Image formation system, image formation program recording medium, and image formation method

1. An image formation system comprising:

I storage units;

an assignment unit that assigns storage destinations of color component data forming a part of image data to the respective storage units;

J color component image formation units that form color component images of corresponding colors based on color component data stored in the storage units; and

an image formation unit that forms an image of the image data based on the formed color component image, wherein the assignment unit comprises a J-color assignment unit that assigns storage destinations of J sets of color component data forming a part of J-color image data to the I storage units and an L-color assignment unit that assigns a storage destination of L sets of color component data forming a part of L-color image data to N storage units among the I storage units, and each of I, J, and N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2, L is a natural number greater than or equal to 1, L<J, and L<N≦I;

said assignment unit assigning the image data of one color which is included in the J-color image data or the L-color image data and which is determined in advance, to the plurality of storage units.

2. The image formation system according to claim 1 , wherein the L-color assignment unit dynamically assigns the storage destination of the L sets of color component data to the N storage units.

3. The image formation system according to claim 1 , wherein the L-color assignment unit assigns the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data based on an empty capacity of the N storage units.

4. The image formation system according to claim 2 , wherein the L-color assignment unit assigns the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data based on an empty capacity of the N storage units.

5. The image formation system according to claim 3 , wherein the L-color assignment unit assigns the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data for each processing unit for which the color component image formation unit executes an image formation process.

6. The image formation system according to claim 4 , wherein the L-color assignment unit assigns the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data for each processing unit for which the color component image formation unit executes an image formation process.

7. The image formation system according to claim 1 , further comprising a switching unit that switches a connection between the storage unit and the respective color component image formation unit according to an assignment by the assignment unit.

8. The image formation system according to claim 1 , wherein N is I.

9. The image formation system according to claim 1 , wherein L is 1.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer which has I storage units to execute a process for image formation, the process comprising:

assigning to respective storage units storage destinations of color component data forming a part of image data;

forming J color component images of corresponding colors based on color component data stored in the storage units;

forming an image of the image data based on the formed color component image, wherein in the assignment, storage destinations of J sets of color component data forming a part of J-color image data are assigned to the I storage units and a storage destination of L sets of color component data forming a part of L-color image data are assigned to N storage units among the I storage units, and each of I, J, and N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2, L is a natural number greater than or equal to 1, L<J, and L<N≦I; and

assigning the image data of one color which is included in the J-color image data or the L-color image data and which is determined in advance, to the plurality of storage units.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 10 , wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are dynamically assigned to the N storage units.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 10 , wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are assigned based on an empty capacity of the N storage units.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are assigned based on an empty capacity of the N storage units.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12 , wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are assigned for each processing unit for which the color component image is formed.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are assigned for each processing unit for which the color component image is formed.

16. A method of forming an image using I storage units, the method comprising:

assigning to the storage units storage destinations of color component data forming a part of image data;

forming J color component images of corresponding colors based on color component data stored in the storage units;

forming an image of the image data based on the formed color component image, wherein in the assignment of, storage destinations of J sets of color component data forming a part of J-color image data are assigned to the I storage units and storage destinations of L sets of color component data forming a part of L-color image data are assigned to N storage units among the I storage units, and each of I, J, and N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2, L is a natural number greater than or equal to 1, L<J, and L<N≦I; and

assigning the image data of one color which is included in the J-color image data or the L-color image data and which is determined in advance, to the plurality of storage units.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are dynamically assigned to the N storage units.

18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are assigned based on an empty capacity of the N storage units.

19. The method according to claim 17 , wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are assigned based on an empty capacity of the N storage units.

20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are assigned for each processing unit for which the color component image is formed.

21. An image formation system comprising:

I storage units;

an assignment unit that assigns storage destinations of color component data forming a part of image data to the respective storage units;

J color component image formation units that form color component images of corresponding colors based on color component data stored in the storage units; and

an image formation unit that forms an image of the image data based on the formed color component image, wherein the assignment unit comprises a J-color assignment unit that assigns storage destinations of J sets of color component data forming a part of J-color image data to the I storage units and an L-color assignment unit that assigns a storage destination of L sets of color component data forming a part of L-color image data to N storage units among the I storage units, and each of I, J, and N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2, L is a natural number greater than or equal to 1, L<J, and L<N≦I;

wherein the L-color assignment unit assigns the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data based on an empty capacity of the N storage units.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer which has I storage units to execute a process for image formation, the process comprising:

assigning to respective storage units storage destinations of color component data forming a part of image data;

forming J color component images of corresponding colors based on color component data stored in the storage units; and

forming an image of the image data based on the formed color component image, wherein in the assignment, storage destinations of J sets of color component data forming a part of J-color image data are assigned to the I storage units and a storage destination of L sets of color component data forming a part of L-color image data are assigned to N storage units among the I storage units, and each of I, J, and N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2, L is a natural number greater than or equal to 1, L<J, and L<N≦I;

wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are assigned based on an empty capacity of the N storage units.

23. A method of forming an image using I storage units, the method comprising:

assigning to the storage units storage destinations of color component data forming a part of image data;

forming J color component images of corresponding colors based on color component data stored in the storage units; and

forming an image of the image data based on the formed color component image, wherein in the assignment of, storage destinations of J sets of color component data forming a part of J-color image data are assigned to the I storage units and storage destinations of L sets of color component data forming a part of L-color image data are assigned to N storage units among the I storage units, and each of I, J, and N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2, L is a natural number greater than or equal to 1, L<J, and L<N≦I;

wherein in the assignment of the L sets of color component data, the storage destinations of the L sets of color component data are assigned based on an empty capacity of the N storage units.