Patent ID: 7973953
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus, comprising: a command input portion through which a print command is input; an acquiring portion that acquires image data after a print command is input; a judging portion that determines if specified image data is included in the image data that is acquired by the acquiring portion; a control portion; a printing portion that prints an image based on the image data onto a medium based on a signal from the control portion; and wherein, upon receiving the print command, the control portion causes the printing portion to start printing concurrently with a determination by the judging portion, and when the judging portion determines that the specified image data is included, causes printing of the image to make a first copy that includes invalidation processing on at least a section of the image, and causes printing of the image to make a second copy that includes invalidation processing on all of the image and the image in all subsequent copies that are printed thereafter, to thereby execute printing of a number of copies that are specified by the print command and subsequently enter a state in which a next print command can be executed.