Image forming apparatus and image forming system, image forming method, job processing method, storage medium and program

• US 7,852,494 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2005
• Issued: 12/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Asai, Hidehiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Haskins; Twyler L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhang; Fan
• Application Number:
  US11/189,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20060023243A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,966 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.1, 358/1.13, 358/1.15, 358/501
• US Class Current: 358/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00435 arranged in a predetermined sequence, e.g. using next and previous buttons
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3248 Storage of at least a part of one of two image bearing sides of a single sheet, e.g. for two sided copying
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32486 Storage for making a plurality of copies or reproductions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32496 Changing the task performed, e.g. reading and transmitting, receiving and reproducing, copying facsimile mode changing H04N1/333
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0091 Digital copier; digital 'photocopier' H04N2201/0093 and H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0098 User intervention not otherwise provided for, e.g. placing documents, responding to an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3232 of a page, copy or picture number
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3271 Printing or stamping
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/33335 Presentation, e.g. orientation, simplex, duplex

Abstract

A job processing method for an image forming system having an image forming apparatus capable of print-outputting additional information of a job on a sheet where image data of the job, stored in a storage unit capable of storing plural page job data, is print-outputted. Information related to an operating condition of the image forming apparatus is confirmed, and based on the information, the image forming apparatus is caused to operate in one of a first mode to print-output additional information, generated without an operator'"'"'s intervention operation, on the sheet, and a second mode to print-output additional information, generated via the operator'"'"'s intervention operation, on the sheet.

Claims

1. A printing apparatus comprising:

an input unit constructed to input a plurality of images;

a print unit constructed to print the plurality of images input by said input unit on a plurality of sheets;

a reception unit constructed to receive number of pages from a user; and

a control unit constructed to control said print unit to;

print both an image input by said input unit and the number of pages received by said reception unit on a sheet, if the page number of a page corresponding to the image is not greater than the number of pages;

print an image input by said input unit without printing the number of pages received by said reception unit on a sheet, if the page number of a page corresponding to the image is greater than the number of pages; and

print an image, the number of pages received by said reception unit, and a page number of a page corresponding to the image, if the page number of the page corresponding to the image is not greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said control unit is constructed to control said print unit to print an image without the number of pages received by said reception unit, and a page number of a page corresponding to the image, if the page number of the page corresponding to the image is greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a warning unit constructed to warn a user when said input unit inputs images whose number of pages is greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a setting unit constructed to set whether or not to print an image whose page number is greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit,

wherein said control unit is further constructed to control the print unit:

to print an image input by said input unit without printing the number of pages received by said reception unit on a sheet, if the page number of the page corresponding to the image is greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit, in a case where said setting unit sets to print an image whose page number is greater than the number of pages; and

not to print both an image input by said input unit and the number of pages received by said reception unit, if the page number of the page corresponding to the image is greater than the number of pages, in a case where said setting unit sets not to print an image whose page number is greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit.

5. A control method of a printing apparatus comprising:

an input step of inputting a plurality of images;

a reception step of receiving number of pages from a user; and

a control step of controlling the print apparatus;

to print both an image input in the input step and the number of pages received in the reception step on a sheet, if the page number of a page corresponding to the image is not greater than the number of pages; and

to print an image input in the input step without printing the number of pages received in the reception step on a sheet, if the page number of a page corresponding to the image is greater than the number of pages.

6. A computer readable medium storing a control program causing a computer to execute a printing control method comprising:

an input step of inputting a plurality of images;

a reception step of receiving number of pages from a user; and

a first printing step of printing both an image input in the input step and the number of pages received in the reception step on a sheet, if the page number of a page corresponding to the image is not greater than the number of pages; and

a second printing step of printing an image input in the input step without printing the number of pages received in the reception step on a sheet, if the page number of a page corresponding to the image is greater than the number of pages.

7. A printing apparatus comprising:

an input unit constructed to input a plurality of images;

a print unit constructed to print the plurality of images input by said input unit;

a reception unit constructed to receive number of pages from a user; and

a control unit constructed to control said print unit to;

print an image input by said input unit and the number of pages received by said reception unit on each page whose page number is not greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit, and

print an image input by said input unit without printing the number of pages received by said reception unit, on each page after a page whose page number is equal to the number of pages received by said reception unit.

8. A printing apparatus comprising:

an input unit constructed to input a plurality of images;

a print unit constructed to print the plurality of images input by said input unit;

a reception unit constructed to receive number of pages from a user; and

a control unit constructed to control said print unit to;

print an image input by said input unit, page number of a page corresponding to the image and the number of pages received by said reception unit, on each page whose page number is not greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit, and

print an image input by said input unit without printing page number of a page corresponding to the image and the number of pages received by said reception unit, on each page after a page whose page number is equal to the number of pages received by said reception unit.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said input unit inputs images, the number of which is greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit.

10. A printing apparatus comprising:

an input unit constructed to input a plurality of images;

a print unit constructed to print the plurality of images input by said input unit;

a setting unit constructed to set last page number which is page number to be last printed; and

a control unit constructed to control said print unit to;

print an image input by said input unit, page number of a page corresponding to the image and the last page number set by said setting unit, on each page whose page number is not greater than the last page number set by said setting unit, and

print an image input by said input unit without printing page number of a page corresponding to the image and the last page number set by said setting unit, on each page after a page whose page number is equal to the last page number set by said setting unit.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said setting unit receives the last page number from a user, to set the last page number.

12. A printing apparatus comprising:

an input unit constructed to input a plurality of images;

a print unit constructed to print the plurality of images input by said input unit;

a reception unit constructed to receive number of pages from a user; and

a control unit constructed to control said print unit to;

print an image input by said input unit and page number of a page corresponding to the image, on each page whose page number is not greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit, and

print an image input by said input unit without printing page number of a page corresponding to the image, on each page after a page whose page number is equal to the number of pages received by said reception unit.

13. A printing apparatus comprising:

an input unit constructed to input a plurality of images;

a print unit constructed to print the plurality of images input by said input unit;

a setting unit constructed to set last page number which is page number to be last printed; and

a control unit constructed to control said print unit to;

print an image input by said input unit and page number of a page corresponding to the image, on each page whose page number is not greater than the last page number set by said setting unit, and

print an image input by said input unit without printing page number of a page corresponding to the image, on each page after a page whose page number is equal to the last page number set by said setting unit.

14. A printing apparatus comprising:

an input unit constructed to input a plurality of images;

a print unit constructed to print the plurality of images input by said input unit;

a reception unit constructed to receive start page number which is page number to be first printed and last page number which is page number to be last printed, from a user; and

a control unit constructed to control said print unit to print an image input by said input unit and each page number between the start page number received by said reception unit and the last page number received by said reception unit, on each page, and controls said print unit to print image input by said input unit without printing page number, on each page after a page whose page number is equal to the last page number.

15. An information processing apparatus that can transmit print data to a printing apparatus comprising:

a reception unit constructed to receive number of pages from a user; and

a transmitting unit constructed to transmit to the printing apparatus print data for causing the printing apparatus to print an image and page number of a page corresponding to the image, on each page whose page number is not greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit, and print an image without printing page number of a page corresponding to the image, on each page after a page whose page number is equal to the number of pages received by said reception unit.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said transmitting unit transmits to the printing apparatus print data for causing the printing apparatus to print an image, page number of a page corresponding to the image and the number of pages received by said reception unit on each page whose page number is not greater than the number of pages received by said reception unit, and print an image without printing page number of a page corresponding to the image and the number of pages received by said reception unit, on each page after a page whose page number is equal to the number of pages received by said reception unit.

17. An information processing apparatus which can transmit print data to a printing apparatus comprising:

a setting unit constructed to set last page number which is page number to be last printed; and

a transmitting unit constructed to transmit to the printing apparatus print data for causing the printing apparatus to print an image and page number of a page corresponding to the image, on each page whose page number is not greater than the last page number set by said setting unit, and print an image without printing page number of a page corresponding to the image, on each page after a page whose page number is equal to the last page number set by said setting unit.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said transmitting unit transmits to the printing apparatus print data for causing the printing apparatus to print an image, page number of a page corresponding to the image and the last page number set by said setting unit, on each page whose page number is not greater than the last page number set by said setting unit, and print an image without printing page number of a page corresponding to the image and the last page number set by said setting unit, on each page after a page whose page number is equal to the last page number set by said setting unit.