Patent ID: 8717621
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image formation control apparatus that executes a double-sided print job that forms a front side image on a first side of a recording sheet and forms a back side image on a second side of the recording sheet by controlling a first image forming apparatus and a second image forming apparatus connected to a downstream side of the first image forming apparatus in series, comprising: a determination unit configured to determine whether the first image forming apparatus is able to execute a print job based on status information about the first image forming apparatus; and a control unit configured in the case where the double-sided print job is executed, to shift the first image forming apparatus to a power saving mode and to control the second image forming apparatus to form both of the front side image and the back side image on the first and second sides of the recording sheet respectively when said determination unit determines that the first image forming apparatus cannot execute the print job, and to control the first image forming apparatus to form the front side image on the first side of the recording sheet and the second image forming apparatus to print the back side image on the second side of the recording sheet when said determination unit determines that the first image forming apparatus can execute the print job.