Patent attributes
An image forming apparatus having: a communication section to connect the image-forming apparatus with other image forming apparatus for communication; a control section for enabling a tandem output function to transfer image information to and form the other image forming apparatus through the communication section and to cause a plurality of image-forming apparatuses to form images; and a job display section for displaying job status of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses based on tandem job status information including tandem job status information of the other image forming apparatus obtained through the communication section.