IP Library Granted Patent US 10,350,913
Granted Patent B2
US 10,350,913 · App. 15/599,708 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for processing an instruction to use a borderless printing function

Inventor: Kengo Tokuchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
B41J11/0065G03G15/2025G03G21/00G03G2215/00734G03G2221/1639
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Patent No.
US 10,350,913
App. No.
15/599,708
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image forming apparatus is provided. Upon receiving a borderless printing instruction, the image forming apparatus performs cleaning processing according to a sheet size. The cleaning processing is different from cleaning processing to be performed when a border printing instruction is received.

Claims (18)

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one of a fixing device and a transfer device,

wherein the fixing device comprises:

a border-printing fixing device; and

a borderless-printing fixing device configured to be used interchangeably with the border-printing fixing device,

wherein the transfer device comprises:

a border-printing transfer device; and

a borderless-printing transfer device configured to be used interchangeably with the border-printing transfer device,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to, if an instruction to execute a borderless printing function is received, and if the borderless-printing fixing device is not set, or the borderless-printing transfer device is not set, then restrict at least one of a number of times the borderless printing function may be executed and a user using the borderless printing function, and

wherein the number of times is at least one.

2. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that, when executed, causes a computer within an image forming apparatus to execute a process comprising:

restricting at least one of a number of times a borderless printing function may be executed and a user using the borderless printing function, if an instruction to execute the borderless printing function is received and at least one of:

a border-printing fixing device of the image forming apparatus and a borderless-printing fixing device of the image forming apparatus are configured to be used interchangeably and the borderless-printing fixing device is not set; and

a border-printing transfer device of the image forming apparatus and a borderless-printing transfer device of the image forming apparatus are configured to be used interchangeably the borderless-printing transfer device is not set,

wherein the number of times is at least one.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image forming apparatus is configured to execute the borderless printing function without using the borderless-printing transfer device.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the image forming apparatus is configured to execute the borderless printing function without using the borderless-printing fixing device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 058287/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2017
From: TOKUCHI, KENGO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042436/0001 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2016-206506 · Oct 21, 2016 · national
JP 2016-252659 · Dec 27, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180111393A1 · Apr 26, 2018