Image forming apparatus capable of performing recovery printing
US10379791B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/4085
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus capable of performing recovery printing while avoiding wasteful discarding of printed sheets following a defective sheet. An image is formed on a sheet by an image forming section based on an input job and is inspected. An inserter inserts sheets placed thereon into sheets conveyed from the image forming section. When a defective sheet is detected, the job is interrupted, and the defective sheet and subsequent sheets already printed are discharged to a different destination from a destination of normal sheets. Resuming the interrupted job is instructed by a user, and an image to be printed on the defective sheet is formed on a sheet newly fed from a sheet feeder, and the sheet is discharged to the destination of normal sheets, and sheets placed on the inserter are discharged to the same.
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