Image forming apparatus and computer program product determining layout of images on continuous paper in parallel based on instructions from different print jobs
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image output unit that outputs an image to a continuous paper;
a generator that generates an image based on a print instruction by executing drawing processing;
a determining unit that determines an image layout to output a plurality of images on the continuous paper in parallel based on at least two print instructions;
a combining unit that combines the plurality of images generated by the generator on the basis of the image layout determined by the determining unit; and
a controller that controls the image output unit so that the plurality of images combined by the combining unit is output to the continuous paper,wherein the at least two print instructions comprise a first print instruction corresponding to a first print job and a second print instruction corresponding to a second print job.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image output unit that outputs an image to a continuous paper; a generator that generates an image based on a print instruction by executing drawing processing; a determining unit that determines an image layout to output a plurality of images on the continuous paper in parallel based on at least two print instructions; and a combining unit that combines the plurality of images generated by the generator on the basis of the image layout determined by the determining unit; a controller that controls the image output unit so that the plurality of images combined by the combining unit is output to the continuous paper.
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image output unit that outputs an image to a continuous paper; a generator that generates an image based on a print instruction by executing drawing processing; a determining unit that determines an image layout to output a plurality of images on the continuous paper in parallel based on at least two print instructions; a combining unit that combines the plurality of images generated by the generator on the basis of the image layout determined by the determining unit; and a controller that controls the image output unit so that the plurality of images combined by the combining unit is output to the continuous paper, wherein the at least two print instructions comprise a first print instruction corresponding to a first print job and a second print instruction corresponding to a second print job. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 8)
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3. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an age output unit that outputs an image to a continuous paper; a generator that generates an image based on a print instruction by executing drawing processing; a determining unit that determines an ayout to output a plurality of images on the continuous paper in parallel based on at least two print instructions; a combining unit that combines the plurality of images generated by the generator on the basis of the image layout determined by the determining unit; and a controller that controls the image output unit so that the plurality of images combined by the combining unit is output to the continuous paper, wherein the determining unit determines the image layout so that an area having a width based on information from a paper cutting device is provided between the plurality of images based on different print instructions.
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6. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image output unit that outputs an image to a continuous paper; a generator that generates an image based on a print instruction by executing drawing processing; a determining unit that determines an image layout to output a plurality of images on the continuous paper in parallel based on at least two print instructions; a combining unit that combines the plurality of images generated by the generator on the basis of the image layout determined by the determining unit; and a controller that controls the image output unit so that the plurality of images combined by the combining unit is output to the continuous paper, wherein when a plurality of images that require different lengths of continuous paper to be output onto the continuous paper in parallel based on two print instructions, the determining unit disposes one part of the plurality of images based on one of the print instructions prior or subsequent to the other part of the plurality of images based on the other print instruction.
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7. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image output unit that outputs an image to a continuous paper; a generator that generates an image based on a print instruction by executing drawing processing; a determining unit that determines an image layout to output a plurality of images on the continuous paper in parallel based on at least two print instructions; a combining unit that combines the plurality of images generated by the generator on the basis of the image layout determined by the determining unit; and a controller that controls the image output unit so that the plurality of images combined by the combining unit is output o the continuous paper, wherein when a plurality of images are output onto the continuous paper in parallel based on at least three print instructions, the determining unit determines a layout of the plurality of images based on the at least three print instruction so that a total print length of the continuous paper is shorter than that in the case where the plurality of images are arranged in an accepted order of the print instructions.
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for document processing, the process comprising:
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generating an image based on a print instruction by executing drawing processing; determining an image layout to output a plurality of images on the continuous paper in parallel based on at least two print instructions; combining the plurality of images generated in the generating on the basis of the image layout determined in the determining; and controlling the outputting so that the plurality of images combined in the combining is output to the continuous paper, wherein the at least two print instructions comprise a first print instruction corresponding to a first print job and a second print instruction corresponding to a second print job.
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10. A print apparatus comprising:
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an image output unit that outputs an image; a generator that generates an image based on a print instruction by executing drawing processing; a determining unit that determines an image layout to print a plurality of images on a continuous paper in parallel based on at least two print instructions; a combining unit that combines the plurality of images generated by the generator on the basis of the image layout determined by the determining unit; a controller that controls the image output unit so that the plurality of images combined by the combining unit is output; and a printer that prints the image output from the image output unit onto the continuous paper, wherein the at least two print instructions comprise a first print instruction corresponding to a first print job and a second print instruction corresponding to a second print job.
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Current AssigneeFujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneeFuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
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InventorsAbe, Masahiko, Takahashi, Shinichi
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Primary Examiner(s)Rogers, Scott A
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Application NumberUS12/702,182Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,121 DaysField of Search358/1.18, 358/450, 382/294, 382/295US Class Current358/1.18CPC Class CodesG06F 3/1219 with regard to consumables,...G06F 3/1251 for continuous media, e.g. ...G06F 3/1262 by grouping or ganging jobsG06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g....
