Patent Document ID: 7576873
Application ID: 10789497
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An image printing apparatus comprising: a setting device for setting an image printing condition; an image reader for reading original images of a plurality of pages on a page basis; a read start button which causes the image reader to start reading the original images; a storage device for storing the original images read by the image reader; an image printing device for printing copied images based on the original images stored in the storage device in accordance with the image printing condition set by the setting device; an image printing start button which instructs the image printing device to start printing the copied images; and a controller for performing control to: (i) divide originals constituted by a bundle of pages within one job into a plurality of groups in printing copied images from the originals constituted by the bundle of pages within the one job, (ii) make the setting device set different image printing conditions for each group within the one job, (iii) make the image reader read images on originals for each group when the read start button is pressed, (iv) make the storage store the original images as the one job, and (v) make the image printing device print copied images for each group in accordance with the different image printing conditions set for each group within the one job with respect to all the groups within the one job when the image printing start button is pressed.