Patent ID: 6929595
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: B42C,B42P

Abstract:
1. A printing system comprising: (a) a printing apparatus to print on sheets imposed printing data in which printing data are imposed; (b) a bookbinding apparatus that is coupled to said printing apparatus and binds sheets on which said imposed printing data are printed by said printing apparatus; and (c) a controller to supply said imposed printing data to said printing apparatus, said controller comprising (c-1) a storage element to store printing data; (c-2) an information capture element to capture information from said bookbinding apparatus about the orientation of and a sequence of capture of sheets when said bookbinding apparatus captures said sheets, as a bookbinding apparatus setting information; (c-3) a setting element to set information for imposing on sheets said printing data stored in said storage element, as an imposition information; (c-4) a sequence determination element that creates said imposed printing data on the basis of said printing data while referring to said bookbinding apparatus setting information captured by said information capture element and said imposition information set by said setting element, and that determines a sequence of output of said imposed printing data so created; and (c-5) an output element to output said imposed printing data to said printing apparatus in said sequence determined by said sequence determination element, whereby said printing apparatus prints on said sheets said imposed printing data in a sequence outputted by said output element, and then supplies said sheets to said bookbinding apparatus.