IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, POST-PROCESSOR, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
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1. An image forming system comprising:
- a conveyor section for conveying a sheet on which a printing process for forming an image is executed based on a job, and conveying a partition sheet in between the jobs;
an image forming section for generating an output product by executing the printing process to the sheet based on the job, and printing index information required for sorting the output products for the respective jobs on the partition sheet;
a folding process unit capable of making a fold on the partition sheet on which the index information has been printed by the image forming section;
a collection tray disposed at a downstream side of the folding process unit in a sheet conveying direction, which is capable of collecting the output products of the jobs generated by the image forming section; and
a control section configured to insert the folded partition sheet, on which the index information has been printed in between the output products of the respective jobs to be collected to the collection tray,wherein the control section allows the folding process unit to designate a folding position of the partition sheet so that at least a part of the index information printed on the respective partition sheets each inserted in between the output products of the respective jobs is visible from a predetermined direction.
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Abstract
An image forming system is configured to execute a printing process to a sheet based on a job for generating output products, and to print index information required for sorting the output products for the respective jobs on a partition sheet. A folding process unit is allowed to designate a folding position of the partition sheet so that at least a part of the index information printed on the respective partition sheets is visible from a predetermined direction.
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1. An image forming system comprising:
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a conveyor section for conveying a sheet on which a printing process for forming an image is executed based on a job, and conveying a partition sheet in between the jobs; an image forming section for generating an output product by executing the printing process to the sheet based on the job, and printing index information required for sorting the output products for the respective jobs on the partition sheet; a folding process unit capable of making a fold on the partition sheet on which the index information has been printed by the image forming section; a collection tray disposed at a downstream side of the folding process unit in a sheet conveying direction, which is capable of collecting the output products of the jobs generated by the image forming section; and a control section configured to insert the folded partition sheet, on which the index information has been printed in between the output products of the respective jobs to be collected to the collection tray, wherein the control section allows the folding process unit to designate a folding position of the partition sheet so that at least a part of the index information printed on the respective partition sheets each inserted in between the output products of the respective jobs is visible from a predetermined direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A post-processor used for an image forming system including an image forming section for executing a printing process to a sheet based on a job to generate an output product, and printing index information required for sorting the output products for each job on a partition sheet, the post-processor comprising:
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a conveyor section for conveying the sheet on which the printing process for forming an image is executed based on the job, and conveying the partition sheet in between the jobs; an folding process unit capable of making a fold on the partition sheet on which the index information has been printed by the image forming section; a collection tray disposed at a downstream side of the folding process unit in a sheet conveying direction, which is capable of collecting the output products of the jobs generated by the image forming section; and a control section configured to insert the folded partition sheet on which the index information has been printed in between the output products of the respective jobs collected on the collection tray, wherein the control section allows the folding process unit to designate a folding position of the partition sheet so that at least a part of the index information printed on the respective partition sheets each inserted in between the output products of the respective jobs is visible from a predetermined direction.
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9. A computer readable recording medium storing a program, the program causing a computer provided in an image forming system for generating output products for each job, and inserting a partition sheet in between the output products of the respective jobs to perform:
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conveyance step of conveying a sheet on which a printing process for forming an image is executed based on the job, and conveying the partition sheet in between the respective jobs; image forming step of generating the output product by executing the printing process to the sheet based on the job, and printing index information required for sorting the output products for the respective jobs on the partition sheet; folding process step of making a fold by using a folding process unit on the partition sheet on which the index information has been printed in the image forming step; collection step of collecting the output products of the respective jobs generated in the image forming step to a collection tray disposed at a downstream side of the folding process unit in a sheet conveying direction; and control step of controlling so that the folded partition sheet on which the index information has been printed is inserted in between the output products of the respective jobs, which are collected to the collection tray, wherein the control step further includes a step of allowing the folding process unit to designate a folding position of the partition sheet so that at least a part of the index information printed on the respective partition sheets each inserted in between the output products of the respective jobs is visible from a predetermined direction.
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