Patent ID: 6690476
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A method of unloading media from a media path in an image forming device, wherein said media includes a plurality of sheets with each full sheet including N forms per sheet, comprising the steps of:(a) receiving a first value representing a positioning orientation of a pair of adjacent sheets with respect to a print start position on said media path and a designated first fold orientation, said first value having a value within a range of 0 to (2Nâˆ’1); (b) receiving an advance paper request; (c) advancing a first form positioned at said print start position to a print end position along said media path; (d) incrementing said first value by one; (e) if said first value is equivalent to 2N, setting said first value to zero; and (f) repeating steps (b) thru (e) until an automatic unload request is received.