Patent ID: 6496660
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: G03G,G06K

Abstract:
An image formation apparatus of an electrophotographic system, comprising:sheet feed means for feeding recording sheets one by one; transportation means for transporting the recording sheets fed by said sheet feed means to a position where a visualized image formed on a photosensitive drum is transferred to the recording sheet, through a transportation path; an engine control unit for controlling drives of said sheet feed means and said transportation means; and a printer control unit for developing image data and transmitting a print request command to said engine control unit, wherein said engine control unit has judgment means for judging whether or not the recording sheets can be fed when a print reservation command for plural pages of the sheets was received from said printer control unit prior to the print request command, and the drives of said sheet feed means and said transportation means are controlled to transport the recording sheets to a predetermined position on the transportation path when said judgment means judges that the recording sheets can be fed.