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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2016
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Masanori Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided which is able to combine a form image with an input image by means of a new combination method. The image forming apparatus is able to combine the form image with the input image by means of a multiple form successive combination method in which in a case where a plurality of the input images are used, when a plurality of the form images are accepted, a respective one of the form images is successively combined with a respective one of the input image, and the multiple form successive combination method is a method in which in a case where the input images to a number of three or more are used, when the form images to a number of three or more are accepted, a respective one of the form images is successively combined with a respective one of the input images.