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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Tadaomi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Shintaro Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Kita, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Furuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakatsu Kanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Hanaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadaomi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Shintaro Adachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Kita, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Furuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakatsu Kanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Hanaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a generating unit that generates a control image representing control information to be used for controlling an operation that is performed by the image forming apparatus; a superimposing unit that superimposes the control image generated by the generating unit on a print image; and an output unit that outputs a superimposed image generated by the superimposing unit performing the superimposition. The control information is to be used for performing a control operation so that a document formed with pages having the superimposed image printed thereon is collectively processed, with the superimposed image representing the control information. The control information contains the total number of pages of the document and the page number of the corresponding page having the superimposed image printed thereon.