Patent ID: 6788426
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:image forming means for forming an image on a record sheet based on image data supplied from connected terminal apparatuses; discharging means for discharging the record sheet on which the image is formed; a plurality of bins for housing discharged record sheets; bin designating means for designating a bin for each of the terminal apparatuses when the image data is supplied from a terminal apparatus to the image forming apparatus; record sheet number detecting means for detecting a number of record sheets housed in the bins; and priority setting means for setting priorities for the bins to which a record sheet may be discharged; wherein when the designating bin is filled with the record sheets an additional sheet is discharged to another bin according to the priorities, and wherein the bin designation means designates a bin only for a predetermined period of time and storing means for canceling information stored in the storing means when the predetermined period of time ends.