Image forming apparatus and method and information processing system and method
US6034783A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3298
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has a reversing unit for reversing a sheet with an image formed and discharging the reversed sheet, a determining unit for determining whether the sheet with an image formed is reversed or not reversed with the reversing unit before the sheet is discharged and a page order control unit including a first mode of forming images of a plurality of pages in a first page mode and a second page mode of forming images of a plurality of pages in a second page mode different from the first page mode, wherein in accordance with whether the apparatus operates in the first mode or in the second mode, the determining unit determines whether the sheet with an image formed is reversed or not reversed with the reversing unit before the sheet is discharged.
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