Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer program product
OwnerFuminori Tsuchiyainventor
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Abstract
An order changing unit changes an image forming order from a first page order of an original document to a second page order that is different from the first page order. A conveying unit conveys a recording medium on which an image is formed by an image forming unit to a discharging unit. A determining unit determines whether the image forming order can be changed by the order changing unit.
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An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium, a feeding unit that feeds the recording medium to the image forming unit, a reversing unit that reverses a front surface and a rear surface of the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit, and a discharging unit that discharges the recording medium from the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- an order changing unit that changes an image forming order from a first page order of an original document to a second page order that is different from the first page order;
- a conveying unit that conveys the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit to the discharging unit;
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- a determining unit that determines whether the image forming order can be changed by the order changing unit.
An image forming method for an image forming apparatus that includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium, a feeding unit that feeds the recording medium to the image forming unit, a reversing unit that reverses a front surface and a rear surface of the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit, and a discharging unit that discharges the recording medium from the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit, the image forming method comprising:
- changing an image forming order from a first page order of an original document to a second page order that is different from the first page order, wherein
- the second page order requires less number of times of switching a printing mode than the first page order while forming the image, and with the second page order, the conveying unit can convey the recording media to the discharging unit in the first page order.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program codes embodied in the medium for forming an image in an image forming apparatus that includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium, a feeding unit that feeds the recording medium to the image forming unit, a reversing unit that reverses a front surface and a rear surface of the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit, and a discharging unit that discharges the recording medium from the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit, which when executed cause a computer to execute;
- changing an image forming order from a first page order of an original document to a second page order that is different from the first page order, wherein
- the second page order requires less number of times of switching a printing mode than the first page order while forming the image, and with the second page order, the conveying unit can convey the recording media to the discharging unit in the first page order.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.