Image forming system, image forming method and non-transitory computer readable recording medium encoded with image forming program

An image forming method that is performed in an image forming system,

• the image forming system comprising:
• first image forming apparatus arranged on a conveyance path of a recording medium;
• a second image forming apparatus arranged on the conveyance path at a position farther downstream than the first image forming apparatus in a conveyance direction of the recording medium;
• a first reading section arranged on the conveyance path between the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, and reads the recording medium conveyed through the conveyance path;
• and
• a second reading section arranged on the conveyance path at a position farther downstream than the second image forming apparatus in the conveyance direction, and reads the recording medium conveyed through the conveyance path, and
• the image forming method including:
• a device control step of causing the first image forming apparatus to form an image on a first side of the recording medium and not to form an image on a second side opposite to the first side, and causing the second image forming apparatus to form an image on the second side of the recording medium and not to form an image on the first side;
• a first inspection step of detecting an abnormality of the first image forming apparatus based on image data output by the first reading section that reads the first side and the second side of the recording medium;
• and
• a second inspection step of detecting an abnormality of the second image forming apparatus based on image data output by the second reading section that reads the first side and the second side of the recording medium.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with an image forming program executed by a computer that controls an image forming system,

• the image forming system comprising:
• a first image forming apparatus arranged on a conveyance path of a recording medium;
• a second image forming apparatus arranged on the conveyance path at a position farther downstream than the first image forming apparatus in a conveyance direction of the recording medium;
• a first reading section arranged on the conveyance path between the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, and reads the recording medium conveyed through the conveyance path;
• and
• a second reading section arranged on the conveyance path at a position farther downstream than the second image forming apparatus in the conveyance direction, and reads the recording medium conveyed through the conveyance path, and
• the image forming program causing a computer to perform:
• a device control step of causing the first image forming apparatus to form an image on a first side of the recording medium and not to form an image on a second side opposite to the first side, and causing the second image forming apparatus to form an image on the second side of the recording medium and not to form an image on the first side;
• a first inspection step of detecting an abnormality of the first image forming apparatus based on image data output by the first reading section that reads the first side and the second side of the recording medium;
• and
• a second inspection step of detecting an abnormality of the second image forming apparatus based on image data output by the second reading section that reads the first side and the second side of the recording medium.