IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110150551A1
• Filed: 12/17/2010
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Oba, Yoshitaka
• Granted Patent: US 8,849,177 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 400/582
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/502 relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5087 for receiving image data
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/655 Placing job divider sheet between set of sheets
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00109 Remote control of apparatus, e.g. by a host
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00523 Other special types, e.g. tabbed
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1208 resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1229 Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1253 Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/021 Adaptations for printing on specific media
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00424 using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00435 arranged in a predetermined sequence, e.g. using next and previous buttons
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00456 for layout preview, e.g. page layout
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00466 displaying finishing information, e.g. position of punch holes or staple or orientation references
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• 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 1/00639 Binding, stapling, folding or perforating, e.g. punching
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 : Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

An image forming system includes a receiving unit configured to receive a job, an acquisition unit configured to acquire print setting information from the received job, a detection unit configured to detect, when there is a tab sheet print command included in the acquired print setting information, an image orientation and a binding position, a determination unit configured to determine an alignment order of tab sheets based on a relationship between the detected image orientation and binding position, a sheet feeding unit configured to feed a sheet from a tab sheet bundle of the alignment order determined by the determination unit, and a printing unit configured to perform printing on the fed sheet.

Claims

1. An image forming system comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a job;

an acquisition unit configured to acquire print setting information from the received job;

a detection unit configured to detect, when there is a tab sheet print command included in the acquired print setting information, an image orientation and a binding position;

a determination unit configured to determine an alignment order of tab sheets based on a relationship between the detected image orientation and binding position;

a sheet feeding unit configured to feed a sheet from a tab sheet bundle of the alignment order determined by the determination unit; and

a printing unit configured to perform printing on the fed sheet.

2. The image forming system according to claim 1, wherein the image orientation an orientation indicating a top or bottom of print data.

3. The image forming system according to claim 1, wherein the binding position is a position of a binding margin of print data.

4. An image forming system comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a job;

an acquisition unit configured to acquire print setting information from the received job;

a detection unit configured to detect, when there is a tab sheet insertion command included in the acquired print setting information, an image orientation of the entire job and a binding position of the entire job;

a determination unit configured to determine an alignment order of tab sheets based on a relationship between the detected image orientation and binding position; and

a sheet feeding unit configured to feed a sheet from a tab sheet bundle of the determined alignment order.

5. The image forming system according to claim 4, wherein the tab sheet insertion includes inserting to a printed output a tab sheet that is not printed.

6. A method for controlling an image forming system, the method comprising:

receiving a job;

acquiring print setting information from the received job;

detecting, when there is a tab sheet print command included in the acquired print setting information, an image orientation and a binding position;

determining an alignment order of tab sheets based on a relationship between the detected image orientation and binding position;

feeding a sheet from a tab sheet bundle of the determined alignment order; and

performing printing on the fed sheet.

7. A method for controlling an image forming system, the method comprising:

receiving a job;

acquiring print setting information from the received job;

detecting, when there is a tab sheet insertion command included in the acquired print setting information, an image orientation of the entire job and a binding position of the entire job;

determining an alignment order of tab sheets based on a relationship between the detected image orientation and binding position; and

feeding a sheet from a tab sheet bundle of the determined alignment order.