Patent ID: 9221645
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B65H,G03G,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet as a printed sheet; a plurality of stacking units on which to stack the printed sheet; a reception unit configured to receive an instruction from a user to cause the image forming unit to form the image on the sheet; a determination unit configured to determine whether a body height of the user is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, wherein the body height of the user is a height of the user as (i) measured by an electronic device in response to an operation on the image forming apparatus to start printing and (ii) received by the determination unit; a decision unit configured to decide, from among the plurality of stacking units and based on the determination by the determination unit, a stacking unit on which to stack the printed sheet; and a control unit configured to perform control to discharge the printed sheet to the stacking unit decided by the decision unit.