Patent ID: 11943408
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A printing apparatus, comprising:
an original document tray on which original documents are to be placed;
a sensor assembly configured to read an image of the original documents;
an original document conveyer having a sheet conveying roller configured to convey the original documents placed on the original document tray toward the sensor assembly;
a printing engine configured to print an image read by the sensor assembly on a sheet;
a display;
a user interface; and
a controller,
wherein, when printing on multiple sheets, the controller is configured to perform
causing the original document conveyer to convey a necessary number of the original documents for printing on a single sheet of the multiple sheets from the original document tray to the sensor assembly,
causing the sensor assembly to read images on the conveyed original documents for printing on the single sheet,
causing the original document conveyer to terminate conveyance of the original documents with the original document conveyer after the sensor assembly has read the in for printing on the single sheet,
generating a preview image of the single sheets, the preview image of the single sheets showing a state where the image read by the sensor assembly for printing on the single sheet are printed on the single sheet,
displaying the preview image on the display, and
in response to receipt of a print instruction through the user interface after displaying the preview mage of the single sheet,
conveying a remaining original document subsequent to the original documents for printing on the single sheet, the remaining original document being a document for printing on remaining sheets of the multiple sheets,
causing the sensor assembly to read an image on the conveyed remaining original document, and
causing the printing engine to print the images read from the original documents for printing on the single sheets and the image read from the conveyed remaining original document on the multiple sheets.