Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanner for reading image information of an original, a memory for storing the image information of a plurality of originals read by the scanner, a printer for forming the image information of at least two of the originals stored in the memory on a single image formation medium, a detector for detecting that the memory becomes full, and a controller. When the detector detects that the memory becomes full while the scanner is performing a series of read operations, the controller controls the printer to print images of the image information of originals which are stored in the memory and images of which are to be formed on a single sheet, erases the image information whose images are printed, and controls the scanner to restart reading of the originals.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including CPU can eliminate an influence of a difference in access time by selecting a deletion mode of whether the image information of each page is deleted each time when printing of the page of the last copy of an original is finished or the image information of all the pages is in a lump deleted when printing of all the copies of the last copy of the original is finished in a sort mode according to whether or not a hard disk device is mounted when power is applied to the apparatus and enables at least an image information of a page read by a scanner to effectively create a file by generating near memory full in file creation of an image information, by switching possibility levels of concurrent operations of jobs based on the presence or absence of the hard disk device and a capacity of RAM.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having at least one of a copying and printer functions, and a facsimile function, comprising means for inputting image data and size information of an image forming medium on which an image based on the image data is to be formed, means for accommodating image forming media having different sizes, respectively, means for forming an image, based on the image data input from the input means, on each of the image forming media accommodated in the accommodation means, means for detecting sizes of image forming media stored in the accommodation means, and means for switching, on the basis of a detection result of the detection means, between an image forming operation of the image forming means in the facsimile function and an image forming operation of the image forming means in the copying or printer function.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having at least one of a copying function of forming an image represented by copy data, a facsimile function of forming an image represented by facsimile data, and a printing function of forming an image represented by print data, characterized by comprising means for acquiring the data, means for storing the data acquired by the data-acquiring means, means for registering image-forming commands for forming an image represented by the data stored in the storing means, means for selecting a plurality of image-forming commands registered in the command-registering means, one after another in a predetermined order, and means for forming images in accordance with the image-forming commands selected by the command-selecting means.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanner for reading image information of an original, a memory for storing the image information of a plurality of originals read by the scanner, a printer for forming the image information of at least two of the originals stored in the memory on a single image formation medium, a detector for detecting that the memory becomes full, and a controller. When the detector detects that the memory becomes full while the scanner is performing a series of read operations, the controller controls the printer to print images of the image information of originals which are stored in the memory and images of which are to be formed on a single sheet, erases the image information whose images are printed, and controls the scanner to restart reading of the originals.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an ADF for automatically feeding a plurality of originals, a mechanism for selecting a continuous mode, in the continuous mode the plurality of originals separately fed by the ADF a plurality of number of times are processed as a series of originals, a mechanism for reading the images of the plurality of originals, a memory for storing as a series of images, the images read from the originals fed while the continuous mode is selected, and a printer for forming the series of images stored in the memory in a predetermined order.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and method for setting a binding margin. When a binding margin displayed on an LCD display unit of an operation panel has been set, a main CPU calculates a position, at which writing of the image of an original document starts, and magnification (an enlargement ratio or a reduction ratio) in accordance with a program stored in a ROM and to correspond to the binding margin and the size of sheets which are set by the LCD display unit and the size of the original document read by a scanner, and causes a printer to perform printing in accordance with a result of the calculation. When a binding margin has been set, the image of an original document can accurately be printed without loss of the image of an end portion of the image of the original document while maintaining the specified binding margin.

Abstract: A mode for sorting sheets having two sides, on which images have been printed, is performed such that sheets each having one printed side are stacked in an automatic double side device, and the sheets stacked in the automatic double side device are sequentially extracted and conveyed. If a jam takes place during extraction and conveyance of the sheets, the position, at which the jam has taken place, is displayed on an LCD display unit. After the jammed sheet has been removed, the printing operation is caused to restart. If few sheets are stacked in the automatic double side device before the printing operation is completed, a copy key is depressed to perform control to perform the printing operation once again. Also, a method for replacing the images of the sheets which are jammed during the double sided copying operation is provided.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a scanner for reading images of a document, a memory for storing the images, a printer function for printing images corresponding to the document one by one every time the images are read by the scanner in accordance with set image forming conditions, another printer function for printing the stored images after all the images of the document are read in accordance with the image forming conditions, and a control section for setting the image forming conditions and enabling one of the printer functions in accordance with the image forming conditions.

Abstract: A basic control portion stores image information read by a scanner in a page memory of a page memory portion through image processing means. When memory full takes place such that image information to be stored in the page memory is larger than the capacity of the memory in a case where a staple sorting mode has been set, the basic control portion suspends the staple mode and forms images in a set sorting mode by using image data stored in the page memory. As a result, even if memory full takes place in the staple mode, the image can normally be formed.

Abstract: Document information input by a scanner is stored in a disk storage device. Document identification information of plural document information items stored in the disk storage device is printed on a list-format retrieval sheet by a printer. The document identification information of document information newly registered in the disk storage device is printed by the printer on a vacant area of an already output retrieval sheet.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanner for reading image information of an original, a memory for storing the image information of a plurality of originals read by the scanner, a printer for forming the image information of at least two of the originals stored in the memory on a single image formation medium, a detector for detecting that the memory becomes full, and a controller. When the detector detects that the memory becomes full while the scanner is performing a series of read operations, the controller controls the printer to print images of the image information of originals which are stored in the memory and images of which are to be formed on a single sheet, erases the image information whose images are printed, and controls the scanner to restart reading of the originals.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanner for scanning an image on a document, a memory for storing image data of the scanned image in a storage medium, a reading device for reading out the image data from the storage medium, and an image forming device for forming an image on an image formation medium. An instruction device instructs a time at which the edit process of the image data scanned by the scanner is executed, according to the content of a designated edit process. On the basis of the instruction, the edit process is executed when the image is stored in the storage medium, or when the image formation is performed by the image forming device. For example, the time at which the edit process is executed is determined in accordance with the possibility of a variable magnification process at a time of output based on the designated edit process and a variable magnification ratio designated by a designation device.