Patent ID: 8447193
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A printing system comprising: a first printing apparatus configured to perform printing by using a first color material; and a second printing apparatus configured to perform printing by using a second color material, wherein a sheet discharge unit of the first printing apparatus and a sheet feeding unit of the second printing apparatus are interconnected, wherein the first printing apparatus includes: a control unit configured to feed sheets for performing printing up to a page indicated by the stop detection information received by the reception unit, perform printing on the sheets by using the first color material to prevent retention of the fed sheets, and cancel feeding preparation of the sheets for printing the page indicated by the stop information and succeeding pages, and wherein the second printing apparatus includes: wherein a total stop period of time is calculated when the stop detection information is generated by the stop detection information generation unit, the total stop period of time indicative of at least resumption of processing performed by the first printing apparatus.