Patent ID: 6415115
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: B41J,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
An image forming method comprising the steps of:a reception step of receiving image information including control information representing one of single-side printing and double-side printing for each page; an image formation step of determining for each page corresponding to the control information received in the reception step whether the image information requires one of single-side printing and double-side printing, and forming the image information of the page on an image forming medium; a table preparation step of preparing, based on the control information, table information for specifying an image formation order of the image information while the image information is received in the reception step; and a second image formation step of forming the image information on the image forming medium for second and subsequent sets corresponding to the table information prepared in the table preparation step after only one set is formed in the first image formation step.