Patent ID: 9238565
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: B07C,B65H,G07D

Claim Text:
1. A sheet processing method of a sheet processing apparatus having a plurality of processing modes, comprising: taking in sheets one by one from a bundle that includes a batch card having identification information and a color; conveying the sheets which have been taken in; discriminating a kind of the batch card and the color; switching the processing mode under execution to a different processing mode of the plurality of processing modes based on the kind of the batch card and the color which have been discriminated; discriminating and counting the sheets subsequent to the batch card; storing a count result of the sheets in correlation with the identification information; and sorting the sheets into a stacker based on a discrimination result of the sheets, wherein the processing mode of the sheet processing apparatus is switched to a maintenance mode, based on the kind of the batch card and the color which has been discriminated; and discrimination processing of the sheets is calibrated using a calibration card subsequent to the batch card.