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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2006
Shinichi Hashimoto, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Hashimoto, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises a paper feeder controller, a scanner and a printing controller. The paper feeder controller executes first paper and second paper feeding processes. The scanner executes a manuscript scanning process for optically scanning a manuscript and a graphics editing process for editing scanned image, transmits a first paper feeding start request at timing between start of the manuscript scanning process and completion of the graphics editing process, and transmits a second paper feeding start request after the graphics editing process is completed. The first paper feeding start request is for making the paper feeder controller start the first paper feeding process, and the second paper feeding start request is for making the paper feeder controller start the second paper feeding process. The printing controller receives the first paper feeding start request and the second paper feeding start request from the scanner and controls the paper feeder controller based on the first paper feeding start request or the second paper feeder start request.