Electrophotography – Machine operation – Job mode
Reexamination Certificate
2008-11-10
2011-11-01
Gray, David (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Machine operation
Job mode
C399S204000, C358S001900, C358S001180, C358S002100
Reexamination Certificate
active
08050587
ABSTRACT:
There is described an image forming apparatus that performs an image forming operation in a N-up printing mode based on a print job. The apparatus includes an image forming section; an operating section to designate the N-up printing mode, and to set an arranging method in the N-up printing mode; and a controlling section to apply image processing to the image data of the plural pages, so that the plural images are arranged onto the single paper sheet according to the arranging method set by the operating section. When implementing the image forming operation in the N-up printing mode, the controlling section groups the plural pages into plural groups, each of which includes specific pages fulfilling a same condition in respect to the image forming operation, and then, aligns the specific pages on a same line among plural lines extended along a conveying direction of the paper sheet.
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Bolduc David
Buchanan & Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Gray David
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
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