Patent ID: 8941862
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image formation apparatus comprising: an image formation processing managing unit that manages first image formation processing to form an image on a face of plane-shaped recording medium based on received information; and a control unit that controls conveyance of the plane-shaped recording medium between the image formation apparatus which performs the first image formation processing and another image formation apparatus which performs second image formation processing to form an image on the other face of the plane-shaped recording medium, wherein a second distance required for completion of forming one page of the image in the second image formation processing by said another image formation apparatus in response to receiving an instruction of stopping an image forming operation is longer than a first distance required for completion of forming one page of the image in the first image formation processing by the image formation apparatus in response to receiving the instruction of stopping the image forming operation, wherein in response to receiving the instruction to stop the image forming operation, the control unit performs the control of conveyance of the plane-shaped recording medium by conveying the plane-shaped recording medium by the image formation apparatus for a given distance longer than the first distance and then stopping the conveyance by the image formation apparatus, so that the conveyances of both of the image formation apparatus and said another image formation apparatus are stopped substantially at the same time.