JP2000335020A5

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Publication number: JP2000335020A5
Application number: JP1999152810A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 1999-05-31
Publication date: 2005-07-28
Anticipated expiration: 2019-05-31

Description

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【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するために本発明は次のような構成からなる。すなわち、
画像形成領域に複数ページの画像を形成可能な画像形成手段と、
前記画像形成領域への画像形成をそれぞれ１ページずつ行う第１の画像形成モードと、前記画像形成領域への画像形成をそれぞれ複数ページずつ行う第２の画像形成モードのいずれかを選択するモード選択手段と、
前記モード選択手段により選択された画像形成モードで画像を形成するよう前記画像形成手段を制御する制御手段とを備え、
前記モード選択手段は、１ページの画像形成の開始を所定の遅延時間分遅延させ、該遅延時間内に次のページの画像形成の準備が整った場合に、前記第２の画像形成モードを選択する。 0007
[Means for solving problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
An image forming means capable of forming a multi-page image in an image forming region,
Mode selection to select either a first image forming mode in which an image is formed on the image forming region one page at a time or a second image forming mode in which the image forming on the image forming region is performed on a plurality of pages each. Means and
E Bei and control means for controlling said image forming means to form an image in the selected image forming mode by said mode selecting means,
The mode selection means delays the start of image formation on one page by a predetermined delay time, and selects the second image formation mode when the image formation on the next page is ready within the delay time. To do .

あるいは、指定に応じて、画像形成領域への画像形成をそれぞれ１ページずつ行う第１の画像形成モードと、前記画像形成領域への画像形成をそれぞれ複数ページずつ行う第２の画像形成モードのいずれかにより画像を形成する画像形成装置によって印刷を行わせる画像形成制御装置であって、
前記画像形成装置により印刷される印刷データが少なくとも２ページ分あり、かつ、その印刷データの量が所定サイズ以内であるか判定する判定手段と、
前記判定手段による判定の結果が真であれば前記第２の画像形成モードを指定して印刷データを前記画像形成装置に渡し、そうでなければ前記第１の画像形成モードを指定して印刷データを前記画像形成装置に渡すモード指定手段を備える。 Alternatively, depending on the designation, either a first image forming mode in which an image is formed in the image forming region by one page or a second image forming mode in which the image forming in the image forming region is performed in a plurality of pages each. It is an image formation control device that prints by an image forming device that forms an image.
A determination means for determining whether or not there are at least two pages of print data printed by the image forming apparatus and the amount of the print data is within a predetermined size.
If the result of the determination by the determination means is true, the second image formation mode is specified and the print data is passed to the image forming apparatus. If not, the first image formation mode is specified and the print data is printed. Is provided with a mode designation means for passing the image to the image forming apparatus .

Claims

An image forming means capable of forming an image of a plurality of pages in an image forming area;
Mode selection for selecting one of a first image forming mode in which image formation is performed on each page of the image forming area and a second image forming mode in which image formation on the image forming area is performed on a plurality of pages. Means,
E Bei and control means for controlling said image forming means to form an image in the selected image forming mode by said mode selecting means,
The mode selection unit delays the start of image formation for one page by a predetermined delay time, and selects the second image formation mode when preparation for image formation for the next page is completed within the delay time. An image forming apparatus.

The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the delay time can be set from the outside.

3. The mode selection unit, when starting the first page processing of a print job , determines whether the second image forming mode is possible using the delay time. The image forming apparatus described in 1.

It said mode selecting means, the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that to select an image forming mode by page or each print job.

The mode selection means is provided within a predetermined time after the Nth page image data is prepared when the Nth page image data is prepared and no image data other than the Nth page is prepared. When the image data of N + 1 page is prepared, the second image forming mode is selected, and the control unit performs image formation in the image forming area by two pages of the Nth page and the N + 1th page, respectively. the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the controller controls the image forming means.

The mode selection means does not wait for the elapse of a predetermined time if there is no subsequent print data even when image data of the Nth page is prepared and image data other than the Nth page is not prepared. 6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the image forming mode is selected.

It said image forming means, the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that to form a color image by superposing a plurality of element colors image on the intermediate transfer member is the image forming region .

Depending on the designation, either the first image forming mode in which image formation is performed on the image forming area one page at a time, or the second image forming mode in which image formation on the image forming area is performed on a plurality of pages each. An image forming control device that performs printing by an image forming device that forms an image,
Determination means for determining whether there is at least two pages of print data to be printed by the image forming apparatus, and whether the amount of the print data is within a predetermined size;
If the result of determination by the determination means is true, the second image forming mode is specified and print data is passed to the image forming apparatus; otherwise, the first image forming mode is specified and print data is specified. An image forming control device comprising mode specifying means for passing the image to the image forming device.

A method for controlling an image forming apparatus having an image forming unit that forms an image on an intermediate transfer member and transfers the image to a print medium to form an image,
A first image forming mode in which image formation to the intermediate transfer member and transfer to a printing medium are performed one page at a time, and a second image formation mode in which image formation to the intermediate transfer member and transfer to a printing medium are performed in plural pages each. A mode selection step of selecting any one of the image forming modes;
E Bei a control step of controlling said image forming means to form an image in the selected image forming mode by said mode selection step,
In the mode selection step, the start of image formation for one page is delayed by a predetermined delay time, and the second image formation mode is selected when preparation for image formation for the next page is completed within the delay time. A control method for an image forming apparatus.

The method of controlling an image forming apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the delay time is configured to be settable from the outside.

11. The mode selection step determines whether the second image forming mode is possible using the delay time when starting the first page processing of a print job. A method for controlling the image forming apparatus according to the above.

12. The method of controlling an image forming apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the mode selecting step selects an image forming mode in units of pages or print jobs .

In the mode selection step, when image data for the Nth page is prepared and image data other than the Nth page is not prepared, the mode selection step is performed within a predetermined time period after the image data for the Nth page is prepared. The second image forming mode is selected when N + 1 page image data has been prepared, and the control step performs image formation on the intermediate transfer member and transfer to the printing medium, respectively, for the Nth page and N + 1th page. The method of controlling an image forming apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the image forming unit is controlled to perform two pages at a time.

In the mode selection step, even when image data of the Nth page is prepared and image data other than the Nth page is not prepared, if there is no subsequent print data, the first time without waiting for the elapse of a predetermined time. The image forming apparatus control method according to claim 13 , wherein the image forming mode is selected.

A first image forming mode in which image formation to the intermediate transfer member and transfer to the printing medium are performed one page at a time according to the specification, and image formation to the intermediate transfer member and transfer to the printing medium are each made up of a plurality of pages. A method for controlling an image forming apparatus, wherein printing is performed by an image forming apparatus that forms an image in any one of the second image forming modes.
A determination step of determining whether there is at least two pages of print data to be printed by the image forming apparatus, and whether the amount of the print data is within a predetermined size;
If the result of the determination in the determination step is true, the second image forming mode is specified and print data is passed to the image forming apparatus; otherwise, the first image forming mode is specified and print data is specified. A method for controlling the image forming apparatus, comprising: a mode designating step of transferring the image to the image forming apparatus.