Patent ID: 11889036
Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. An image forming system in which an image forming apparatus is connected to a post-processing apparatus having a function of trimming, the image forming system comprising:
a repeat setting part that determines either: a setting of a scan size of a scan image per one printed reproduction of the scan image, the one printed reproduction being to be laid out by imposition of the scan image; or a setting of the imposition of the scan image according to the scan size of the scan image;
a trimming setting part that determines either: a setting of a card size of cards to be obtained by trimming a recording medium; or a setting of a trimming area for the cards; and
a coordination part that coordinates the repeat setting part and the trimming setting part;
wherein the repeat setting part receives a setting of a minimum number of reproductions to be obtained as a number of reproductions of the scan image which are obtainable from one sheet of the recording medium, and
wherein when a desired number of reproductions of the scan image to be obtained is less than the minimum number of reproductions to be obtained, the coordination part makes a notification prompting to change the setting of the scan size or the setting of the imposition, and
wherein when the desired number of reproductions of the scan image to be obtained is greater than or equal to the minimum number of reproductions to be obtained, the coordination part makes a notification prompting to change the setting of the card size or the setting of the trimming area for the cards.