Abstract: This invention provides an image printing system including an image printing apparatus which prints an image on a sheet as a recording medium, a sheet post-processing section which performs post-processing with respect to the sheet on which an image is printed by the image printing apparatus, a storage section which stores an regulation parameter for the image printing apparatus, which is associated with setting of the sheet post-processing operation, and an regulation parameter changing section which can change the regulation parameter for each job to be executed, a control method for the system, and a control program.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a dividing section which divides a plurality of pages into some groups, each of which includes at least one page; an inputting section which inputs different text strings for each group; a creating section which creates a composite image of a page image and a text string which is inputted for the group including the page; and a printing section which prints the composite image on a sheet.

Abstract: This invention provides a booklet making method including a cutting size setting step of setting a cutting size on the basis of a difference amount between a layout position of an image when a layout interval between images printed on a printing medium is minimum and a layout position of an image when the layout interval between images is maximum; an image printing step of adjusting the layout interval between the images printed on the printing medium in accordance with a position of the printing medium upon binding, and printing an image on the printing medium; a binding step of binding a plurality of printing media bearing images to prepare a printing medium bundle; a folding step of folding the printing medium in half; and a cutting step of cutting an edge of the printing medium bundle on the basis of the cutting size.

Abstract: There is described an image forming apparatus including an image forming section to form images onto recording mediums, based on image data representing a document set including a plurality of document pages, and to print a page number onto each of the recording mediums if accepting an instruction for printing page numbers onto the recording mediums; a post-processing division setting input section that accepts a designation for dividing the plurality of document pages to be processed by the post-processing section into a plurality of divisions; and a page number setting and controlling section that controls the image forming section, so as to print serial numbers in which a start number is set at “1” onto document pages included in each of the divisions, if the instruction for printing page numbers is accepted and the post-processing division setting input section accepts the designation for dividing.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is capable of connecting to a finisher which requires a warm-up process before use. The image forming apparatus comprises an input port which inputs warm-up information from the finisher, and a controller which controls the image forming apparatus to transport a set of sheets to the finisher regardless of the warm-up information. The set of sheets are subjected to a finishing operation carried out only after completing the warm-up process.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a document conveying section that reversely conveys documents such that a front side and back side of the documents pass through a reading position, an image reading section for reading images on the documents conveyed to the reading position and generating image data, an image forming section for forming images on recording media, according to the image data, an input section for inputting designation whether the images are to be formed on both sides or on one side of the recording media, and a control section for controlling image reading by the image reading section and image forming by the image forming section, wherein the control section controls the image forming section to form an image according to image data in a condition where a single job includes both single-sided and double-sided image recording, correspondingly to the designation inputted via the input section.

Abstract: An image forming system, including: an image forming apparatus and a post processing device, wherein the image forming apparatus includes; a printer section, a control means, a selecting device to select one of a single sided print mode and a double sided print mode, and the post processing device includes; a sheet supplying tray, a conveyance route, and a post processing means, wherein the control means controls to count the page number to be assigned onto plural sheets of recording media, using a different counting value, based on the selected print mode.

Abstract: A sheet finisher includes: a sheet stacker for stacking sheets outputted from an image forming apparatus to form a sheet bundle; a binder for binding the sheet bundle stacked on the sheet stacker; an ejection device for ejecting out of the sheet finisher at least one of the sheet bundle stacked on the sheet stacker and the sheet bundle which has been bound; an ejection tray for stacking the ejected sheet bundle or the bound sheet bundle sequentially; and a controller for controlling the ejection device to make the bound sheet bundle to wait on the sheet stacker, to make a sheet outputted from the apparatus which have not been bound to stack sequentially on the bound sheet bundle, and to make the bound sheet bundle and the sheet stacked on the bound sheet bundle as a unit to eject to the ejection tray.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is capable of connecting to a finisher which requires a warm-up process before use. The image forming apparatus comprises an input port which inputs warm-up information from the finisher, and a controller which controls the image forming apparatus to transport a set of sheets to the finisher regardless of the warm-up information. The set of sheets are subjected to a finishing operation carried out only after completing the warm-up process.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording sheet whose area is larger than that of a predetermined size-fixed recording sheet, comprises an image forming member for forming an image on the recording sheet; a sheet feeder to feed the recording sheet to the image forming member; a controller to control the image forming member so as to form an image on the recording sheet such that a first central point of the recording sheet defined in terms of a main scanning direction perpendicular to a feeding direction of the recording sheet by the sheet feeder is placed on a first center line of the image, wherein the first center line is perpendicular to the main scanning direction, and one side of the image is parallel to one side of the recording sheet.

Abstract: There is described an image forming apparatus combined with a finisher for applying finish processing such as stapling. The image-forming apparatus includes: a reading section to read an original image so as to generate image data of the original image; a designating section to designate a first direction of the original image to be read by the reading section and a second direction of an output image to be ejected; an image-processing section to apply image-processing, which includes an image-rotation processing, to the image data so as to generate processed image data; a controlling section to control a rotation angle to be employed for rotating the image data by the image-rotation processing, referring to the first direction and the second direction, so that a direction of the output image coincides with the second direction; and an image-forming section to form the output image based on the processed image data.

Abstract: An image forming system, including: an image forming apparatus and a post processing device, wherein the image forming apparatus includes; a printer section, a control means, a selecting device to select one of a single sided print mode and a double sided print mode, and the post processing device includes; a sheet supplying tray, a conveyance route, and a post processing means, wherein the control means controls to count the page number to be assigned onto plural sheets of recording media, using a different counting value, based on the selected print mode.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of recording images of a double sided original on both sides of a recording sheet, the image forming apparatus having, an image reader for reading images of the double sided original, a first setting section for setting a binding direction of the double sided original, a second setting section for setting a binding direction of the recording sheet with relating to the binding direction set by the first setting section, and an image rotator for making a required amount of rotation of an image read by the image reader, based on the binding directions having been set by the first setting section and by the second setting section.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus body, an image reading apparatus mounted on the upper portion of the apparatus body, and a postprocessing apparatus having a folding unit which folds a sheet. The image forming apparatus includes a selection window which is formed on an operation display unit of the image forming apparatus body and allows selection of a fold surface of a sheet. The selection window displays a three-fold process of folding an upper surface on which an image is formed and a three-fold process of folding a lower surface on which no image is formed.

Abstract: An image forming device includes: a control unit for accepting reservations of a plurality of jobs including an image forming processing, and for carrying out a job successive execution starting a next job during an image forming of a last page of a current job, based on the plurality of reserved jobs; and a conveyance path for conveying a transfer paper, from a start of a feed to an end of an exit; an image forming unit for forming and outputting an image on the transfer paper, based on an instruction from the control unit, wherein in case the maximum number of the conveyed transfer paper existing at the same time on the conveyance path is defined as N1, and the number of reservation acceptable jobs is defined as N2, the control unit sets the N2 as N2≧1, and manages acceptance of the jobs according to the N2.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus with a left time informing function, which can accurately predict time required for finishing forming an image. The image forming apparatus with a left time informing function, has: a storage for storing data of various types of basic operation time for forming an image, therein; and a status management section for calculating and informing left time required for completing forming the image on the basis of the data stored in the storage, when a condition of forming the image is determined; wherein the basic operation time include print time corresponding to a single-sided mode and a double-sided mode, respectively, for every size of a transfer sheet, and interprocessing time for every postprocessing.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus body, an image reading apparatus mounted on the upper portion of the apparatus body, and a postprocessing apparatus having a folding unit which folds a sheet. The image forming apparatus includes a selection window which is formed on an operation display unit of the image forming apparatus body and allows selection of a fold surface of a sheet. The selection window displays a three-fold process of folding an upper surface on which an image is formed and a three-fold process of folding a lower surface on which no image is formed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus with a left time informing function, which can accurately predict time required for finishing forming an image. The image forming apparatus with a left time informing function, has: a storage for storing data of various types of basic operation time for forming an image, therein; and a status management section for calculating and informing left time required for completing forming the image on the basis of the data stored in the storage, when a condition of forming the image is determined; wherein the basic operation time include print time corresponding to a single-sided mode and a double-sided mode, respectively, for every size of a transfer sheet, and interprocessing time for every postprocessing.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image reading device for reading images on a document; an image recording device for recording images read by the image reading device on a recording material; an inputting device that makes it possible for an operator to select either area from plural imaginary areas established in advance and to adjust a position in the selected area, for setting, on a given position on the recording material, a recording position for additional information to be recorded on the recording material by the image recording device in addition to the images stated above; and a controller that controls the image recording device for recording the additional information on the recording position that is set by the inputting device.

Abstract: A method for converting benzene and aromatic hydrocarbon compounds having 9 or more carbon atoms contained in a material oil having a boiling point of 30˜210° C. into toluene and aromatic hydrocarbon compounds having 8 carbon atoms in the presence of hydrogen and the said catalyst. The catalyst can be obtained by carrying at least one metal or metal compound selected from Group VIII and Group VIA of the Periodic Table on a carrier containing zeolites in which maximum diameter among diameters of its micropores is 0.6-1.0 nm and a ratio of SiO2/Al2O3 is 50 or more.