Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the same, program, and storage medium
US6980320B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0082
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus incorporating an image forming unit capable of execution in a layout print mode in which a plurality of pages of image data is formed on a single sheet, whether or not to permit the image forming unit to execute in the layout print mode for a plurality of sets of image data to be laid out in the layout print mode is controlled based on the image property information of the plurality of image data, so that layout functions desired by users are provided and ease of operation by the users is improved without incurring excessive processes or additional cost.
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