Image forming apparatus, method of controlling same and storage medium therefor
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- reading means for reading images recorded on originals;
image forming means for forming images on blank sheets based on the read images;
stacking means for stacking a plurality of insert sheets which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between said sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means;
inserter means for reading out the stacked insert sheets and inserting same between the sheets having images formed thereon;
designating means for designating at least one position in said sheets having images formed thereon for insertion of at least one of the insert sheets by said inserter means;
detecting means for detecting an insert sheet to be inserted first when a plurality of positions have been designated by said designating means; and
discharging means operable when said detecting means detects that the insert sheet read out by said inserter means is not the insert sheet to be inserted first, for discharging insert sheets from said stacking means until the insert sheet to be inserted first is detected.
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Abstract
There are provided an image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the same are provided, which are capable of conveying an insert sheet of a proper page in carrying out a recovery process and simplifying the recovery process, and a storage medium storing a program for executing the method. When a printing start instruction is input and an insert mode has been set, an insert sheet is fed. It is determined whether the insert sheet is for a top page of a copy (bundle) or not. When the insert sheet for the top page is detected, a proper printing operation in the insert mode is started. If the insert sheet is not determined to be for the top page, it is judged that the insert sheet has not been correctly set on the inserter tray, and then the insert sheet is discharged to a non-sort tray. Then, insert sheets are discharged to the non-sort tray until the insert sheet for the top page is detected.
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39 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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reading means for reading images recorded on originals;
image forming means for forming images on blank sheets based on the read images;
stacking means for stacking a plurality of insert sheets which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between said sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means;
inserter means for reading out the stacked insert sheets and inserting same between the sheets having images formed thereon;
designating means for designating at least one position in said sheets having images formed thereon for insertion of at least one of the insert sheets by said inserter means;
detecting means for detecting an insert sheet to be inserted first when a plurality of positions have been designated by said designating means; and
discharging means operable when said detecting means detects that the insert sheet read out by said inserter means is not the insert sheet to be inserted first, for discharging insert sheets from said stacking means until the insert sheet to be inserted first is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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reading means for reading images recorded on originals;
image forming means for forming images on blank sheets based on the read images;
stacking means for stacking a plurality of insert sheets which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means;
inserter means for reading out the stacked insert sheets and inserting same between said sheets having images formed thereon;
designating means for designating at least one position in said sheets having images formed thereon for insertion of at least one of the insert sheets by said inserter means;
detecting means for detecting an insert sheet to be inserted first when a plurality of positions have been designated by said designating means;
interrupting means for interrupting a sheet inserting operation of said inserter means when at least one of the insert sheets has jammed while being inserted by said inserter means; and
discharging means operable when said detecting means detects that the insert sheet read out by said inserter means is not the insert sheet to be inserted first after the apparatus has recovered from the interruption by removing the at least one jammed insert sheet, for discharging insert sheets from said stacking means until the insert sheet to be inserted first is detected, and for further discharging insert sheets from said stacking means up to an insert sheet immediately preceding a same type of sheet as the at least one jammed insert sheet. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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reading means for reading images recorded on originals;
image forming means for forming images on blank sheets based on the read images;
stacking means for stacking a plurality of insert sheets which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means;
inserter means for reading out the stacked insert sheets and inserting same between said sheets having images formed thereon;
mixed stacking means for stacking in a mixed fashion the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and insert sheets to be inserted by said inserter means between the sheets having images formed thereon;
insert sheet discharging detecting means for detecting that said insert sheets have been discharged to said mixed stacking means; and
sheet feeding control means responsive to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said insert sheet discharging detecting means, for controlling such that feeding of said blank sheets to said image forming means be started.
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12. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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reading means for reading images recorded on originals;
image forming means for forming images on blank sheets based on the read images;
stacking means for stacking a plurality of insert sheets which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means;
inserter means for reading out the stacked insert sheets and inserting same between said sheets having images formed thereon;
mixed stacking means for stacking in a mixed fashion the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and insert sheets to be inserted by said inserter means between the sheets having images formed thereon;
image formed sheet discharging detecting means for detecting that said sheets having image formed thereon have been discharged to the mixed stacking means; and
reading control means responsive to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said image formed sheet discharging detecting means, for controlling such that reading of said insert sheets by said inserter means be started.
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13. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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reading means for reading images recorded on originals;
image forming means for forming images on blank sheets based on the read images;
stacking means for stacking a plurality of insert sheets which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means;
inserter means for reading out the stacked insert sheets and inserting same between said sheets having images formed thereon;
mixed stacking means for stacking in a mixed fashion the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and insert sheets to be inserted by said inserter means between the sheets having images formed thereon;
insert sheet discharging detecting means for detecting that said insert sheets have been discharged to said mixed stacking means;
sheet feeding control means responsive to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said insert sheet discharging detecting means, for controlling such that feeding of said blank sheets to said image forming means be started;
image formed sheet discharging detecting means for detecting that said sheets having image formed thereon have been discharged to the mixed stacking means; and
reading control means responsive to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said image formed sheet discharging detecting means, for controlling such that reading of said insert sheets by said inserter means be started.
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14. A control method of controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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reading images recorded on originals by reading means;
forming images on blank sheets based on the read images by image forming means;
reading out insert sheets from a plurality of insert sheets stacked by stacking means, which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and inserting the read out insert sheets between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means, by inserter means;
designating at least one position in said sheets having images formed thereon for insertion of at least one of the insert sheets by said inserter means, by designating means;
detecting an insert sheet to be inserted first by detecting means when a plurality of positions have been designated by said designating means; and
discharging insert sheets from said stacking means until the insert sheet to be inserted first is detected, by discharging means when said detecting means detects that the insert sheet read out by said inserter means is not the insert sheet to be inserted first. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A control method of controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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reading images recorded on originals by reading means;
forming images on blank sheets based on the read images by image forming means;
reading out insert sheets from a plurality of insert sheets stacked by stacking means, which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and inserting the read out insert sheets between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means, by inserter means;
designating at least one position in said sheets having images formed thereon for insertion of at least one of the insert sheets by said inserter means, by designating means;
detecting an insert sheet to be inserted first by detecting means when a plurality of positions have been designated by said designating means;
interrupting a sheet inserting operation of said inserter means by interrupting means when at least one of the insert sheets has jammed while being inserted by said inserter means; and
discharging insert sheets from said stacking means until the insert sheet to be inserted first is detected, and further discharging insert sheets from said stacking means up to an insert sheet immediately preceding a same type of sheet as the at least one jammed insert sheet, by discharging means, when said detecting means detects that the insert sheet read out by said inserter means is not the insert sheet to be inserted first after the apparatus has recovered from the interruption by removing the at least one jammed insert sheet. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A control method of controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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reading images recorded on originals by reading means;
forming images on blank sheets based on the read images by image forming means;
reading out insert sheets from a plurality of insert sheets stacked by stacking means, which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and inserting the read out insert sheets between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means, by inserter means;
detecting by insert sheet discharging detecting means that said insert sheets have been discharged to mixed stacking means that stacks in a mixed fashion the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and insert sheets to be inserted by said inserter means between the sheets having images formed thereon; and
starting feeding of said blank sheets to said image forming means in response to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said insert sheet discharging detecting means.
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25. A control method of controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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reading images recorded on originals by reading means;
forming images on blank sheets based on the read images by image forming means;
reading out insert sheets from a plurality of insert sheets stacked by stacking means, which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and inserting the read out insert sheets between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means, by inserter means;
detecting by insert sheet discharging detecting means that said insert sheets have been discharged to mixed stacking means that stacks in a mixed fashion the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and insert sheets to be inserted by said inserter means between the sheets having images formed thereon; and
starting reading reading of said insert sheets by said inserter means in response to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said image formed sheet discharging detecting means.
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26. A control method of controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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reading images recorded on originals by reading means;
forming images on blank sheets based on the read images by image forming means;
reading out insert sheets from a plurality of insert sheets stacked by stacking means, which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and inserting the read out insert sheets between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means, by inserter means;
detecting by insert sheet discharging detecting means that said insert sheets have been discharged to mixed stacking means that stacks in a mixed fashion the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and insert sheets to be inserted by said inserter means between the sheets having images formed thereon; and
starting sheet feeding of said blank sheet to said image forming means when discharging of said insert sheet has been detected by said insert sheet discharging detecting means;
detecting with an image formed sheet discharging detecting means that said sheet having image formed thereon has been discharged to said mixed stacking means; and
starting feeding of said blank sheets to said image forming means in response to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said insert sheet discharging detecting means;
detecting by image formed sheet discharging detecting means that said sheets having image formed thereon have been discharged to said mixed stacking means; and
starting reading of said insert sheets by said inserter means in response to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said image formed sheet discharging detecting means.
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27. A machine readable storage medium storing instructions of a program for causing a computer to execute an image processing method comprising the steps of:
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reading images recorded on originals by reading means;
forming images on blank sheets based on the read images by image forming means;
reading out insert sheets from a plurality of insert sheets stacked by stacking means, which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and inserting the read out insert sheets between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means, by inserter means;
designating at least one position in said sheets having images formed thereon for insertion of at least one of the insert sheets by said inserter means, by designating means;
detecting an insert sheet to be inserted first by detecting means when a plurality of positions have been designated by said designating means; and
discharging insert sheets from said stacking means until the insert sheet to be inserted first is detected, by discharging means when said detecting means detects that the insert sheet read out by said inserter means is not the insert sheet to be inserted first. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A machine readable storage medium storing instructions of a program for causing a computer to execute an image processing method comprising the steps of:
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reading images recorded on originals by reading means;
forming images on blank sheets based on the read images by image forming means;
reading out insert sheets from a plurality of insert sheets stacked by stacking means, which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and inserting the read out insert sheets between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means, by inserter means;
designating at least one position in said sheets having images formed thereon for insertion of at least one of the insert sheets by said inserter means, by designating means;
detecting an insert sheet to be inserted first by detecting means when a plurality of positions have been designated by said designating means;
interrupting a sheet inserting operation of said inserter means by interrupting means when at least one of the insert sheets has jammed while being inserted by said inserter means; and
discharging insert sheets from said stacking means until the insert sheet to be inserted first is detected, and further discharging insert sheets from said stacking means up to an insert sheet immediately preceding a same type of sheet as the at least one jammed insert sheet, by discharging means, when said detecting means detects that the insert sheet read out by said inserter means is not the insert sheet to be inserted first after the apparatus has recovered from the interruption by removing the at least one jammed insert sheet. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A machine readable storage medium storing instructions of a program for causing a computer to execute an image processing method comprising the steps of:
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reading images recorded on originals by reading means;
forming images on blank sheets based on the read images by image forming means;
reading out insert sheets from a plurality of insert sheets stacked by stacking means, which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and inserting the read out insert sheets between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means, by inserter means;
detecting by insert sheet discharging detecting means that said insert sheets have been discharged to mixed stacking means that stacks in a mixed fashion the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and insert sheets to be inserted by said inserter means between the sheets having images formed thereon; and
starting feeding of said blank sheets to said image forming means in response to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said insert sheet discharging detecting means.
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38. A machine readable storage medium storing instructions of a program for causing a computer to execute an image processing method comprising the steps of:
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reading with reading means image recorded on an original;
reading images recorded on originals by reading means;
forming images on blank sheets based on the read images by image forming means;
reading out insert sheets from a plurality of insert sheets stacked by stacking means, which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and inserting the read out insert sheets between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means, by inserter means;
detecting by insert sheet discharging detecting means that said insert sheets have been discharged to mixed stacking means that stacks in a mixed fashion the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and insert sheets to be inserted by said inserter means between the sheets having images formed thereon; and
starting reading reading of said insert sheets by said inserter means in response to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said image formed sheet discharging detecting means.
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39. A machine readable storage medium storing instructions of a program for causing a computer to execute an image processing method comprising the steps of:
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reading images recorded on originals by reading means;
forming images on blank sheets based on the read images by image forming means;
reading out insert sheets from a plurality of insert sheets stacked by stacking means, which are fed in a manner bypassing image formation by said image forming means and inserted between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and inserting the read out insert sheets between the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means, by inserter means;
detecting by insert sheet discharging detecting means that said insert sheets have been discharged to mixed stacking means that stacks in a mixed fashion the sheets having images formed thereon by said image forming means and insert sheets to be inserted by said inserter means between the sheets having images formed thereon; and
starting sheet feeding of said blank sheet to said image forming means when discharging of said insert sheet has been detected by said insert sheet discharging detecting means;
detecting with an image formed sheet discharging detecting means that said sheet having image formed thereon has been discharged to said mixed stacking means; and
starting feeding of said blank sheets to said image forming means in response to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said insert sheet discharging detecting means;
detecting by image formed sheet discharging detecting means that said sheets having image formed thereon have been discharged to said mixed stacking means; and
starting reading of said insert sheets by said inserter means in response to detection of discharging of said insert sheets by said image formed sheet discharging detecting means.
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