Patent ID: 9158259
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of medium storage portions including a first medium storage portion and a second medium storage portion; a medium feeding unit that feeds a medium from any one of said plurality of medium storage portions; an image forming unit that performs image formation and thereby forms an image on said medium fed by said medium feeding unit; a storage unit that stores a medium feeding waiting time and an image formation waiting time; and a control unit that controls said image forming unit and said medium feeding unit; wherein when said control unit starts an operation to form an image on said medium after receiving printing data, said control unit selects one of said plurality of medium storage portions; wherein said control unit controls a timing to start image formation by said image forming unit and a timing to start feeding said medium by said medium feeding unit at different timings, based on which of the first medium storage portion and the second medium storage portion is selected; wherein in the case in which said first medium storage portion is selected, the timing to start feeding said medium by said medium feeding unit is earlier than the timing to start image formation by said image forming unit; and wherein in the case in which said second medium storage portion is selected, the timing to start image formation by said image forming unit is earlier than the timing to start feeding said medium by said medium feeding unit.