Printing apparatus
US8248623B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0193
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A printing apparatus, comprising: a printing unit that prints an image on a recording medium in a color mode or a monochrome mode based on a first job; a switching unit that performs a switching operation to switch between the color mode upon printing a color page and the monochrome mode upon printing a monochrome page; a first computing unit that computes, based on a switching time required for the switching operation, the maximum number of switching actions at which a printing turnaround time from a printing start time to a printing stop time is not more than a first time limit from the printing start time to a predetermined time limit; and a first limiting unit that restricts the switching operation based on a number of switching actions determined by the first computing unit.
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