Control device for controlling image processing system, image forming apparatus, image reading apparatus, control method, and computer-readable recording medium

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image processing system comprising:
• an image input section, which (i) is capable of continuously reading documents from a plurality of bundles of documents which bundles are stacked so that an interleaving paper is placed between any adjacent ones of the plurality of bundles, each of which bundles is made up of at least one document and (ii) creates image data of each of read documents;
• an interleaving paper detecting section for detecting image data of the interleaving paper from the image data created by the image input section;
• and
• an output section for carrying out an output process with respect to the image data created by the image input section,
• the image input section having a double-side reading function of reading double sides of each of the documents and then creating image data of each of the double sides,
• the output section having a separating function of carrying out the output process with respect to each image data of a bundle of documents separated by the image data of the interleaving paper detected by the interleaving paper detecting section, and
• a control device comprising a function setting section for enabling the double-side reading function in a case where the interleaving paper detecting section detects image data of the interleaving paper,
• wherein the double-side reading function is automatically enabled, even in a case where a user does not enter an instruction for enabling the separating function,
• the image processing system further comprises a top-to-bottom determining section for determining a top-to-bottom direction of the image data created by the image input section,
• the output section further has a top-to-bottom direction correcting function of carrying out the output process with respect to the image data after correcting, based on a determination made by the top-to-bottom determining section, a top-to bottom direction of the image data to a forward direction, and
• the function setting section further enables the top-to-bottom direction correcting function when enabling the separating function,
• wherein when the function setting section enables the top to bottom correcting function, the separating function is also enabled.

An image reading apparatus comprising:

• an image processing system comprising:
• an image input section, which (i) is capable of continuously reading documents from a plurality of bundles of documents which bundles are stacked so that an interleaving paper is placed between any adjacent ones of the plurality of bundles, each of which bundles is made up of at least one document and (ii) creates image data of each of read documents;
• an interleaving paper detecting section for detecting image data of the interleaving paper from the image data created by the image input section;
• and
• an output section for carrying out an output process with respect to the image data created by the image input section,
• the image input section having a double-side reading function of reading double sides of each of the documents and then creating image data of each of the double sides,
• the output section having a separating function of carrying out the output process with respect to each image data of a bundle of documents separated by the image data of the interleaving paper detected by the interleaving paper detecting section, and
• a control device comprising a function setting section for enabling the double-side reading function in a case where the interleaving paper detecting section detects image data of the interleaving paper,
• wherein the double-side reading function is automatically enabled, even in a case where a user does not enter an instruction for enabling the separating function,
• the image processing system further comprises a top-to-bottom determining section for determining a top-to-bottom direction of the image data created by the image input section,
• the output section further has a top-to-bottom direction correcting function of carrying out the output process with respect to the image data after correcting, based on a determination made by the top-to-bottom determining section, a top-to bottom direction of the image data to a forward direction, and
• the function setting section further enables the top-to-bottom direction correcting function when enabling the separating function,
• wherein when the function setting section enables the top to bottom correcting function, the separating function is also enabled.

A control method for controlling an image processing system,

• the image processing system comprising:
• an image input section, which (i) is capable of continuously reading documents from a plurality of bundles of documents which bundles are stacked so that an interleaving paper is placed between any adjacent ones of the plurality of bundles, each of which bundles is made up of at least one document and (ii) creates image data of each of read documents;
• an interleaving paper detecting section for detecting image data of the interleaving paper from the image data created by the image input section;
• and
• an output section for carrying out an output process with respect to the image data created by the image input section,
• the image input section having a double-side reading function of reading double sides of each of the documents and then creating image data of each of the double sides,
• the output section having a separating function of carrying out the output process with respect to each image data of a bundle of documents separated by the image data of the interleaving paper detected by the interleaving paper detecting section,
• said control method comprising the step of enabling the double-side reading function in a case where the interleaving paper detecting section detects image data of the interleaving paper,
• wherein the double-side reading function is automatically enabled, even in a case where a user does not enter an instruction for enabling the separating function, the image processing system further comprises:
• a top-to-bottom determining section for determining a top-to-bottom direction of the image data created by the image input section, the output section further has a top-to-bottom direction correcting function of carrying out the output process with respect to the image data after correcting, based on a determination made by the top-to-bottom determining section, a top-to bottom direction of the image data to a forward direction, and
• a function setting section that further enables the top-to-bottom direction correcting function when enabling the separating function, wherein when the function setting section enables the top to bottom correcting function, the separating function is also enabled.