Patent ID: 9487035
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B41J,G06K,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: a conveying unit configured to convey a continuous sheet in a conveyance direction; a printing unit configured to print an image on the continuous sheet; a cutting unit configured to cut the continuous sheet at a location of a leading edge side and a trailing edge side of the image printed on the continuous sheet; and a control unit configured to, when an image whose length in the conveyance direction is less than a predetermined length is printed, perform control of adding a margin portion on the trailing edge side of the image such that a length from a cutting position on the leading edge side of the image to a cutting position on the trailing edge side becomes more than the predetermined length, wherein in a case in which a marginless image is to be printed, if the margin portion is added on the trailing edge side of an image before the marginless image, the control unit performs control of printing the marginless image next to the margin portion, and if the margin portion is not added on the trailing edge side of the image before the marginless image, the control unit performs control of providing a margin portion of more than the predetermined length before the marginless image.