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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2009
Yoshikuni Takenouchi, Amimachi, JP;
Takashi Matsutani, Amimachi, JP;
Ayako Kawano, Amimachi, JP;
Riso Kagaku Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A setting acceptor is operable to accept printing settings for a current printing job, including a setting of a first printing condition involving a confirmation print to print a copy set of sorted pages before a temporary pause waiting for a continuation instruction to print a designated number of copy sets, and a setting of a second printing condition involving a sorting print to print the designated number of copy sets of sorted pages, and a controller stores a last stack position in a previous printing job, as a first stack position, and is operable, as the printing settings accepted includes the setting of the first printing condition and the setting of the second printing condition, to discharge sheets in the confirmation print to a second stack position offset from the first stack position, and after the continuation instruction, discharge sheets of the designated number of copy sets in the sorting print to an alternating stack position alternating every copy set between the first and second stack positions, starting from the second stack position.