Image forming apparatus for determining a common blank space for parallel continuous printing
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to;
acquire a plurality of jobs for arranging images having widths smaller than a width of a continuous paper in a conveyance direction of the continuous paper, andarrange the jobs acquired by the processor in a width direction of the continuous paper; and
an image forming unit which forms images based on the information set by the control unit,wherein the processor is configured to set a common blank forming interval at which blanks among images within respective jobs coincide with blanks among images within parallel jobs in the conveyance direction and repeatedly form a common blank within the parallel jobs based on the common blank forming interval.
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Provided is an image forming apparatus which acquires a plurality of jobs for repeatedly arranging images having widths smaller than a width of a continuous paper in a conveyance direction of the continuous paper, sets information for arranging the acquired jobs in a width direction of the continuous paper, forms images based on the set information, and sets a common blank forming period at which blanks among images appearing at different periods in each job coincide with each other between the jobs in the conveyance direction and forms a common blank.
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20 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to; acquire a plurality of jobs for arranging images having widths smaller than a width of a continuous paper in a conveyance direction of the continuous paper, and arrange the jobs acquired by the processor in a width direction of the continuous paper; and an image forming unit which forms images based on the information set by the control unit, wherein the processor is configured to set a common blank forming interval at which blanks among images within respective jobs coincide with blanks among images within parallel jobs in the conveyance direction and repeatedly form a common blank within the parallel jobs based on the common blank forming interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image forming method comprising the steps of:
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(a) acquiring a plurality of jobs for arranging images having widths smaller than a width of a continuous paper in a conveyance direction of the continuous paper; (b) setting information for arranging the jobs acquired in the acquisition step in a width direction of the continuous paper; and (c) forming images based on the information set in the step (b), wherein the step (b) comprises the step of setting a common blank forming interval at which blanks among images within respective jobs coincide with blanks among images within parallel jobs in the conveyance direction and repeatedly forming a common blank within the parallel jobs based upon the common blank forming interval. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stored with a common blank forming interval setting program causing a computer to execute a process for forming images on a continuous paper, comprising the steps of:
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(a) acquiring a plurality of jobs for arranging images having widths smaller than a width of a continuous paper in a conveyance direction of the continuous paper; and (b) setting information for arranging the jobs acquired in the acquisition step in a width direction of the continuous paper, wherein the step (b) comprises the step of setting a common blank forming interval at which blanks among images in respective jobs coincide with blanks among images within parallel jobs in the conveyance direction and repeatedly forming a common blank within the parallel jobs based on the common blank forming interval. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An image forming system having an image forming apparatus for forming images on a continuous paper, comprising:
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a processor which acquires a plurality of jobs for arranging images having widths smaller than a width of a continuous paper in a conveyance direction of the continuous paper, and which sets information for arranging the jobs acquired by the processor in a width direction of the continuous paper, wherein the image forming apparatus comprises; an image forming unit which forms images based on the information set by the control unit, and the processor sets a common blank forming interval at which blanks among images within respective jobs coincide with blanks among images within parallel jobs in the conveyance direction and repeatedly form a common blank within the parallel jobs based on the common blank forming interval.
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