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Image forming apparatus having double-sided printing and control method of the same

US10261732B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2017
Grant dateApr 16, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image reader configured to perform image reading of a first original and perform image reading of a second original after reading of the first original, a printer configured to print a read image read by the image reader on a sheet, and a controller configured to control operation of the image reader and the printer. As to the first original, the controller is configured, in a case where the printer performs double-sided printing to print on both sides of a sheet, to start to print a read image of the first original before the image reading of the first original is completed, and as to the second original, the controller is configured, in a case where the printer performs double-sided printing to print on both sides of a sheet, to start to print a read image of the second original after the image reading of the second original is completed.

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