Patent ID: 7907887

Claim:
A printing apparatus, comprising: a sheet feeding unit configured to feed a plurality of original document sheets; an image reading unit configured to read the plurality of original document sheets; a storage unit configured to store read image data, the read image data corresponding to the original document sheets read by the image reading unit; a printing unit configured to print images on sheets based on the read image data; a binding unit configured to perform a binding process for binding the sheets on which the images are printed by the printing unit, the binding process including a gluing process for gluing the sheets with a cover sheet; an acquiring unit to acquire layout information about a page layout condition; a determining unit configured to determine a number of the sheets for printing the images, wherein the determining unit determines the number of the sheets based at least in part on information about the read image data and the layout information about the page layout condition; and a controlling unit configured to control the printing unit to start printing the images in response to the determination of the number of the sheets by the determining unit in a case where the determined number of the sheets satisfies a predetermined condition for the binding process, and to control the printing unit not to start printing the images in response to the determination of the number of the sheets by the determining unit in a case where the determined number of the sheets does not satisfy the predetermined condition for the binding process.