGE1_NEW2_NEW1 ”folder 68 with the name“ IMAGE1_NEW2_NEW1_TICKET ”. By generating the “IMAGE1_NEW2_NEW1” folder 68 in the same hierarchy as the setting information 67, it becomes clear that the setting information 69 in the “IMAGE1_NEW2_NEW1” folder 68 is derived from the setting information 67.

  As described above, even when the setting information stored in the HDD 140 increases by changing the setting information, the image information 62 “IMAGE1” in the lower hierarchy of / USER1 / BOX1 is used for the image information. Therefore, it is not necessary to store extra image information, and setting information set in the past can be used. In addition, it is possible to grasp how the setting information is generated by the hierarchical structure and file name in the HDD 140.

  When the image information 62 and the setting information 63, 65, 67, 69 are stored in the HDD 140 in a state of being classified into folders having the hierarchical structure shown in FIG. The displayed file selection screen 311 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the file selection screen 311 includes image information 62 “IMAGE1”, setting information 63 “IMAGE1_TICKET”, setting information 65 “IMAGE1_NEW1_TICKET”, setting information 67 “IMAGE1_NEW2_TICKET”, and “IMAGE1_NEW2_NEW1_TICKET”. Setting information 69 is displayed. By displaying the setting information 65 and 67 on the right side of the setting information 63, it can be seen that the setting information 65 and 67 is derived from the setting information 63. Further, by displaying the setting information 69 on the right side of the setting information 67, it can be seen that the setting information 69 is derived from the setting information 67. FIG. 8 is an example when the image information 62 and the setting information 65 are selected.

  As described above, according to the image forming apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, when the setting information is changed, only the setting information after the change is newly stored in the HDD 140, so that the usage amount of the HDD 140 is suppressed. Both the setting information before the change and the setting information after the change can be saved.

  Further, in the HDD 140, a new folder is generated at the same hierarchical level as the setting information before the change stored in the HDD 140, and the setting information after the change is stored in the generated folder. It is possible to easily grasp whether the setting information has been changed.

  Note that the description in the above embodiment is an example of the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this. The detailed configuration and detailed operation of each part constituting the apparatus can be appropriately changed.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus in the present embodiment. 2 is a control block diagram of the image forming apparatus. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the hierarchical structure in HDD. It is a flowchart which shows a setting information change process. It is an example of data storage in the HDD when setting information is changed. It is an example of data storage in the HDD when setting information is changed. It is an example of data storage in the HDD when setting information is changed. It is a figure which shows the example of a file selection screen.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image forming apparatus 1a Main part 1b Printer controller 2 External apparatus 3 Network 11 Controller control part 12 DRAM control IC
13 Image memory 14 LAN IF
20 Image Reading Unit 21 Automatic Document Feeding Unit 22 Reading Unit 22a CCD
30 Operation display unit 31 LCD
32 touch panel 40 print unit 41 paper feed unit 41a paper feed tray 41b paper feed means 42 paper transport unit 42a registration roller 43 image forming unit 43a transfer device 43b fixing device 44 carry-out unit 50 post-processing unit 51 post-processing unit 60 “USER1” folder 61 “BOX1” folder 62 Image information 63 Setting information 64 “IMAGE1_NEW1” folder 65 Setting information 66 “IMAGE1_NEW2” folder 67 Setting information 68 “IMAGE1_NEW2_NEW1” folder 69 Setting information 100 Image control board 110 Control unit 120 Non-volatile memory 130 RAM
140 HDD
150 Reading Processing Unit 160 DRAM Control IC
170 Image memory 171 Compression memory 172 Page memory 180 Write processing unit 200 Image reading control unit 300 Operation display control unit 311 File selection screen 400 Print control unit 500 Post-processing control unit d Document P Paper T1 Document tray T2 Manual tray T3 Paper discharge tray

Claims (2)

Image information and setting information indicating setting conditions for image formation based on the image information are stored in association with each other, an image forming unit, and image information and setting information stored in the storage unit And a control unit that causes the image forming unit to form an image based on the read image information and setting information.
An operation unit that receives an instruction to change the setting information read from the storage unit;
The control unit changes setting information read from the storage unit based on a change instruction from the operation unit, and controls the image forming unit based on the image information read from the storage unit and the changed setting information. An image forming apparatus that stores the changed setting information in the storage unit in association with the image information stored in the storage unit when an image is formed. The storage unit stores image information and setting information in a state of being classified into folders having a hierarchical structure,
The control unit generates a folder at the same hierarchical level as the setting information before change stored in the storage unit in the storage unit, and stores the setting information after change in the generated folder.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1.

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