JP6206111B2 - Image forming apparatus, printing system, and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, a printing system, and a control program, and more particularly to an image forming apparatus having a post-processing function for inserting an insertion sheet, a printing system including the image forming apparatus, and a control program that operates in the printing system.

  In recent years, many image forming apparatuses such as MFPs (Multi Function Peripherals) have a post-processing function. Using the post-processing function, a heading tab portion having a convex shape on a spread page on a predetermined page of a document. It is possible to insert an insertion sheet such as a tab sheet or an index sheet.

  Since this insertion sheet is an atypical sheet having a convex heading tab portion, a jam such as a paper jam may occur during conveyance, and job processing will be interrupted if a jam occurs. . In this case, the user can either remove the jammed insert and load a new insert into the tray and continue the job, or remove the remaining insert from the tray and continue with the next job. In either case, a user operation is required, which places a burden on the user.

  Regarding processing when such a paper jam occurs, for example, in Patent Document 1 below, an index paper with tabs is fed and discharged for each predetermined group of printed materials. An image forming apparatus having a paper unit, which is not necessary for correcting the tab sheet to an appropriate tab position after the index paper is jammed in the transport path of the index paper supply / discharge unit and the index paper is removed. An image forming apparatus including a print restarting unit that discharges index sheets and restarts the printing is disclosed.

JP 2007-34199 A

  Here, when the same job is repeatedly executed to obtain a plurality of copies, the insertion position and the number of inserted sheets are the same in each job, and a paper jam has occurred during the processing of a certain job. In this case, the remaining number of inserted sheets of the job can be easily obtained. Therefore, as in Patent Document 1, after a user removes a jammed insertion sheet, unnecessary insertion sheets can be discharged in the job and processing of the next job can be continued.

  On the other hand, in variable printing that prints by replacing objects such as characters and images, the configuration of the printed material differs for each printed material (that is, for each job). Therefore, when inserting an insertion sheet, the insertion position and insertion position of the insertion sheet for each job are inserted. The number of sheets often changes. Therefore, if a paper jam occurs during the processing of a job, the remaining number of inserted papers for that job is not known, and even if the user removes the jammed paper, the user automatically removes unnecessary paper. The job cannot be discharged automatically, and the processing of the next job cannot be continued. The same problem as described above also occurs when a plurality of jobs with different numbers of inserted sheets are continuously executed.

  More specifically, there are the following three patterns in the insertion pattern of the insertion sheet. The first pattern is a pattern for inserting one insertion sheet in the same manner for all jobs, the second pattern is a pattern for inserting a plurality of insertion sheets in the same manner for all jobs, and the third pattern This pattern is a pattern for inserting a random number of insertion sheets for each job.

  In the case of the above first and second patterns (when the same document is printed in a plurality of copies), the same number of inserted sheets is inserted for all jobs. In this case, after the user removes the jammed insertion sheet and clears the jam, the unnecessary insertion sheet to be inserted in the job is automatically ejected using the technique of Patent Document 1, and the next job is It is possible to continue processing automatically.

  However, in the case of the third pattern described above (variable printing or when different originals are printed continuously), the number of inserted sheets varies from job to job, so the jam of the inserted paper occurs in a certain job. In such a case, even if the user removes the jammed insertion sheet and clears the jam, the number of unnecessary insertion sheets scheduled to be inserted in the job cannot be specified, and the technique of Patent Document 1 is used. I can't. Therefore, the user must stop the job processing, recalculate the number of inserted sheets, and reset or remove an appropriate number of inserted sheets, which causes a problem that the user operation becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its main purpose is to insert a paper jam or the like in a case where a plurality of jobs in which the number of inserted sheets is different for each job is continuously executed. An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus, a printing system, and a control program capable of efficiently processing a job by eliminating unnecessary user operations after the jam is cleared even when the jam occurs.

  One aspect of the present invention is a communication I / F unit that receives a print job to which setting information including an insertion condition of an insertion sheet is added in advance, and a print processing unit that prints an image of a document on a sheet based on the print job. A post-processing unit that inserts the insertion sheet stored in a tray at a predetermined position of a plurality of sheets on which images of the document are printed based on the setting information, and a control unit, and the control unit includes: If a jam occurs due to a jam of the inserted paper during the processing of a predetermined print job among a plurality of print jobs to be processed in succession, the jam added to the predetermined print job after the jam is released Based on the setting information, the remaining number of inserted sheets to be inserted in the predetermined print job is calculated, and the remaining number of inserted sheets are ejected from the tray, and processing of the next print job is started. Features .

  One aspect of the present invention is a communication I / F unit that receives a print job to which setting information including an insertion condition of an insertion sheet is added in advance, and a print processing unit that prints an image of a document on a sheet based on the print job. Job processing control that operates at least in an image forming apparatus comprising: a post-processing unit that inserts the insertion sheet stored in a tray at a predetermined position of a plurality of sheets on which images of the document are printed based on the setting information When a jam occurs due to a jam of the inserted paper during processing of a predetermined print job among a plurality of print jobs to be processed continuously in the image forming apparatus, after the jam is released, Based on the setting information added to the predetermined print job, a first step of calculating the remaining number of inserted sheets to be inserted in the predetermined print job, It is discharged from the tray, characterized in that to execute the second step, to begin processing of the next print job.

  An aspect of the present invention provides a print instruction device that generates and transmits a print job, a print processing unit that prints an image of a document on a sheet based on the received print job, and a plurality of images that print the image of the document. In a printing system in which an image forming apparatus including at least a post-processing unit that inserts an insertion sheet stored in a tray at a predetermined position of a sheet is connected via a communication network, the print instruction apparatus inserts the insertion sheet. A setting control unit that allows setting information including conditions to be set; and a print instruction unit that adds the setting information to the print job and instructs the image forming apparatus to perform printing. If a jam occurs due to a jam of the inserted paper during the processing of a predetermined print job among a plurality of print jobs to be processed, the paper is attached to the predetermined print job after the jam is released. Based on the set information, the remaining number of inserted sheets to be inserted in the predetermined print job is calculated, and the remaining number of inserted sheets are discharged from the tray, and processing of the next print job is started. And a job processing control unit.

One aspect of the present invention includes a print processing unit that prints an image of a document on a sheet, and a post-processing unit that inserts an insertion sheet stored in a tray at a predetermined position of a plurality of sheets on which the image of the document is printed. A printer driver that operates in a print instruction apparatus that transmits a print job to at least an image forming apparatus, the print instruction apparatus being used as setting information, an insertion condition of the insertion sheet, and a jam of the insertion sheet An operation after releasing the jam when a jam occurs due to a setting control unit, a print instruction unit for adding the setting information to the print job and instructing the image forming apparatus to print is intended to function, operation after release of the jam, and automatically continues processing the next print job to drain the remaining of said insertion sheet plan to insert a predetermined print job from the tray 1 operation, or, the insertion sheet to be inserted at the predetermined print job to set it to the tray, characterized in that it is a second operation to manually continue processing of the predetermined print job.

  According to the image forming apparatus, the printing system, and the control program of the present invention, when a plurality of jobs in which the number of inserted sheets is different for each job is continuously executed, a jam such as a jam of the inserted sheets occurs. Even so, it is possible to efficiently process a job by eliminating unnecessary user operations after the jam is released.

  The reason is that the control program (printer driver) that operates in the device that instructs printing can set the insertion condition of the insertion sheet when creating a print job, and if necessary, the operation after the jam release In the first operation in which the insertion paper unnecessary for the job is discharged from the tray and the next job is automatically continued, or the user resets the insertion paper required for the job to the tray and continues the job. The second operation can be set, and the setting information is described in the print job. Then, when a paper jam occurs (or when the first operation is set as the operation after the jam release), the device that executes printing (or the control program that operates in the device), after the jam release, This is because control is performed to calculate the remaining number of inserted sheets of the job, automatically discharge the calculated number of inserted sheets, and automatically continue the next job. Further, when the second operation is set as the operation after the jam release, the user can reset the insertion sheet and continue the job.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the computer terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention, and the function of a control part. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus and functions of a control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a printer driver according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen displayed by the printer driver which concerns on one Example of this invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a print job according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation (overall processing) of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation (processing after a jam release) of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in the background art, when post-processing for inserting an insertion sheet is performed, if a jam such as a paper jam occurs, the subsequent job processing is interrupted. In that case, the user must remove the jammed paper and load a new paper into the tray and continue the job, or remove unnecessary paper from the tray and continue with the next job. The operation becomes complicated. To solve this problem, a paper jam occurs when a job is inserted, and after the user clears the jam, the remaining inserted paper of the job is automatically ejected and the next job is automatically continued. Proposed.

  If the number of inserted sheets is constant for all jobs, the next job can be continued using the above method. However, in variable printing, the number of inserted sheets differs for each job. Since there are many cases, there is a problem in that it is impossible to recognize how many remaining sheets are in the job and the next job cannot be automatically continued. Further, when printing a plurality of different originals, the same problem occurs when the number of inserted sheets is different for each job. Even if the remaining number of inserted sheets for the job is known, some users may think that it is better to replenish the inserted sheets and continue the job.

  Therefore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the printer driver that operates in the print instruction device can set the insertion condition of the inserted sheet and, if necessary, the operation after the jam release, and adds the setting information to the print job. It is transmitted to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus that performs job processing clears a jam when a jam occurs during the processing of a job (and when the operation to automatically continue the next job is set as the operation after the jam is cleared). Later, the remaining number of inserted sheets of the job is calculated, the remaining number of inserted sheets are automatically discharged, and the next job is automatically continued. In addition, if the operation to continue the job manually is set as the operation after releasing the jam, the next job is not automatically continued, and after the jam is released, the user resets the insertion sheet to the tray, and the job To continue.

  This makes it possible to automatically continue the next job even when processing a variable print job with a random number of inserted sheets or when processing multiple jobs with different numbers of inserted sheets continuously. Jobs can be processed efficiently. In particular, when it is not possible to immediately prepare a substitute insertion sheet when there is a jam (there is no insertion sheet stock), the job can be processed efficiently by allowing the next job to continue. Further, by enabling the user to select the operation after the jam release, the job can be processed as intended by the user.

  In order to describe the above-described embodiment of the present invention in more detail, an image forming apparatus, a printing system, and a control program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a printing system according to the present exemplary embodiment, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a computer terminal and functions of a control unit, and FIG. 3 is a configuration and control unit of an image forming apparatus. It is a figure which shows these functions. 4 is a flowchart showing processing of the computer terminal, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a printer driver setting screen, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a print job. 7 and 8 are flowcharts showing processing of the image forming apparatus. In the present invention, paper that can be distinguished from paper on which a document is printed, such as tab paper, index paper, partition paper, colored paper, and paper on which a predetermined image is printed, is collectively referred to as insertion paper.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing system according to the present embodiment includes a print instruction apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a computer terminal 10) that generates and transmits job data (hereinafter referred to as a print job) that instructs printing, and printing. The image forming apparatus 20 is configured to receive a job, execute printing, perform post-processing, and output. These are connected by a communication network 30 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and a WAN (Wide Area Network) defined by standards such as Ethernet (registered trademark), token ring, and FDDI (Fiber-Distributed Data Interface). Hereinafter, each device will be described in detail.

[Computer terminal]
As shown in FIG. 2A, the computer terminal 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication I / F unit 13, a display unit 14, an operation unit 15, and the like.

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11a and a memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) 11b and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 11c. As shown in FIG. 2B, the CPU 11a stores a program for controlling the operation of the computer terminal 10, an OS (Operating System), an application, and a device driver (printer driver) for controlling the image forming apparatus 20 in the ROM 11b. Or it reads from the memory | storage part 12, expand | deploys to RAM11c, and is performed.

  The printer driver converts the document data created by the application into a language (PDL (Page Description Language) such as PCL (Printer Control Language) or PS (Post Script)) that can be interpreted by the image forming apparatus 20 and print job. As the operation after releasing jam when a jam such as a jam of the inserted paper occurs, if necessary, the print instruction section for creating the print condition and the insertion condition of the inserted paper can be set for each job. Set the operation to automatically discharge the rest of the inserted sheet of the job and continue the processing of the next job automatically, or to reset the inserted sheet of the job and continue the processing of the job by the user It functions as a setting control unit that enables the setting information to be added to the print job.

  The storage unit 12 includes an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or the like, and stores programs, document data, print jobs, and the like.

  The communication I / F unit 13 includes a NIC (Network Interface Card), a modem, and the like, and transmits a print job to the image forming apparatus 20 via the communication network 30.

  The display unit 14 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL (electroluminescence) display, and the like, and a setting screen for setting printing conditions, insertion paper insertion conditions, operations after jamming, and the like. Is displayed.

  The operation unit 15 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and performs operations such as creation of a document by an application, setting of printing conditions by a printer driver, setting of post-processing conditions (setting of insertion paper insertion conditions, operation after releasing jam), and the like. to enable.

[Image forming apparatus]
As shown in FIG. 3A, the image forming apparatus 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication I / F unit 23, a display / operation unit 24, an image processing unit 25, and a print processing unit. 26, a post-processing unit 27, and the like.

  The control unit 21 includes a CPU 21a and a memory such as a ROM 21b and a RAM 21c. The CPU 21a reads various programs from the ROM 21b or the storage unit 22, loads them into the RAM 21c, and executes them.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the control unit 21 analyzes the print job, acquires the setting information added to the print job, and controls the operation after the jam release according to the setting information. It also functions as a part. Specifically, if a jam such as a paper jam occurs during the processing of a job (and if the operation to automatically continue the next job is set as the operation after the jam is cleared), the jam occurs. After the inserted sheet is removed (after jam release), the remaining number of inserted sheets of the job is calculated, and the calculated remaining number of inserted sheets are discharged from the tray, and the processing of the next job is continued. If an operation for manually continuing the job is set as an operation after the jam release, the user can reset the insertion sheet on the tray and continue the processing of the job. The job processing control unit may be configured as hardware, or configured as a job processing control program that causes the image forming apparatus 20 to function as a job processing control unit, and the job processing control program is operated on the control unit 21. It is good.

  The storage unit 22 is configured by an HDD or the like, and stores programs, print jobs, image data generated by the image processing unit 26, and the like.

  The communication I / F unit 23 includes a NIC, a modem, and the like, and receives a print job from the computer terminal 10 via the communication network 30.

  The display / operation unit 24 is a touch panel provided with an operation unit (touch sensor) in which transparent electrodes are arranged in a lattice pattern on a display unit such as a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device, and operates the image forming apparatus 20. A screen for performing the operation is displayed, and various settings and instructions are made possible.

  The image processing unit 25 analyzes the print job, rasterizes each page of the print job to generate image data for each page, and performs image processing (processing such as color adjustment, density adjustment, size adjustment) and the like as necessary. After the screening, the print processing unit 26 converts the image data into printable image data.

  The print processing unit 26 includes components necessary for image formation using an image forming process such as an electrophotographic method or an electrostatic recording method (such as an exposure unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, a paper tray, and a paper transport unit). An image based on the image data generated by the image processing unit 25 is printed on a sheet according to the setting information and sent to the post-processing unit 27.

  The post-processing unit 27 performs post-processing on the paper conveyed from the print processing unit 26 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 21. In particular, in this embodiment, the insertion sheet is conveyed from the tray for storing the insertion sheet, and the specified number of insertion sheets are inserted at the page position specified by the setting information added to the print job. Further, when a jam such as a jam of the inserted paper occurs, the designated number of inserted sheets are discharged from the tray according to an instruction from the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) after the jam is released.

  In the above description, when creating a print job, it is possible to set the operation after releasing jam as setting information, and the setting information is added to the print job and transmitted to the image forming apparatus 20. This operation can also be set by the image forming apparatus 20. In this case, a screen for setting the operation after the jam release may be displayed on the display / operation unit 24 of the image forming apparatus 20, and the operation after the jam release may be controlled according to the setting on the screen.

  In FIG. 1, the printing system of the present embodiment is configured by the computer terminal 10 and the image forming apparatus 20. For example, a printer controller that controls the image forming apparatus 20 or a RIP (Raster Image Processing) controller that performs rasterization processing. Or the like may be connected to the communication network 30 to cause the control device to function as a job processing control unit. In this case, when the control device receives a notice of occurrence / release of a jam from the image forming apparatus 20, it calculates the remaining number of inserted sheets of the job and notifies the image forming apparatus 20 to instruct to discharge the inserted sheets. Or instructing the continuation of the next job.

  The operation of the printing system having the above configuration will be described below.

  First, the operation of the printer driver that operates in the control unit 11 of the computer terminal 10 will be described. The CPU 11a reads out the printer driver from the ROM 11b and the storage unit 12, develops it in the RAM 11c, and executes it, thereby executing the processing of each step shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  When a user creates a document using an application and instructs printing, the control unit 11 of the computer terminal 10 activates the printer driver, and the printer driver (setting control unit) sets the settings as shown in FIG. The screen 40 is displayed on the display unit 14.

  In this setting screen 40, the paper size, the paper discharge tray, ON / OFF setting whether to perform the insertion sheet setting, and the insertion condition (insertion position and the number of sheets to be inserted) when setting the insertion sheet are set. In addition, an item for setting an operation after the jam is released (that is, after the user takes out the jammed paper) is provided. The operation after releasing the jam is an operation of automatically ejecting the remaining inserted paper of the job from the tray after the jam is released, and an operation of continuing the job by resetting the inserted paper by the user. It is.

  Note that the setting screen 40 in FIG. 5A is an example, and the configuration of the setting screen 40 can be changed as appropriate as long as at least the number of inserted sheets and the operation after jam release can be set. For example, if the insertion position and the number of sheets to be inserted are determined, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) of the image forming apparatus 20 can calculate the remaining number of sheets to be ejected from the tray after the jam release. As shown in FIG. 5B, by displaying the total number of inserted sheets, the number of inserted sheets can be easily calculated when the user resets the inserted sheets.

  When the user operates the operation unit 15 to set the above items and then presses the OK button, the printer driver (setting control unit) holds the setting information (S101).

  Next, the printer driver (printing instruction unit) converts the document data created by the application into a language that can be interpreted by the image forming apparatus 20, and adds the various setting information set in S101 to create a print job. (S102). FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of a print job. Various setting information such as paper size setting, paper discharge tray setting, insertion paper setting (insertion paper insertion condition and operation after releasing jam), and drawing of each page A print job is composed of data, and various setting information is described by a PDL command or the like.

  Thereafter, the printer driver (print instruction unit) transmits a print job to the designated image forming apparatus 20 using the communication I / F unit 13 (S103).

  Next, the operation of the image forming apparatus 20 will be described. The CPU 21a reads the program (including the job processing control program) stored in the ROM 21b and the storage unit 22, develops it in the RAM 21c, and executes it, thereby executing the processing of each step shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. To do. 7 shows the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 20, and FIG. 8 shows the operation when a jam such as a paper jam occurs in the post-processing in step S203 of FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, the control unit 21 of the image forming apparatus 20 receives a print job transmitted from the computer terminal 10. Here, a plurality of print jobs in which the number of inserted sheets is different for each printed matter (for each job), or variable printing in which insertion paper insertion conditions and operations after jam release are set for each printed matter (for each job). Assume that a job is received. Then, the control unit 21 sequentially analyzes the received print job, reflects various setting information added to the print job in the print setting, and holds the operation after the jam release (S201).

  Next, the image forming apparatus 20 executes an image forming process (S202). Specifically, the image processing unit 25 rasterizes each page of the print job according to the print settings, and generates image data for each page.

  Next, the print processing unit 26 transfers the image of each page of the document and the image of the form data to a sheet according to the print setting, and conveys the transferred sheet to the post-processing unit 27. The post-processing unit 27 performs post-processing such as inserting an insertion sheet on the page specified by the print setting (S203). Further, when a jam such as a paper jam in the insertion sheet occurs in this step, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) performs the process shown in FIG.

  Next, the control unit 21 determines whether there is a next print job (S204). If there is a next print job, the control unit 21 returns to S201, analyzes the next print job, and adds it to the print job. The various setting information is reflected in the print setting and the operation after the jam release is held. If there is no next print job in S204, the series of processing ends.

  Next, an operation in the case where a jam such as a paper jam of the inserted paper occurs will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) monitors the print processing of the print processing unit 26 and the post-processing of the post-processing unit 27, and the print processing unit 26 performs print processing of a predetermined page. After that, when the post-processing unit 27 performs insertion sheet insertion processing, the number of inserted sheets is counted (S301).

  Next, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) monitors the state of the image forming apparatus 20 and determines whether a jam has occurred (S302). If a jam has not occurred, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) determines whether the printing process for all pages has been completed (S309). If the printing process for all pages has been completed, the job is processed. When there is a remaining page, the process returns to S301 to process the next page.

  If a jam occurs in S302, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) confirms that the jam has been released (the user has removed the jammed paper or the inserted paper) (S303), and then sets the inserted paper. Is ON (is set to insert the insertion sheet) (S304). If the insertion sheet setting is not ON, there is no need to control the insertion sheet, so the process returns to S301 and the processing for the page is resumed.

  If the insertion setting is ON in S304, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) determines whether the insertion sheet to be used in this job remains in the tray (S305), and the insertion sheet is in the tray. If there is no remaining paper (except when the last inserted paper is jammed), since it is not necessary to control the inserted paper, the process returns to S301 and the processing of the page is resumed.

  If the inserted paper remains in the tray in S305 (including the case where the inserted paper does not remain in the tray but the last inserted paper is jammed), it is necessary to control the inserted paper. Therefore, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) determines whether the setting of the operation after the jam release held in S201 of FIG. 7 is set to “reset the insertion sheet and continue this job”. (S306). When the setting of the operation after the jam release is set to “reset the insertion sheet and continue this job”, when the user resets the insertion sheet to the tray, the post-processing unit 27 sets the insertion sheet. Insertion processing is performed (S307). Thereafter, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) determines whether the printing process for all pages has been completed (S309). If the printing process for all pages has been completed, the process for the job is terminated, and the rest If there is a page, the process returns to S301 to process the next page.

  On the other hand, when the setting of the operation after the jam release is set to “automatically discharge the remaining insertion sheets and continue the next job automatically” in S306, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) The total number of inserted sheets used in this job is acquired from the setting, and the remaining number of inserted sheets scheduled to be used in this job is calculated by subtracting the number of inserted sheets counted in S301 from the acquired total number. Then, the calculated number of inserted sheets is discharged from the tray (S308), and the processing of this job is completed. If there is a next job in S204 of FIG. 7, the processing of the next job is continued.

  When the remaining job is discharged after the jam is cleared and the next job is automatically continued, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) of the image forming apparatus 20 causes the display / operation unit 24 (panel) to jam. When this occurs, the job can be terminated and a message to automatically continue the next job can be displayed, or that fact can be stored in the job history information. In addition, the control unit 21 (job processing control unit) controls the post-processing unit 27 so that the start position of the next job that has been automatically continued can be identified, and a sheet that becomes a mark such as colored paper before the next job that is automatically continued. Can also be inserted.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the computer terminal 10 can set insertion sheet insertion conditions when generating a print job using a printer driver, and can perform an operation after a jam release as necessary. In the image forming apparatus 20, when a jam occurs (and when the operation for automatically continuing the next job is set as the operation after the jam release), the job is inserted after the jam release. Since the remaining number of sheets is calculated, the remaining number of inserted sheets are automatically ejected from the tray, and the next job is automatically continued, so that the job can be processed efficiently. In addition, when the operation to continue this job manually is set as the operation after releasing the jam, the user can reset the insertion sheet to the tray and continue this job. The job can be processed.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, The structure and control can be changed suitably, unless it deviates from the meaning of this invention.

  For example, in each of the above embodiments, a paper jam of an insertion paper is exemplified as a jam. However, even when a paper on which an original is printed is jammed, the remaining insertion paper of the job is discharged from the tray and the next job is printed. You may control so that a process may be continued.

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus having a function of inserting an insertion sheet, a printing system including a computer terminal and the image forming apparatus, a printer driver operating on the computer terminal, a job processing control program operating on the image forming apparatus, a printer driver, or It can be used for a recording medium on which a job processing control program is recorded.

10 Computer Terminal 11 Control Unit 11a CPU
11b ROM
11c RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Memory | storage part 13 Communication I / F part 14 Display part 15 Operation part 20 Image forming apparatus 21 Control part 21a CPU
21b ROM
21c RAM
22 Storage Unit 23 Communication I / F Unit 24 Display / Operation Unit 25 Image Processing Unit 26 Print Processing Unit 27 Post-Processing Unit 30 Communication Network 40 Setting Screen

Claims (13)

A communication I / F unit that receives a print job to which setting information including an insertion condition of an insertion sheet is added in advance, a print processing unit that prints an image of a document on a sheet based on the print job, and the setting information A post-processing unit that inserts the insertion sheet stored in a tray at a predetermined position of a plurality of sheets on which images of the original are printed, and a control unit,
When a jam occurs due to a jam of the inserted paper during the processing of a predetermined print job among a plurality of print jobs to be processed in succession, the control unit sets the predetermined print job after releasing the jam. Based on the added setting information, the remaining number of inserted sheets to be inserted in the predetermined print job is calculated, and the remaining number of inserted sheets are ejected from the tray to process the next print job. To start the
An image forming apparatus. In the setting information of the print job, a first operation for automatically continuing the processing of the next print job or a second operation for manually continuing the processing of the print job is set as an operation after releasing the jam. And
The control unit starts processing of the next print job when the first operation is set as an operation after the jam release;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1. The control unit causes the display unit to display information notifying the start of the next print job when starting the processing of the next print job;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The control unit inserts a specific sheet indicating a job boundary into the post-processing unit before starting processing of the next print job.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus. A communication I / F unit that receives a print job to which setting information including an insertion condition of an insertion sheet is added in advance, a print processing unit that prints an image of a document on a sheet based on the print job, and the setting information A job processing control program that operates in an image forming apparatus including at least a post-processing unit that inserts the insertion sheet stored in a tray at a predetermined position of a plurality of sheets on which images of the document are printed,
In the image forming apparatus,
The setting added to the predetermined print job after the jam is cleared when a jam occurs due to the jam of the inserted paper during the processing of the predetermined print job among a plurality of print jobs to be processed continuously. A first step of calculating a remaining number of inserted sheets to be inserted in the predetermined print job based on the information;
Discharging the remaining number of inserted sheets from the tray, and executing a second step of starting processing of the next print job;
A job processing control program. In the setting information of the print job, a first operation for automatically continuing the processing of the next print job or a second operation for manually continuing the processing of the print job is set as an operation after releasing the jam. And
In the second step, when the first operation is set as an operation after releasing the jam, processing of the next print job is started.
The job processing control program according to claim 5, wherein: In the second step, when processing of the next print job is started, information for notifying the start of the next print job is displayed on the display unit.
The job processing control program according to claim 5 or 6, wherein In the second step, before starting the processing of the next print job, a specific sheet indicating a job boundary is inserted into the post-processing unit.
8. The job processing control program according to claim 5, wherein the job processing control program is any one of claims 5 to 7. A print instructing device that generates and transmits a print job, a print processing unit that prints an image of a document on a sheet based on the received print job, and a tray at predetermined positions on a plurality of sheets on which the image of the document is printed In a printing system in which an image forming apparatus including at least a post-processing unit that inserts a stored insertion sheet is connected via a communication network,
The printing instruction device
A setting control unit that allows setting information including an insertion condition of the insertion sheet to be set;
A print instruction unit that adds the setting information to the print job and instructs the image forming apparatus to print,
The image forming apparatus includes:
The setting added to the predetermined print job after the jam is cleared when a jam occurs due to the jam of the inserted paper during the processing of the predetermined print job among a plurality of print jobs to be processed continuously. Job processing control for calculating the remaining number of inserted sheets to be inserted in the predetermined print job based on the information, discharging the inserted sheets for the remaining number of sheets from the tray, and starting processing of the next print job Comprising a part,
A printing system characterized by that. The setting control unit of the print instruction apparatus includes, in the setting information, a first operation that automatically continues processing of the next print job as an operation after releasing the jam, or manually continues processing of the print job. Make the second action configurable,
The job processing control unit of the image forming apparatus starts processing of the next print job when the first operation is set as an operation after releasing the jam;
The printing system according to claim 9. The job processing control unit of the image forming apparatus causes the display unit to display information for notifying the start of the next print job when processing of the next print job is started.
The printing system according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that The job processing control unit of the image forming apparatus inserts a specific sheet indicating a job boundary into the post-processing unit before starting processing of the next print job;
The printing system according to claim 9, wherein the printing system is a printing system. An image forming apparatus including at least a print processing unit that prints an image of a document on a sheet and a post-processing unit that inserts an insertion sheet stored in a tray at a predetermined position of a plurality of sheets on which the image of the document is printed A printer driver that operates on a print instruction device that transmits a print job,
The printing instruction device;
A setting control unit that enables setting of the insertion condition of the insertion sheet as the setting information and the operation after the jam is released when a jam occurs due to the jam of the insertion sheet,
Adding the setting information to the print job, and causing the image forming apparatus to function as a print instruction unit ;
The operation after releasing the jam is a first operation in which the remaining of the insertion sheet to be inserted in a predetermined print job is discharged from the tray and the processing of the next print job is automatically continued, or the predetermined printing A second operation in which the insertion sheet to be inserted in a job is reset on the tray and the processing of the predetermined print job is manually continued ;
A printer driver characterized by that.

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