# US 2014/0154032 A1 · Sheet processing apparatus, method for controlling sheet processing apparatus, and storage medium

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- Number: US 2014/0154032 A1
- Document ID: US20140154032A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/090,946
- Filed: 2013-11-26
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30
- Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Yoshitake Mizuno
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154032A1

## CPC

- B42B 5/00: Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching (by deformation thereof B31F; by adhesive peculiar to bookbinding B42C9/00)
- B42C 1/12: Machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together the sheets or signatures
- G03G 15/6544: {Details about the binding means or procedure}
- G03G 2215/00827: Stapler
- B42B: PERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES OR SIGNATURES OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO (nailing or stapling in general B25C, B27F; machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together sheets or signatures B42C1/12; temporarily attaching sheets together B42F)
- B42C: BOOKBINDING (cutting or perforating machines, devices or tools B26; folding sheets or webs B31F; ornamenting books B44)
- G03G: ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY

## Abstract

There is provided a sheet processing apparatus capable of accurately recognizing where sheets are separated based on a concave and convex mark on a sheet without use of a specific partition sheet by utilizing a binding method for performing a binding process on sheets without use of a staple. A control method for controlling a sheet processing apparatus includes performing a binding process for binding a plurality of sheets without use of a staple by a binding unit, setting a sheet on which a concave and convex mark is to be formed by the binding unit, and controlling the binding unit so as to form the concave and convex mark on the set sheet.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a binding unit configured to perform a binding process for binding a plurality of sheets without use of a staple;
a setting unit configured to set a sheet on which a concave and convex mark is to be formed by the binding unit; and
a control unit configured to control the binding unit so as to form the concave and convex mark on the sheet set by the setting unit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a specifying unit configured to specify a position of the concave and convex mark or the number of concave and convex marks.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit can specify all sheets or first and last sheets as the sheet on which the concave and convex mark is to be formed.

### Claim 4

A control method for controlling a sheet processing apparatus, the control method comprising:
performing a binding process for binding a plurality of sheets without use of a staple by a binding unit;
setting a sheet on which a concave and convex mark is to be formed by the binding unit; and
controlling the binding unit so as to form the concave and convex mark on the set sheet.

### Claim 5

A computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program for controlling a sheet processing apparatus, the computer program comprising:
a code to perform a binding process for binding a plurality of sheets without use of a staple by a binding unit;
a code to set a sheet on which a concave and convex mark is to be formed by the binding unit; and
a code to control the binding unit so as to form the concave and convex mark on the set sheet.