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US 8,711,377 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus, control method of image forming apparatus, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkira Negishi
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Abstract
A CPU is provided to, when at least one of a first print job and a second print job as merging targets is a variable data printing (VDP) job, display a user interface for prompting a user to select a merging method for merging the first print job and the second print job and merge the first print job and the second print job according to the merging method selected via the user interface.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a display unit configured to, when at least one of a first print job and a second print job as merging targets is a variable data printing (VDP) job, display a user interface prompting a user to select a merging method for merging the first print job and the second print job;
- and
- a merging unit configured to merge the first print job and the second print job according to the merging method selected via the user interface,
- wherein, when one of the first print job and the second print job is the VDP job and the other is not the VDP job, the display unit displays a user interface enabling a selection from a first merging method for merging the non-VDP job in the first print job and the second print job to an individual record included in the VDP job in the first print job and the second print job and a second merging method for merging the first print job and the second print job with one after the other.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a display unit configured to, when a print job as a merging destination of a page as a merging target containing at least one page is a variable data printing (VDP) job, display a user interface for prompting a user to select a merging method for merging the page as the merging target to the print job;
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- a merging unit configured to merge the page as the merging target to the print job according to the merging method selected via the user interface,
- wherein the display unit displays a user interface enabling a selection from a first merging method for merging the page as the merging target to an individual record included in the print job and a second merging method for merging the page as the merging target to a designated one among the records included in the print job.
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A method for controlling an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying, when at least one of a first print job and a second print job as merging targets is a variable data printing (VDP) job, a user interface for prompting a user to select a merging method for merging the first print job and the second print job;
- merging the first print job and the second print job according to the merging method selected via the user interface;
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- displaying, when one of the first print job and the second print job is the VDP job and the other is not the VDP job, a user interface enabling a selection from a first merging method for merging the non-VDP job in the first print job and the second print job to an individual record included in the VDP job in the first print job and the second print job and a second merging method for merging the first print job and the second print job with one after the other.
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A method for controlling an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying, when a print job as a merging destination of a page as a merging target containing at least one page is a variable data printing (VDP) job, a user interface for prompting a user to select a merging method for merging the page as the merging target to the print job;
- merging the page as the merging target to the print job according to the merging method selected via the user interface;
- and
- displaying a user interface enabling a selection from a first merging method for merging the page as the merging target to an individual record included in the print job and a second merging method for merging the page as the merging target to a designated one among the records included in the print job.
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A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer-executable program, the program causing a computer to execute:
- displaying, when at least one of a first print job and a second print job as merging targets is a variable data printing (VDP) job, a user interface for prompting a user to select a merging method for merging the first print job and the second print job;
- and
- merging the first print job and the second print job according to the merging method selected via the user interface,
- wherein, when one of the first print job and the second print job is the VDP job and the other is not the VDP job, the display unit displays a user interface enabling a selection from a first merging method for merging the non-VDP job in the first print job and the second print job to an individual record included in the VDP job in the first print job and the second print job and a second merging method for merging the first print job and the second print job with one after the other.
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A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer-executable program, the program causing a computer to execute:
- displaying, when a print job as a merging destination of a page as a merging target containing at least one page is a VDP job, a user interface for prompting a user to select a merging method for merging the page as the merging target to the print job;
- and
- merging the page as the merging target to the print job according to the merging method selected via the user interface,
- wherein the display unit displays a user interface enabling a selection from a first merging method for merging the page as the merging target to an individual record included in the print job and a second merging method for merging the page as the merging target to a designated one among the records included in the print job.
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