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Control method for forming an image, image-forming device, and storage medium

US12141483B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2023
Grant dateNov 12, 2024
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0089
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control method for forming an image includes receiving a pending image-forming job, and obtaining pending image-forming data and image-forming configuration information in the pending image-forming job, the image-forming configuration information including total page number corresponding to the pending image-forming job; performing image-forming operation on an image-forming medium according to the pending image-forming data and the image-forming configuration information; under satisfied predetermined conditions, controlling a discharge distance of at least one page of the image-forming medium of the pending image-forming data to be different from a discharge distance of other pages of the image-forming medium, or controlling a discharge distance of at least one page of the image-forming medium of the pending image-forming job to be different from a discharge distance of the image-forming medium of a previous image-forming job.

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