Patent ID: 7331647

Claim:
A method for recording an image, the method comprising: extracting a first condition in which a plurality of recording medium are consecutively supplied and in which a leading end of the succeeding recording medium reaches a housing section while maintaining a page gap value equal to or larger than a predetermined value with respect to a time when a trailing end of the preceding recording medium passes completely through the housing section; extracting a second condition in which the preceding recording medium and the succeeding recording medium are not present at the same time at a recording medium supply position upstream of an image recording section which records an image on the recording medium and in which the leading end of the succeeding recording medium reaches the supply position while maintaining a page gap value equal to or larger than a predetermined value with respect to a time when the trailing end of the preceding recording medium passes completely through the supply position; extracting a third condition in which the preceding recording medium and the succeeding recording medium are not present at the same time at a reversing path section which turns recording medium upside down so that a second surface, that is, a back surface, faces upward instead of a first surface, that is, a front surface and in which the leading end of the succeeding recording medium reaches the position of the reversing path section while maintaining a page gap value equal to or larger than a predetermined value with respect to a time when the trailing end of the preceding recording medium passes completely through the position of the reversing path section; and for single-side recording in which an image is recorded only on the first surface, that is, the front surface of the recording medium, determining a conveyance start timing for the succeeding recording medium on the basis of scheduling which meets the extracted first and second conditions, and for double-side recording in which an image is recorded on both sides of the recording medium including the first surface, that is, the front surface, and a second surface, that is, a back surface, determining the conveyance start timing for the succeeding recording medium on the basis of scheduling which meets the extracted first, second, and third conditions.