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Image forming apparatus and print control method

US8773684B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 2012
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00734
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a printing unit configured to perform printing on a recording medium; a multiple-sheet-feed detecting unit configured to detect a multiple sheet feed of the recording medium; an image holding unit configured to hold an image expected to print on the recording medium on which the multiple sheet feed is detected (i.e. the multi-fed medium); and a print control unit configured to control the printing unit. The print control unit is further configured (a) to cancel printing on the multi-fed medium, and (b) to cause the printing unit to print the held image on another recording medium, which (b1) is in transfer after the multi-fed medium, (b2) is nearest in a transferring order to the multi-fed medium, and (b3) has a property same as that of the multi-fed medium.

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