Image forming apparatus for printing images based on document position and binding direction using manual or automatic feeding function

1. An image forming apparatus which has a double-side copying function, comprising:

at least either one of an original document detection section that detects a size of an original document, and an original document size setting section that sets a size of the original document as required;

an original document top position setting section that sets a top position of the original document as required;

a binding direction setting section that sets a binding direction of the original document and a binding direction of an output sheet as required;

a top orientation determination section that determines an orientation of the top of a scanned data of the original document based on whether a front face or a back face of the original document is scanned, whether the original document is scanned by a table or an ADF, the binding direction of the original document set by the binding direction setting section, the top position of the original document set by the original document top position setting section, and whether the front face and the back face of the original document is simultaneously scanned or the front face and the back face of the original document is sequentially scanned in case of double-side copying;

an output size setting section that sets a size of the output sheet as required;

a print magnification ratio setting section that sets a print magnification ratio as required; and

a copy region determination section that sets a copy region with reference to a top left corner of the original document based on the orientation of the top of the scanned data of the original document determined by the top orientation determination section, the top left corner being identified when the original document is placed such that the top position thereof is upward, wherein

when the original document is scanned by the table, the orientation of the top of a scanned data of the original document is determined based on the top position of the original document set by the original document top position setting section,

when a front face of the original document is scanned by the ADF, the orientation of the top of a scanned data of the original document is determined based on the top position of the original document set by the original document top position setting section, and

when a back face of the original document is scanned by the ADF, the orientation of the top of a scanned data of the original document is determined based on the binding direction of the original document set by the binding direction setting section the top position of the original document set by the original document top position setting section, and whether the front face and the back face of the original document is simultaneously scanned or the front face and the back face of the original document is sequentially scanned.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an image processing section that performs image processing on scanned original document data based on a print magnification ratio set by the print magnification ratio setting section, and a copy region set by the copy region determining section; and

a printing section that prints onto the output sheet an image corresponding to the data that has been image-processed by the image processing section.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein in a case where a binding direction of an original document and a binding direction of an output sheet set by the binding direction setting section are different from each other, an image on a back face of an original document is printed by the printing section while being rotated 180 degrees within a plane thereof.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a copy pattern setting section that sets any one of a double-side to double-side, double-side to single-side, single-side to double-side, and single-side to single-side as a copy pattern.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:

an image processing section that performs image processing on scanned original document data based on a print magnification ratio set by the print magnification ratio setting section, a copy region set by the copy region determining section, a copy pattern set by the copy pattern setting section, a binding direction of the original document and a binding direction of an output sheet set by the binding direction setting section; and

a printing section that prints onto the output sheet an image corresponding to the data that has been image-processed by the image processing section.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein when a binding direction of an original document and a binding direction of an output sheet set by the binding direction setting section are different from each other, an image on a back face of an original document is printed by the printing section while being rotated 180 degrees within a plane thereof.

7. An image forming apparatus which has a double-side copying function, comprising:

at least either one of an original document detection section that detects a size of an original document, and an original document size setting section that sets a size of the original document as required;

an original document top position setting section that sets a top position of the original document as required;

a binding direction setting section that sets a binding direction of the original document and a binding direction of an output sheet as required;

a top orientation determination section that determines an orientation of the top of a scanned data of the original document based on whether a front face or a back face of the original document is scanned, whether the original document is scanned by a table or an ADF, the binding direction of the original document set by the binding direction setting section, the top position of the original document set by the original document top position setting section, and whether the front face and the back face of the original document is simultaneously scanned or the front face and the back face of the original document is sequentially scanned in case of double-side copying;

an output size setting section that sets a size of the output sheet as required;

a print magnification ratio setting section that sets a print magnification ratio as required;

a print region determination section that sets a print region with reference to a top left corner of the original document based on the orientation of the top of the scanned data of the original document determined by the top orientation determination section, the top left corner being identified when the original document is placed such that the top position thereof is upward; and

a data box that stores data of a scanned original document, wherein

when the original document is scanned by the table, the orientation of the top of a scanned data of the original document is determined based on the top position of the original document set by the original document top position setting section,

when a front face of the original document is scanned by the ADF, the orientation of the top of a scanned data of the original document is determined based on the top position of the original document set by the original document top position setting section, and

when a back face of the original document is scanned by the ADF, the orientation of the top of a scanned data of the original document is determined based on the binding direction of the original document set by the binding direction setting section, the top position of the original document set by the original document top position setting section, and whether the front face and the back face of the original document is simultaneously scanned or the front face and the back face of the original document is sequentially scanned.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:

an image processing section that performs image processing on original document data stored in the data box, based on a print magnification ratio set by the print magnification ratio setting section and a print region set by the print region setting section; and

a printing section that prints onto an output sheet an image corresponding to the data that has been image-processed by the image processing section.

9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein in a case where a binding direction of an original document and a binding direction of an output sheet set by the binding direction setting section are different from each other, an image on a back face of an original document is printed by the printing section while being rotated 180 degrees within a plane thereof.

10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising a print pattern setting section that sets double-sided or single-sided as a print pattern.

11. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:

an image processing section that performs image processing on original document data stored in the data box based on a print magnification ratio set by the print magnification ratio setting section, a print region set by the print region setting section, a print pattern set by the print pattern setting section, and a binding direction of the original document and a binding direction of an output sheet set by the binding direction setting section; and

a printing section that prints onto an output sheet an image corresponding to the data that has been image-processed by the image processing section.

12. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein when a binding direction of an original document and a binding direction of an output sheet set by the binding direction setting section are different from each other, an image on a back face of an original document is printed by the printing section while being rotated 180 degrees within a plane thereof.