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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Izumiya, Hachioji, JP;
Kiyoto Kojima, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Ogata, Hachioji, JP;
Hirokatsu Kodama, Hachioji, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming system includes: an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet; one or more sheet carrying devices successively disposed on the downstream side of the image forming apparatus; and a control device that controls the image forming apparatus and the one or more sheet carrying devices based on a job that designates a page configuration containing a page order and sheet types, wherein the sheet carrying device includes a bypass conveyance path along which the sheet output from an upstream device is conveyed toward a downstream device, and a sheet tray unit that temporarily stores the sheet output from the upstream device and discharges the sheet toward the bypass conveyance path, and the control device divides the job into sheet types and determines a printing order of the divided sheet types and sheet types to be stored in the sheet carrying device.