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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Wakana, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus and method include, in a case where sheet type designation information in a print job designates automatic detection, a sheet type automatic detection setting is enabled and a sheet type in a setting for a feed unit is unspecified, detect a sheet type of a sheet on the feed unit on a conveyance path, and control printing to be performed on the sheet conveyed from the feed unit based on the detected sheet type, and, in a case where the sheet type designation information in the print job designates the automatic or the automatic detection, the sheet type automatic detection setting is enabled, and the sheet type in the setting for the feed unit is specified, control the printing to be performed on the sheet conveyed from the feed unit based on the specified sheet type.
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