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Image printing apparatus

a printing apparatus and image technology, applied in the field of image printing apparatus, can solve the problems that different types of postprocessing cannot be performed on some recording sheets, cannot be set for an arbitrary set of original images at the time of reading operation, etc., and achieve the effect of efficient setting of image printing conditions

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-11-27
KONICA MINOLTA INC
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[0012]The present invention has been made to solve the above problems in the prior art, and has as its object to provide an image printing apparatus which can efficiently set image printing conditions on a page basis and perform image printing based on the image printing conditions.

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According to the above prior art, however, image printing conditions like those described above cannot be set for an arbitrary set of original images at the time of reading operation.
When a series of recording sheets are to be postprocessed altogether, different types of postprocessing cannot be performed on some of recording sheets.

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1. First Embodiment Concerning Checking and Setting of Image Printing Conditions:

[0101]In the first embodiment, when copied images are to be printed on the basis of originals constituted by a plurality of pages, the originals constituted by the plurality of pages are formed into groups, and image printing conditions are set for each group by the setting device. When the read start button is pressed, original images are read by a scanner unit 102 serving as an image reader for each group. The read original images are then stored in an image memory 106 serving as a storage unit. When the image printing start button is pressed, copied images based on the image printing conditions set on a group basis are printed by a printer unit 103 serving as an image printing unit on a group basis throughout all the groups.

[0102]FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing how image information and image printing conditions are written and read to and from the image memory 106. Note that hardware wh...

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2. Second Embodiment of Checking and Setting of Image Printing Conditions

[0124]The second embodiment concerning checking and setting of image printing condition according to the present invention will be described below.

[0125]In the second embodiment, image printing is performed from a set of original images constituted by a plurality of pages in accordance with the first image printing conditions that have been set, thereby printing copied images constituted by a plurality of pages. Assume that at least one of conditions concerning a layout, addition of information, and postprocessing of the first image printing conditions is set in the second image printing conditions which are different from the first image printing conditions with respect a predetermined page of a plurality of pages, and copied images constituted by a plurality of pages are printed from a set of original images. In this case, when image printing is to be performed from the original image on a predetermined page,...

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3. Third Embodiment of Checking and Setting of Image Printing Conditions

[0136]The third embodiment concerning checking and setting of image printing condition according to the present invention will be described below.

[0137]In the third embodiment, when copied images are to be printed on the basis of a set of original image data constituted by a plurality of pages, at least one of conditions concerning a layout, information addition, and postprocessing is set on a page basis by a setting device which sets image printing conditions.

[0138]The basic arrangement of the image printing apparatus which executes checking and setting of image printing conditions according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2.

[0139]A set of original image data constituted by a plurality of pages is input from a scanner unit 102, terminal 130, or the like to a controller 161. With regard to such original image data, at least one of conditions concerning postproces...

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Abstract

This invention is directed to an image printing apparatus which prints an original image as image information on a recording sheet and performs postprocessing on the recording sheet after printing operation. According to the image printing apparatus of the invention, image printing conditions include conditions concerning postprocessing to be executed by a punch unit and postprocessing device and selection information of a main tray or sub-tray. The image printing conditions are stored after being set as individual image printing conditions for each image information and linked to the image information. When image printing conditions are to be read out by a page readout unit, such individual image printing conditions are read out together with image information, printing and postprocessing are executed for each image information, i.e., each original image.

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[0001]The present application is a Divisional Application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 789,497 filed Feb. 26, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to an image printing apparatus which prints image information on a recording sheet and, more particularly, to an image printing apparatus which performs postprocessing on a recording sheet after printing operation.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]Recently, as print processing performed in image printing apparatuses has grown in sophistication, image printing conditions to be input have been set and managed for each recording sheet on which an image is printed, i.e., a page basis (see, for example, p. 4 and FIGS. 5 and 6 in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-99179).[0006]In such image printing apparatuses, image quality setting is performed for each page, and printing is performed with optimal image quality on ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G03G15/00G06K15/02H04N1/00
CPCG06K15/02H04N1/00567H04N1/00633H04N1/00639
Inventor KUROHATA, TAKAOKAMATA, YOSHIHISAASAKAWA, MINORU
Owner KONICA MINOLTA INC