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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2008
Tsuyoshi Endoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Endoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming system includes a printing unit which prints an image on a recording sheet and a wrap bookbinding unit which performs wrap bookbinding of a batch of recording sheets including a plurality of document sheets on which images are printed by the printing unit. In the image forming system, a thickness detection unit detects a thickness of the batch of recording sheets. A wrap bookbinding control unit causes, when the detected thickness of the batch of recording sheets exceeds a thickness threshold value, the wrap bookbinding unit to perform wrap bookbinding to create two or more volumes. A relevant information printing control unit causes the printing unit to print an image of relevant information, indicating a relationship of the two or more volumes, on a cover sheet used to wrap each volume.