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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takayuki Kaneko, Moriya, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G03G 15/55 (2013.01); G06F 3/1256 (2013.01); G06F 3/1285 (2013.01); G06K 15/005 (2013.01); G03G 15/502 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00569 (2013.01); G06F 3/1258 (2013.01); G06K 15/002 (2013.01); G06K 15/027 (2013.01); G06K 15/1817 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which prevents a user from being confused when print data comprised of a plurality of sections is printed by the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is able to perform test printing of print data for which a plurality of copies are to be printed. Whether or not a plurality of sections are included in selected print data is determined, and when it is determined that a plurality of sections are included in the selected print data, execution of the test printing is restricted.