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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Itoh, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of easily determining which sheet is conveyed from which sheet storage unit in a case where a test chart is printed on sheets conveyed from a plurality of sheet storage units is provided. The control method includes performing control to convey a first sheet from a first sheet storage unit, printing on the first sheet, based on that the first sheet is a sheet conveyed from the first sheet storage unit, a print test image and first identification information that identifies the first sheet storage unit, performing control to convey a second sheet from a second sheet storage unit, and printing on the second sheet, based on that the second sheet is a sheet conveyed, a print test image and second identification information that identifies the second sheet storage unit.