Patent ID: 8215630
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, used with a post-processing apparatus performing a punching process and a stapling process allowing setting of position and number of staples, comprising: a detecting device detecting a request in said post-processing unit based on request information input from a user; and a control device connected to receive an output of said detecting device and to be able to control said post-processing apparatus, controlling said post-processing apparatus such that if said detecting device detects requests for said punching process and said stapling process on the same recording paper, manner of staple-binding of the recording paper is set to tentative binding, wherein said control device controls said post-processing apparatus such that if a request for the stapling process using a plurality of staples is detected and thereafter a request for the punching process is detected, manner of binding using a plurality of staples is changed to a manner of binding using one staple.