# US 11,310,381 B2 · Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for ejecting first sheet with evaluation result and second sheet with information based on first sheet

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- Number: US 11,310,381 B2
- Document ID: US11310381B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/021,382
- Filed: 2020-09-15
- Published: 2021-08-12
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2020-02-06
- Assignees: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Applicants: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp.
- Inventors: Taishi Asumi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310381B2

## CPC

- H04N 1/00631: {Ejecting or stacking (H04N1/00641 takes precedence)}
- H04N 1/00639: {Binding, stapling, folding or perforating, e.g. punching}
- H04N 1/00649: {Control or synchronising different handling operations (H04N1/00657 takes precedence)}
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a reader, a wait part, and a processor. The reader reads an image from a first sheet. In the wait part, the first sheet is made to wait. The processor is configured to make the first sheet wait in the wait part after the reading performed by the reader, and, after the first sheet is made to wait in the wait part, output the first sheet and a second sheet continuously. The second sheet records first information determined on the basis of an evaluation result obtained from evaluation of the first sheet.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An image forming apparatus comprising:
a reader that reads an image from a first sheet;
a wait part in which the first sheet is made to wait; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to
make the first sheet wait in the wait part after the reading performed by the reader,
determine first information based on an evaluation result obtained from evaluating information included in the image,
cause the first information to be recorded on a second sheet, and
after the first sheet is made to wait in the wait part, pull the first sheet, attach the evaluation result to the first sheet, and output the first sheet and the second sheet continuously.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to output the second sheet when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to output the second sheet when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the predetermined condition being that the evaluation result satisfies a predetermined criterion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor is configured to output the second sheet prior to the first sheet.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor is configured to output the first sheet and the second sheet simultaneously.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to output the second sheet prior to the first sheet.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to output the first sheet and the second sheet simultaneously.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to output the second sheet prior to the first sheet.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to output the first sheet and the second sheet simultaneously.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The image forming apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to output the first sheet and the second sheet collectively.

### Claim 11

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a processor to execute a process, the processor controlling a reader and a wait part, the reader reading an image from a first sheet, the wait part being a part in which the first sheet is made to wait, the process comprising:
making the first sheet wait in the wait part after the reading performed by the reader;
determining first information based on an evaluation result obtained from evaluating information included in the image;
causing the first information to be recorded on a second sheet; and
after the first sheet is made to wait in the wait part, pulling the first sheet, attaching the evaluation result to the first sheet, and outputting the first sheet and the second sheet continuously.