Patent ID: 11932508
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An image forming system comprising:
an image forming unit configured to execute image forming processing to form an image on a recording medium;
a varnish application unit configured to execute varnish application processing to apply varnish to the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit;
a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction for selecting type of recording medium and to receive an instruction for the varnish application processing, wherein the type of recording medium includes a first type recording medium and a second type recording medium, the first type recording medium has a coat layer in a state before the image is formed, and the second type recording medium does not have the coat layer in the state before the image is formed; and
a control unit configured to perform control on the receiving unit to receive an instruction to execute the varnish application processing on the first type recording medium and to perform control to prevent the receiving unit from receiving an instruction to execute the varnish application processing on the second type recording medium,
wherein, in a case where the instruction to execute the varnish application processing on the first type recording medium is received, an image is formed over the coat layer of the first type recording medium, and a varnish is applied over the coat layer of the first type recording medium.