Feeding instruction apparatus, method of controlling feeding instruction apparatus, and storage medium

A method of controlling a feeding instruction apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a print job for printing images on multiple print media;
• receiving image data corresponding to the received print job;
• performing predetermined image processing on the received image data;
• and
• transmitting multiple feeding instructions in a case where the print job is received, the feeding instructions each being an instruction to feed a certain number of print media, the certain number being two or more but less than the total number of print media to be used for printing based on the one received print job, wherein
• a timing when a predetermined feeding instruction included in the multiple feeding instructions is transmitted is controlled based on a time period required for the predetermined image processing to be performed on the image data corresponding to images to be printed on print media to be fed based on the predetermined feeding instruction,
• every time a feeding unit receives the feeding instruction, the feeding unit feeds print media, the number of which is based on the received feeding instruction, one by one to a conveyance section, and
• a printing section prints images based on the one print job onto multiple print media conveyed via the conveyance section based on the multiple feeding instructions.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer of a feeding instruction apparatus to perform a method of controlling the feeding instruction apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a print job for printing images on multiple print media;
• receiving image data corresponding to the received print job;
• performing predetermined image processing on the received image data;
• and
• transmitting multiple feeding instructions in a case where the print job is received, the feeding instructions each being an instruction to feed a certain number of print media, the certain number being two or more but less than the total number of print media to be used for printing based on the one received print job, wherein
• a timing when a predetermined feeding instruction included in the multiple feeding instructions is transmitted is controlled based on a time period required for the predetermined image processing to be performed on the image data corresponding to images to be printed on print media to be fed based on the predetermined feeding instruction,
• every time a feeding unit receives the feeding instruction, the feeding unit feeds print media, the number of which is based on the received feeding instruction, one by one to a conveyance section, and
• a printing section prints images based on the one print job onto multiple print media conveyed via the conveyance section based on the multiple feeding instructions.