JP2018037823A - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily obtain a print on which page images obtained through execution of a print job received from a terminal device and page images obtained through copying of a document are arranged in a page unit in a desired order.SOLUTION: A communication part 7 receives, from a terminal device, print job data D00 including data of one or more pages of output page images. A mixture condition acquisition part 53 acquires information related to a page mixture condition for designating a printing order in a page unit and the number of prints in the page unit, for output page images in the print job data D00 and one or more pages of document page images read from a document 91 by an image reading part 2. A print control part 52 causes an image forming part 3 to execute mixture print processing of forming, on a plurality of sheets 92, the output page images and the document page images according to the page mixture condition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus.

  In general, an image forming apparatus having a copy function for reading an image of a document and forming the read image on a sheet is known. In addition, it is known that the image forming apparatus has an interrupt printing function that interrupts printing processing for a job received earlier and interrupts printing processing for a job received later (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

JP 2010-171494 A

  By the way, in the image forming apparatus, the first printed matter obtained by executing the print job received from the terminal device operated by the user and the second printed matter obtained by copying the document are arranged in a desired order in page units. There is a case where it is desired to obtain a set of printed matter by changing. In this case, the work of rearranging the two types of printed matter in units of pages is troublesome.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus in which it is easy to obtain a printed matter in which a page image obtained by executing a print job received from a terminal device and a page image obtained by copying a document are arranged in a desired order in page units. It is to provide.

  An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes an image reading unit, a communication unit, an image forming unit, a mixing condition acquisition unit, and a print control unit. The image reading unit reads an image from a document. The communication unit receives print job data including output page image data for one page or more from a terminal device. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet. The mixing condition acquisition unit specifies a page unit printing order and a page unit printing number for the output page image in the print job data and a document page image of one page or more read from the document by the image reading unit. Get information about page mixing conditions to be performed. The print control unit causes the image forming unit to perform a mixed printing process for forming the output page image and the original page image on a plurality of sheets according to the page mixing condition.

  According to the present invention, an image forming apparatus that can easily obtain a printed matter in which a page image obtained by executing a print job received from a terminal device and a page image obtained by copying a document are arranged in a desired order in units of pages. It becomes possible to provide.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of reception print control in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mixing condition input screen in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment (an example in which a page insertion operation is performed). FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mixing condition input screen in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment (an example in which a page replacement operation is performed). FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mixing condition input screen in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment (an example in which an operation for calling a print number input screen is performed). FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mixing condition input screen in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment (an example when a print number input screen is displayed). FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mixing condition input screen in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment (an example in a state where input of the mixing conditions is completed). FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of page mixing condition data in the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of reception print control in the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the following embodiment is an example which actualized this invention, Comprising: It does not have the character which limits the technical scope of this invention.

First Embodiment: Configuration of Image Forming Apparatus 10
The image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment is an apparatus that functions as a printer and a copier.

  The image forming apparatus 10 functioning as the printer receives the print job data D00 from the terminal device 8 through the network 80, and forms an image based on the print job data D00 on the sheet 92. The print job data D00 includes output image data D0 that is data of output page images for one page or more. The terminal device 8 is a device operated by a user, and is an information processing device such as a personal computer.

  The image forming apparatus 10 functioning as the copying machine reads an image from a document 91 and forms a document image on a sheet 92. In the following description, data representing an original page image of one page or more that is an image read from the original 91 is referred to as original image data D1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an image forming apparatus 10 includes an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) 1, an image reading unit 2, an image forming unit 3, a built-in storage 4, a control unit 5, a user I / F (InterFace) 6, and communication. I / F7 etc. are provided.

  The user I / F 6 includes a touch panel 6a that receives user operations and a display unit 6b that displays images and other information. The touch panel 6a is configured integrally with a panel-like display unit 6b. The touch panel 6a is an example of an operation unit.

  The ADF 1 is a device that conveys documents 91 placed on the supply tray 1A one by one from the supply tray 1A to the discharge tray 1B. The ADF 1 includes a document sensor 1C that detects whether or not the document 91 is placed on the supply tray 1A.

  The image reading unit 2 is an apparatus that reads an image of a document 91 and outputs document image data D1. The image reading unit 2 can also read an image of the document 91 conveyed by the ADF 1.

  The image reading unit 2 includes a light source that emits light to the document 91, a line sensor that receives reflected light from the document 91 and outputs the document image data.

  The image forming unit 3 is a device that executes a printing process for forming an image on the sheet 92 by a predetermined method such as an electrophotographic method or an ink jet method.

  The built-in storage 4 is a computer-readable non-volatile memory. The built-in storage 4 can store various data such as print job data D00 including output image data D0 and original image data D1. For example, a hard disk drive or an SSD (Solid State Drive) is adopted as the internal storage 4.

  The communication I / F 7 is an interface that communicates with other devices such as the terminal device 8 through a network 80 such as a LAN (Local Area Network). The communication I / F 7 is an example of a communication unit that receives print job data D00 including output page image data for one page or more from the terminal device 8.

  The control unit 5 executes various calculations, data processing, and various electronic devices included in the image forming apparatus 10. The control unit 5 can exchange data and control signals between the internal storage 4 and the communication I / F 7 through the bus.

  The control unit 5 includes a reading control unit 51 that controls the ADF 1 and the image reading unit 2, a printing control unit 52 that controls the image forming unit 3, a UI (User InterFace) control unit 53 that controls the user I / F 6, and the like. Including.

  For example, the control unit 5 is realized by a processor that executes a program stored in advance in the internal storage 4 or the like.

  By the way, in the image forming apparatus 10, the first printed matter obtained by executing the job based on the print job data D00 received from the terminal device 8 operated by the user and the second printed matter obtained by copying the original 91 are paged. In some cases, it is desired to obtain a set of printed materials by rearranging them in a desired order. In this case, the work of rearranging the two types of printed matter in units of pages is troublesome.

  The image forming apparatus 10 can execute the reception print control shown in FIG. Thereby, in the image forming apparatus 10, it is easy to obtain a printed matter in which the page image based on the print job data D00 received from the terminal device 8 and the page image obtained by copying the document 91 are arranged in a desired order in page units. is there.

[Receive Print Control Procedure]
Hereinafter, an example of the procedure of the reception print control by the image forming apparatus 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The reception print control is started by the print control unit 52 when the communication I / F 7 receives the print job data D00 from the terminal device 8. In the following description, S101, S102,... Represent process identification codes executed by the control unit 5 in the reception print control.

<Step S101>
In the reception print control, first, the print control unit 52 acquires the print job data D00 through the communication I / F 7 and records the print job data D00 in the internal storage 4.

<Step S102>
Next, the print control unit 52 determines whether or not the mixed print command D01 is included in the print job data D00. The mixed print command D01 is a command indicating that the print job data D00 is a target of mixed print processing.

  The mixed printing process includes the printing process for each page based on the output image data D0 included in the print job data D00, and the printing process for each page based on the document image data D1 scheduled to be obtained by reading the image of the document 91. Are executed in the order according to the page mixing condition set by the user.

  If the print control unit 52 determines that the mixed print command D01 is not included in the print job data D00, the print control unit 52 shifts the process to step S103, and determines that the mixed print command D01 is included in the print job data D00. To step S104.

<Step S103>
In step S103, the print control unit 52 causes the image forming unit 3 to perform a normal print process based on the output image data D0 included in the print job data D00. As a result, the output page image for one page or more represented by the output image data D0 is formed on one or a plurality of sheets 92 in the page order specified in the print job data D00.

  The print control unit 52 ends the reception print control after the process of step S103 is completed.

<Step S104>
In step S104, the reading control unit 51 causes the image reading unit 2 to execute an image reading process for reading an image from the document 91 in accordance with a user's reading start operation on the touch panel 6a. Further, the reading control unit 51 records the document image data D1 obtained by the image reading process in the built-in storage 4.

  In step S104, when the document sensor 1C of the ADF 1 detects the document 91 on the supply tray 1A, the reading control unit 51 conveys the document 91 to the ADF 1, and targets the document 91 conveyed by the ADF 1. The image reading unit 2 is caused to execute the image reading process.

<Step S105>
Next, the UI control unit 53 causes the display unit 6b to display a mixing condition input screen G0 that is an input screen for page mixing conditions. The mixing condition input screen G0 shown in FIG. 3 is an example of the page mixing condition input screen.

  The page mixing condition is a condition for designating the print order in page units and the number of prints in page units for the output page image for one page or more and the original page image for one page or more. Further, the page mixing condition may include a replacement condition for replacing an image of a part of pages in the output page image for a plurality of pages with the original page image.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, the mixing condition input screen G0 includes a first thumbnail frame G1, a second thumbnail frame G2, a print icon G3, a stop icon G4, a trash can icon G5, and the like.

  The first thumbnail frame G1 is a frame that represents an area in which the output thumbnail image G10 is displayed in the initial state of the mixed condition input screen G0. The output thumbnail image G10 is a thumbnail image corresponding to the output page image, and is an image that represents at least the page number of the output page image.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the output thumbnail image G10 is an image indicating the first identification symbol G11 and the first page number G12. The first identification symbol G11 is a symbol indicating that it is a thumbnail image of the output page image. The first page number G12 is the page number of the output page image set in the print job data D00.

  Note that the output thumbnail image G10 may include a reduced image of the corresponding output page image. In this case, the output thumbnail image G10 functions as a preview image of the output page image.

  The second thumbnail frame G2 is a frame representing an area in which the document thumbnail image G20 is displayed in the initial state of the mixing condition input screen G0. The document thumbnail image G20 is a thumbnail image corresponding to the document page image, and is an image representing at least the page number of the document page image. The page number of the original page image corresponds to the order of the original 91 in the image reading process.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the document thumbnail image G20 is an image indicating the second identification symbol G21 and the second page number G22. The second identification symbol G21 is a symbol indicating that it is a thumbnail image of the document page image. The second page number G22 is a page number of the original page image.

  It is also conceivable that the document thumbnail image G20 includes a reduced image of the corresponding document page image. In this case, the document thumbnail image G20 functions as a preview image of the document page image.

<Step S106>
Further, the UI control unit 53 sets the page mixing condition according to an input operation on the touch panel 6a while displaying the mixing condition input screen G0 on the display unit 6b. In addition, in FIGS. 3-7, the finger | toe 90 which operates the touch panel 6a is shown with the virtual line (two-dot chain line).

  Specifically, when the document thumbnail image G20 is displayed on the display unit 6b, the drag and drop operation on the document thumbnail image G20 on the touch panel 6a is an operation for inputting the print order in units of pages or the replacement. This is an operation for inputting a condition.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 3, there is a case where the drag-and-drop operation of dropping the document thumbnail image G20 at a position adjacent to the left or right of the output thumbnail image G10 in the first thumbnail frame G1 may be performed. This operation is an operation for inputting pre- and post-printing conditions for the original page image corresponding to the dropped original thumbnail image G20 and the output page image corresponding to the output thumbnail image G10 adjacent to the drop position.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7, the thumbnail images G <b> 10 and G <b> 20 are positioned on the left side in the first thumbnail frame G <b> 1 because the output page image or the original page image corresponding to the thumbnail images G <b> 10 and G <b> 20. Means printing before the output page image or the original page image corresponding to the thumbnail images G10 and G20 located on the right side.

  When the document thumbnail image G20 is dropped into the first thumbnail frame G1 by the drag-and-drop operation, the document thumbnail image G20 is deleted from the second thumbnail frame G2 and displayed at the dropped position in the first thumbnail frame G1.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the drag and drop operation for dropping the document thumbnail image G20 onto the output thumbnail image G10 in the first thumbnail frame G1 may be performed. This operation is an operation for inputting the replacement condition, which means that the output page image corresponding to the output thumbnail image G10 existing at the drop position is replaced with the document page image corresponding to the dropped document thumbnail image G20. is there.

  The output thumbnail image G10 displayed at the position where the document thumbnail image G20 was dropped is erased from the first thumbnail frame G1.

  The output page image to be replaced is not printed. However, when the restoration operation for restoring the output page image to be replaced as a printing target is performed on the touch panel 6a, the UI control unit 53 changes the page mixing condition according to the restoration operation. .

  In the present embodiment, the resurrection operation is an operation of touching the trash can icon G5 and dropping the output thumbnail image G10 displayed on the display unit 6b in response to this in the first thumbnail frame G1 by the drag and drop operation. It is. The output thumbnail image G10 displayed in response to the touch of the trash can icon G5 is a thumbnail image corresponding to the output page image to be replaced.

  In the first thumbnail frame G1, print number icons G13 corresponding to the output thumbnail image G10 and the document thumbnail image G20 displayed in the first thumbnail frame G1 are also displayed.

  The number-of-prints icon G13 is an icon indicating the number of prints of the corresponding output thumbnail image G10 or document thumbnail image G20, and is also an icon for accepting an operation for inputting the condition for the number of prints.

  When the printing number icon G13 is touched, the UI control unit 53 causes the display unit 6b to display a printing number input screen G01 including a numeric keypad, and sets the printing number according to a numerical value input operation on the numeric keypad (see FIG. 6). . Thereby, the number of prints of each of the output page image and the original page image is individually set. The initial value of the number of prints is 1.

  As described above, the UI control unit 53 displays the mixed condition input screen G0 including the output thumbnail image G10 and the document thumbnail image G20 on the display unit 6b (S105). Further, the UI control unit 53 updates the arrangement of the output thumbnail image G10 and the document thumbnail image G20 on the mixing condition input screen G0 according to the page mixing condition input through the touch panel 6a (S105).

  In addition, the UI control unit 53 sets page mixing condition data D2 representing the page mixing condition input through the touch panel 6a. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the page mixing condition data D2 includes an image identifier D22 for identifying the output page image or the original page image and print number data D23 for each sequence number D21 representing the print order.

  The fact that the image identifier D22 corresponding to a part of the output page image does not exist in the page mixing condition data D2 represents the replacement condition in which a part of the output page image is replaced with the original page image.

  In the initial state of the mixing condition input screen G0, it is also conceivable that the document thumbnail image G20 is displayed in the first thumbnail frame G1, and the output thumbnail image G10 is displayed in the second thumbnail frame G2. In this case, the fact that the image identifier D22 corresponding to a part of the original page image does not exist in the page mixing condition data D2 represents the replacement condition in which a part of the original page image is replaced with the output page image.

  Then, the UI control unit 53 sets the page mixing condition data D2 according to the input operation on the touch panel 6a until the print icon G3 in the mixing condition input screen G0 is operated, and the page mixing condition data D2 The process of updating the mixing condition input screen G0 according to the setting contents (S105) is repeated.

  Further, when the print icon G3 in the mixing condition input screen G0 is operated, the UI control unit 53 determines that the input of the page mixing condition is confirmed, and shifts the processing to the next step S107.

  When the stop icon G4 in the mixing condition input screen G0 is operated, the UI control unit 53 ends the reception print control midway. The description of the halfway process is omitted in FIG.

  As described above, in steps S105 and S106, the UI control unit 53 acquires the page mixing condition data D2 according to the input operation on the touch panel 6a while displaying the mixing condition input screen G0 on the display unit 6b. The UI control unit 53 that executes the processes of steps S105 and S106 is an example of a mixing condition acquisition unit that acquires information of the page mixing conditions.

<Step S107>
In step S107, the print control unit 52 causes the image forming unit 3 to execute the mixed printing process according to the page mixing condition data D2 set in step S106. The print control unit 52 ends the reception print control after the process of step S107 is completed.

  That is, when the print job data D00 received by the communication I / F 7 includes the mixed print command D01, the print control unit 52 reads the image of the document 91 (S104), and the UI control unit 53 Until the information of the page mixing condition is acquired (S105, S106), the print processing based on the print job data D00 is suspended.

  By employing the image forming apparatus 10, the output page image corresponding to the print job data D00 received from the terminal device 8 and the original page image obtained by copying the original 91 are arranged in a desired order in units of pages. A printed matter can be easily obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the page mixing condition data D2 includes the print number data D23, and the replacement condition can be set in the page mixing condition data D2. Therefore, the degree of freedom of the method for mixing the output page image and the original page image in the printed material is high.

  When the print job data D00 includes a predetermined mixed print command D01, the image reading unit 2 reads the image of the document 91 (S104), and the UI control unit 53 acquires the information of the page mixing condition. Thereafter, the print control unit 52 causes the image forming unit 3 to execute the mixed printing process (S107).

  In the above case, the user can obtain a desired printed matter by performing an operation of transmitting the print job data D00 to the terminal device 8, and then operating the touch panel 6a of the image forming apparatus 10. Therefore, the user only needs to make one reciprocation between the terminal device 8 and the image forming apparatus 10, and unnecessary movement is unnecessary.

  Further, the arrangement of the output thumbnail image G10 and the document thumbnail image G20 on the mixing condition input screen G0 is updated according to the page mixing condition input through the touch panel 6a (S105). Therefore, the user can easily input the page mixing condition while confirming the contents of the page mixing condition according to the display state of the thumbnail images G10 and G20.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, an image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, differences from the image forming apparatus 10 in the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.

  The image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment is different from the image forming apparatus 10 in the method of obtaining the page mixing condition data D2, and has the same configuration as that of the image forming apparatus 10 in other respects.

  In the present embodiment, the page mixing condition data D2 is set in the terminal device 8, and print job data D00 including the page mixing condition data D2 is transmitted from the terminal device 8 to the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  For example, the terminal device 8 executes processing similar to the processing in steps S105 and S106 in FIG. 2 by executing a printer driver program. Accordingly, the page mixing condition data D2 is set in the terminal device 8.

  Hereinafter, an example of the procedure of the reception print control in the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Also in this embodiment, the reception print control is started by the print control unit 52 when the communication I / F 7 receives the print job data D00 from the terminal device 8. In the following description, S201, S202,... Represent process identification codes executed by the control unit 5 in the reception print control.

<Step S201>
First, the print control unit 52 acquires the print job data D00 through the communication I / F 7 and records the print job data D00 in the internal storage 4. The process in step S201 is the same as the process in step S101 in FIG.

<Step S202>
Next, the print control unit 52 determines whether or not the mixed print command D01 is included in the print job data D00. The process in step S202 is the same as the process in step S102 in FIG. In the present embodiment, the fact that the print job data D00 includes the mixed print command D01 means that the print job data D00 includes the page mixed condition data D2.

  If the print control unit 52 determines that the mixed print command D01 is not included in the print job data D00, the print control unit 52 shifts the process to step S203, and determines that the mixed print command D01 is included in the print job data D00. To step S204.

  In the present embodiment, the communication I / F 7 that receives the print job data D00 including the page mixing condition data D2 also serves as the mixing condition acquisition unit that acquires the page mixing condition data D2.

<Step S203>
In step S203, the print control unit 52 causes the image forming unit 3 to perform normal printing processing based on the output image data D0 included in the print job data D00. The process in step S203 is the same as the process in step S103 in FIG.

  The print control unit 52 ends the reception print control after the process of step S203 ends.

<Step S204>
In step S204, the reading control unit 51 causes the image reading unit 2 to execute an image reading process of reading an image from the document 91 in accordance with a user's reading start operation on the touch panel 6a. Further, the reading control unit 51 records the document image data D1 obtained by the image reading process in the built-in storage 4. The process in step S204 is the same as the process in step S104 in FIG.

<Step S205>
Next, the print control unit 52 causes the image forming unit 3 to execute the mixed printing process according to the page mixing condition data D2 included in the print job data D00. The print control unit 52 ends the reception print control after the process of step S205 is completed.

  That is, when the print job data D00 includes the page mixing condition data D2, after the image reading unit 2 reads the image of the document 91 (S204), the print control unit 52 causes the image forming unit 3 to execute the mixed printing process. (S205).

  Even when the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment is employed, the same effects as those obtained when the image forming apparatus 10 is employed can be obtained.

[Application example]
It is conceivable that the image forming apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment further includes a function of executing the reception print control in the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment. In this case, when the print job data D00 including the mixed print command D01 does not include the page mixed condition data D2, the UI control unit 53 executes the processes of steps S105 and S106 in FIG. The processes of steps S104 and S107 in FIG. 2 are executed.

  Further, when the print job data D00 including the mixed print command D01 includes the page mixed condition data D2, the print control unit 52 executes the processes of steps S204 and S205 in FIG.

  In the image forming apparatus 10, after the UI control unit 53 executes the processes of steps S <b> 105 and S <b> 106 in FIG. 2, the print control unit 52 may enter a standby state waiting for reception of the print job data D <b> 00. In this case, when the communication I / F 7 receives the print job data D00, the print control unit 52 executes the processes of steps S101, S104, and S107 in FIG.

1A: supply tray 1B: discharge tray 1C: document sensor 2: image reading unit 3: image forming unit 4: built-in storage 5: control unit 6: user I / F
6a: Touch panel (operation unit)
6b: Display unit 7: Communication I / F (communication unit)
8: Terminal device 10: Image forming device 51: Reading control unit 52: Print control unit 53: UI control unit (mixing condition acquisition unit)
80: Network 90: Finger 91: Document 92: Sheet D0: Output image data D00: Print job data D01: Mixed print command D1: Document image data D2: Page mixed condition data D21: Sequence number D22: Image identifier D23: Number of prints Data G0: Mixing condition input screen G01: Print number input screen G1: First thumbnail frame G10: Output thumbnail image G11: First identification symbol G12: First page number G13: Print number icon G2: Second thumbnail frame G20: Document Thumbnail image G21: second identification symbol G22: second page number G3: print icon G4: stop icon G5: trash can icon

Claims (5)

An image reading unit for reading an image from a document;
A communication unit that receives print job data including output page image data of one page or more from a terminal device;
An image forming unit for forming an image on a sheet;
Information on page mixing conditions for designating the print order in page units and the number of prints in page units for the output page image in the print job data and one or more original page images read from the original by the image reading unit. A mixing condition acquisition unit to acquire;
An image forming apparatus comprising: a print control unit that causes the image forming unit to execute a mixed printing process for forming the output page image and the original page image on a plurality of sheets according to the page mixing condition.   The page mixing condition is a condition for replacing a part of the page image in the output page image for a plurality of pages with the document page image, or a part of the page image in the document page image for the plurality of pages. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a condition for replacing with. A user interface including an operation unit and a display unit is further provided.
The mixing condition acquisition unit acquires the page mixing condition information according to an input operation on the operation unit while displaying the page mixing condition input screen on the display unit.
When the print job data includes a predetermined mixed print command, the image reading unit reads the image of the document, and the mixing condition acquisition unit acquires the page mixing condition information, and then prints the print job data. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a control unit causes the image forming unit to execute the mixed printing process.   The mixing condition acquisition unit causes the display unit to display the input screen including at least an output thumbnail image that represents a page number of the output page image and at least a document thumbnail image that represents a page number of the document page image. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein an arrangement of the output thumbnail image and the document thumbnail image on a screen is updated according to the page mixing condition input through the operation unit. The communication unit that receives the print job data including the page mixing condition information also serves as the mixing condition acquisition unit,
The print control unit causes the image forming unit to execute the mixed printing process after the image reading unit reads an image of the original when the print job data includes information on the page mixing condition. The image forming apparatus according to 1.

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