IP Library Granted Patent US 11,947,852
Granted Patent B2
US 11,947,852 · App. 17/167,028 · Granted Apr 2, 2024

Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing image forming program capable of performing reprint process for defective pages and outputting reprint pages together with pages of good print results

Inventor: Ryo Agehama (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G06F3/1255G06F3/1207G06F3/1208H04N1/00692H04N1/00694H04N1/00724
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Patent No.
US 11,947,852
App. No.
17/167,028
Granted
Apr 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The image forming apparatus includes a processor configured to perform a print process on print media of plural pages, based on print data for the plural pages, acquire reprinted pages by performing a reprint process on separate print media for defective pages for which a result of the print process is defective, with print settings determined according to an arrangement posture of excellent pages, for which a result of the print process is excellent, on a reuse tray, and output the excellent pages transported from the reuse tray and the reprinted pages together.

Claims (21)

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to

perform a print process on print media of a plurality of pages, based on print data for the plurality of pages;

acquire reprinted pages by performing a reprint process on separate print media for defective pages for which a result of the print process is defective, with print settings determined according to an arrangement posture of excellent pages, for which a result of the print process is excellent, on a reuse tray; and

output the excellent pages transported from the reuse tray and the reprinted pages together.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to output a notification to a user, in a case where the reprint process is not possible with the determined print settings.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the processor is configured to notify the user of a reason why the reprint process is not possible with the determined print settings.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to output a notification to a user, in a case where it is detected that the postures of the plurality of excellent pages disposed on the reuse tray are different from each other.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the processor is configured to restart the reprint process, in a case where the user instructs to continue the process in response to the notification.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an image forming program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

performing a print process on print media of a plurality of pages, based on print data for the plurality of pages;

acquiring reprinted pages by performing a reprint process on separate print media for defective pages for which a result of the print process is defective, with print settings determined according to an arrangement posture of excellent pages, for which a result of the print process is excellent, on a reuse tray; and

outputting the excellent pages transported from the reuse tray and the reprinted pages together.

7. An image forming apparatus comprising:

means for performing a print process on print media of a plurality of pages, based on print data for the plurality of pages;

means for acquiring reprinted pages by performing a reprint process on separate print media for defective pages for which a result of the print process is defective, with print settings determined according to an arrangement posture of excellent pages, for which a result of the print process is excellent, on a reuse tray; and

means for outputting the excellent pages transported from the reuse tray and the reprinted pages together.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056237/0267 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2021
From: AGEHAMA, RYO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055156/0944 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-155577 · Sep 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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