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Patent No.:

US 12759317 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2023

Image forming apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and method for selecting bordered printing or borderless printing

Applicant:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;

Inventors:

Koichi Tsugimura, Nagoya, JP;

Masashi Ohhashi, Kasugai, JP;

Satoru Arakane, Nagoya, JP;

Haruka Azechi, Nagoya, JP;

Yasuhiro Nakano, Nagoya, JP;

Assignee:

BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;

Attorney:

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Scott A Richmond

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0065 (2013.01); B41J 11/007 (2013.01); B41J 11/008 (2013.01); B41J 11/663 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming engine configured to form on an image formation medium an image represented by image data, by a borderless image forming operation or a bordered image forming operation. The image forming apparatus further includes a controller configured to, when the image data does not contain data explicitly indicating which of the borderless image forming operation and the bordered image forming operation is to be performed, select one of the borderless image forming operation and the bordered image forming operation, based on a status of the image forming apparatus or a content of the image data, or based on the status of the image forming apparatus and the content of the image data, and cause the image forming engine to perform the selected one of the borderless image forming operation and the bordered image forming operation.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Tsugimura, Koichi. (2026). Image forming apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and method for selecting bordered printing or borderless printing (U.S. Patent No. 12759317). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12759317

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