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

Claim 0:
1. 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 settings for repeatedly arranging a scan image on a recording medium, the repeat setting part determines either:
a setting of scan size dimensions of the scan image per one printed reproduction of the scan image, the one printed reproduction to be laid out by imposition of the scan image on the recording medium;
or a setting of the imposition of the scan image on the recording medium according to the scan size dimensions of the scan image;

a trimming setting part that determines either:
a setting of card size dimensions of cards to be obtained by trimming the recording medium; or
a setting of a trimming area for the cards; and

a coordination part that coordinates the repeat setting part with the trimming setting part 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.