Patent ID: 6449051
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B65H,G03G,G06K

Abstract:
An image producing apparatus comprising:an image producing unit for producing an image on a recording sheet based on image data which is received from an external device; a memory unit for storing the image device received from the external device; a first discharge unit which has a plurality of discharge trays for containing recording sheets with produced images discharged from the image producing unit; a second discharge unit which has at least one discharge tray for containing a recording sheet with a produced image discharged from the image producing unit; an operation unit for receiving a user's instruction; and a control device for discharging a recording sheet with a produced image into the first discharge unit unless a user's instruction is received by the operation unit to produce an image based on the image data stored on the memory unit, and for, when the user's instruction is received by the operation unit, controlling the image producing unit to produce an image on a recording sheet based on the image data stored on the memory unit and discharging the recording sheet into the second discharge unit.