Patent ID: 9308718
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B41J,B41M

Claim Text:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to control printing of images so that a plurality of images are printed on a first surface of a continuous sheet and then a plurality of images are printed on a second surface of the continuous sheet which is a backside of the first surface; and a specifying unit configured to specify on the continuous sheet a print unsuitable area including unique portion, which is unsuitable for image printing, wherein in a case where the specifying unit specifies the print unsuitable area when printing on the second surface, the control unit controls the printing of images so as to print an image for the second surface that is to be printed on the print unsuitable area and so as to reprint an image that has been already printed on the first surface corresponding to the print unsuitable area.