Patent ID: 6912059
Filing Date: 2005-06-28
Classification: B41J,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image formation system, which includes a color image formation apparatus and a monochrome image formation apparatus each adapted to be connectable to a network, the system comprising: a separation unit adapted to cause the color image formation apparatus to perform image formation of a color page included in a job in which the color page and a black/white page generated by a computer connected to the network mixedly exist, and to cause the monochrome image formation apparatus to perform image formation of the black/white page; a mixing unit adapted to mix sheets on which image formation has been separately performed by the color image formation apparatus and the monochrome image formation apparatus in a predetermined order of the job, wherein a control unit adapted to allow the monochrome image formation apparatus to perform image formation on a sheet to be mixed with a sheet on which image formation has been performed by the color image formation apparatus after the sheet on which image formation has been performed by the color image formation apparatus is set on the sheet feed unit of the monochrome image formation apparatus, and to inhibit the monochrome image formation apparatus from performing image formation on the sheet to be mixed with the sheet on which image formation has been performed by the color image formation apparatus before the sheet on which image formation has been performed by the color image formation apparatus is set on the sheet feed unit of the monochrome image formation apparatus, when the sheet on which image formation has been performed by the color image formation apparatus is set on the sheet feed unit of the monochrome image formation apparatus and the sheet on which image formation has been performed by the color image formation apparatus is to be mixed with the sheet on which image formation has been performed by the monochrome image formation apparatus by the mixing unit.