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Patent No.:

US 10275694 B1

Date of Patent:

Apr. 30, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2016

Image forming apparatus and image forming system having binding unit capable of performing binding, and control method for the binding unit

Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Hiromi Kimura, Kawasaki, JP;

Assignee:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Canon U.S.A., Inc. IP Division

Primary Examiner:

Anthony H Nguyen

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B42B 4/00 (2006.01); B42C 1/12 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06K 15/1809 (2013.01); B42B 4/00 (2013.01); B42C 1/12 (2013.01); G03G 15/6544 (2013.01); G06K 15/404 (2013.01);

Abstract

Print data in a predetermined format including information for specifying the type of binding and print data in a predetermined format excluding the information for specifying the type of binding are adequately handled, wherein on the basis of reception of print data in a predetermined format including information for specifying the type of binding, control is exerted in such a manner that binding of the specified type is performed on printed matter, and on the basis of reception of print data in a predetermined format excluding the information for specified the type of binding, control is exerted in such a manner that binding of a predetermined type is performed on printed matter.

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