Patent ID: 6430382
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an input terminal for inputting image forming jobs including a first image forming job and a second image forming job subsequent to the first; an image forming unit for forming an image on a sheet in accordance with an image forming job inputted by said input terminal; a sheet processor for applying a sheet processing operation to a sheet in accordance with said image forming job inputted by said input terminal; a discriminator that determines whether the first image forming job includes a sheet processing operation that is included in the second image forming job; and a controller for instructing said sheet processor to conduct a preparing operation for a sheet processing operation of the second image forming job during the execution of the first image forming job if the discriminator determines that said first image forming job does not include said sheet processing operation that is included in the second image forming job.