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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2011
Shoichi Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Shoichi Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming system including: a plurality of image forming apparatuses provided in a series so that each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses form an image on a sheet of paper, wherein the plurality of image forming apparatuses each include: an image forming section; and a control section which, when a predetermined adjustment condition occurs, stops an image forming operation, performs a predetermined adjustment, resumes the image forming operation after the adjustment is complete, and performs a notification that the adjustment is performed to the other image forming apparatus when the adjustment is performed, and when there is a notification that the adjustment is performed from the other image forming apparatus, the control section stops the driving of the image forming section and puts the image forming section in a driving stopped state while the adjustment is performed in the other image forming apparatus.