Image forming apparatus having sheet feeding unit for insert sheets with a job data and insert sheet identification control feature

An image forming method for use in an image forming apparatus including a print sheet feeder for feeding print sheets and an insert sheet feeder for feeding an insert sheet, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving job data and an identification of the job data at a first terminal from another apparatus;
• forming images on the print sheets fed from the print sheet feeder in accordance with the received job data;
• feeding the insert sheet with the insert sheet feeder;
• receiving identification data corresponding to an identification of the insert sheet at a second terminal;
• discriminating whether the identification of the job data corresponds to the identification data of the insert sheet;
• and
• controlling the insert sheet feeder to feed the insert sheet when the identification of the job data corresponds to the identification data of the insert sheet.

A recording medium having computer readable program codes embodied therein for performing a method for use in an image forming apparatus including a print sheet feeder for feeding print sheets and an insert sheet feeder for feeding an insert sheet, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving job data and an identification of the job data at a first terminal from another apparatus;
• forming images on the print sheets fed from the print sheet feeder in accordance with the received job data;
• feeding the insert sheet with the insert sheet feeder;
• receiving identification data corresponding to an identification of the insert sheet at a second terminal;
• discriminating whether the identification of the job data corresponds to the identification data of the insert sheet;
• and
• controlling the insert sheet feeder to feed the insert sheet when the identification of the job data corresponds to the identification data of the insert sheet.