Image forming apparatus configured to modify a bookbinding operation based on a maximum number of bindable sheets, image forming method, computer program product, and storage medium having recorded the computer program product configured to perform same
US9375970B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00936
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a detecting unit which detects the number of manuscript sheets; a calculating unit which calculates the anticipated number of sheets of recording media based on the detected number of sheets; a determining unit which determines whether the anticipated number of sheets calculated exceeds the predetermined number of sheets; and a bookbinding unit which binds multiple recording media, wherein the calculating unit calculates the anticipated number of sheets, further including a cover arranged on the outside of the multiple recording media which are stacked in an overlapping manner, and wherein the bookbinding unit binds multiple recording media without arranging the cover on the outside of the multiple recording media when an image is not formed on the cover if the determining unit determines that the anticipated number of sheets exceeds the predetermined number of sheets.
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