Patent ID: 8170431
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus comprising: an obtaining unit configured to obtain an amount of a recording material applied on a first area of a sheet and an amount of a recording material applied on a second area of the sheet on the basis of image data recorded on the sheet stacked on a stacking unit; and a control unit configured to perform control, in a case where a plurality of sheets are stacked on the stacking unit, so that a difference between a total amount of the recording material applied on the first area of the sheets and a total amount of the recording material applied on the second area of the sheets does not exceed a predetermined value on the basis of the amount of the recording material obtained by the obtaining unit, wherein the control unit changes an orientation of the image data recorded on the sheets in a case where the difference between the total amount of the recording material applied on the first area and the total amount of the recording material applied on the second area exceeds the predetermined value.