US 2010/0134820 A1 · IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

Abstract

An accumulating unit accumulates image data of an original read by a reading unit. A combining unit combines the image data accumulated in the accumulating unit in a single printing sheet according to a predetermined copy mode. An output unit prints and outputs the image data according to the copy mode. An input unit receives an input of a read instruction. When a total number of originals read by the reading unit is smaller than a total number of originals specified in the copy mode and when the input unit does not receive an input of the read instruction within a predetermined time, a discard determining unit discards the image data accumulated in the accumulating unit, and finishes a printing process.

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Dependent claims

An image forming apparatus comprising:

a reading unit that electronically reads an original that is placed on a platen;
an accumulating unit that accumulates image data of the original read by the reading unit;
a combining unit that combines the image data accumulated in the accumulating unit in a single printing sheet according to a predetermined copy mode that specifies in advance a total number of originals to be read;
an output unit that prints and outputs the image data according to the predetermined copy mode;
an input unit that receives an input of an instruction;
a discard determining unit that discards the image data accumulated in the accumulating unit, when a total number of originals read by the reading unit is smaller than the total number of originals specified in advance in the predetermined copy mode and when the input unit does not receive an input of a read instruction within a predetermined time, and finishes a printing process.

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An image forming method executed by an image forming apparatus, the image forming method comprising:

reading including a reading unit reading electronically an original that is placed on a platen;
accumulating including an accumulating unit accumulating image data of the original read by the reading unit;
determining including a determining unit determining whether a total number of originals read by the reading unit has reached a total number of originals specified in advance in a predetermined copy mode;
and
data processing including a data processing unit
discarding, when it is determined that the total number of originals read by the reading unit has not reached the total number of originals specified in advance in the predetermined copy mode, if reading of another original is not performed by the reading unit within a predetermined time, the image data accumulated in the accumulating unit and finishing a printing process, and
combining, when it is determined that the total number of originals read by the reading unit has reached the total number of originals specified in advance in the predetermined copy mode, the image data accumulated in the accumulating unit in a single printing sheet according to the predetermined copy mode;
and
outputting including an output unit printing and outputting combined image data according to the predetermined copy mode.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer program product

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Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer program product

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Abstract

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