Electrophotography – Diagnostics – Document handling
Patent
1997-10-09
2000-01-11
Beatty, Robert
Electrophotography
Diagnostics
Document handling
399 82, 358300, G03G 1500
Patent
active
060145285
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus capable of simultaneously performing an image forming operation of a first job and an image reading operation of a second job wherein the jobs comprise a plurality of sheets. The apparatus has a controller which continues the image reading operation of the second job even when the image forming operation of the first job is stopped, and prohibits the start of an image reading operation of a third job different from said first and second job when the image reading operation of said second job ends.
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Inui Kazuo
Natsume Junko
Yamada Hiroshi
Beatty Robert
Minolta Co. , Ltd.
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