Patent ID: 11970360
Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A method of controlling a sheet processing apparatus including a plurality of folding devices that each perform a folding process to fold a sheet, the method comprising:
accepting from a user a setting for a job involving the folding process;
accepting, from the user, specification of a priority preference out of a plurality of predetermined preferences related to the folding process;
selecting, out of the plurality of folding devices, a folding device that can perform the folding process with the setting for the job made by the user as a target folding device; and
if a plurality of target folding devices are present, then based on the priority preference, determining, out of the plurality of target folding devices, a folding device with which to perform the folding process in the job.