Image forming apparatus which pre-prepares for sheet processing
US6430382B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00936
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Image forming apparatus connected to a sheet processing apparatus which applies sheet processing such as stapling to a sheet formed image by the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes an input terminal for inputting image forming job, an image forming unit for forming an image on a sheet in accordance with the image forming job inputted by the input terminal, a discriminator for discriminating if a first image forming job does not include sheet processing whereas a second and subsequent image forming job includes sheet processing, and a controller for instructing the sheet processing apparatus to perform a preparatory operation for he second image forming job during the first image forming job in accordance with a discrimination result, such as by moving a staple unit to designated position for the second image forming job.
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