Image formation apparatus and image formation method
US6097916A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0487
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image formation apparatus capable of performing image formation to enable an accurate postprocess to a sheet on which an image has been formed is provided. When the sheet discharged from a printer unit is subjected to a book binding process by a finisher, the apparatus performs an image formation process that a nonprint area including a processed portion to which a process concerning the book binding process is performed by the finisher and an effective print area are set in an image formation area on the sheet, and an original image read by a reader unit is formed in the effective print area.
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