Printing system and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11523019-B2
Application number	US-202117558567-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2021
Priority date	Jan 15, 2007
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

In a printing system capable of supplying a sheet of a job having undergone print processing by the printing unit of a printing apparatus to a post-processing unit capable of executing at least a specific type of post-processing among a plurality of types of post-processes, when the target job requires the specific type of post-processing, the printing apparatus is inhibited from executing print processing of the job without explicitly determining a sheet necessary for the print processing of the job by a user using a user interface unit. When the target job does not require the specific type of post-processing, the printing apparatus is permitted to execute print processing of the job without explicitly determining a sheet necessary for the print processing of the job by the user using the user interface unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a first setting unit configured to set a size of a sheet on which an image is to be printed;
a second setting unit configured to set a sheet folding option of the sheet on which the image is to be printed; and
a notification unit configured to notify a user of predetermined information based on combination of the set size and the set sheet folding option.

2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the notification unit notifies the predetermined information in a case that the combination of the set size and the set sheet folding option is different from predetermined combination.

3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the printing apparatus is connected to a finisher which is able to fold the sheet conveyed from the printing apparatus in accordance with the set sheet folding option.

4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the notification unit is a display unit which displays a predetermined screen as the predetermined information.

5. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined information indicates that the sheet having the size set by the first setting unit is not able to be folded in accordance with the set sheet folding option.

6. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second setting unit is able to set a three-folding option.

7. The printing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the three-folding option is C-folding option.

8. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display unit configured to display a selection screen for selecting a paper holding unit that holds the sheet to be used for printing,
wherein the first setting unit sets the size of the sheet corresponding to the paper holding unit selected via the displayed selection screen.

9. The printing apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a third setting unit configured to set a mode in which the printing apparatus starts printing without receiving a user instruction designating a paper holding unit, wherein the third setting unit does not set the mode in a situation that the second setting unit sets a predetermined sheet folding option.

10. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined information includes a size of a sheet which is able to be folded in accordance with the set paper folding option.

11. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a printing unit configured to print the image on the sheet, wherein the printing unit does not execute printing in a state that the combination of the set size and the set sheet folding option is different from the predetermined combination.

12. A method for controlling a printing apparatus, the method comprising:
setting a size of a sheet on which an image is to be printed;
setting a sheet folding option of the sheet on which the image is to be printed; and
notifying a user of predetermined information based on combination of the set size and the set sheet folding option.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the predetermined information is notified in the notifying in a case that the combination of the set size and the set sheet folding option is different from predetermined condition.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the sheet folding option is a three-folding option.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the three-folding option is a C-folding option.

16. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
displaying a selection screen for selecting a sheet holding unit holding a sheet to be used for printing, wherein the set size is a sheet size corresponding to the selected sheet holding unit.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the selection screen includes an option for setting a mode in which the printing apparatus starts printing without receiving a user instruction designating a paper holding unit.

18. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising controlling the printing apparatus so as not to set the mode in a situation that a predetermined sheet folding option is set.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a printing apparatus to execute:
setting a size of a sheet on which an image is to be printed;
setting a sheet folding option of the sheet on which the image is to be printed; and
notifying a user of predetermined information based on combination of the set size and the set sheet folding option.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Takahashi Katsuyuki

Classifications

• H04N1/00952

  Using a plurality of control devices, e.g. for different functions · CPC title

• B65H2301/45

  Folding, unfolding · CPC title

• G03G15/6538

  Devices for collating sheet copy material, e.g. sorters, control, copies in staples form · CPC title

• G06K2215/0011

  characterised by a particular command or data flow, e.g. Page Description Language, configuration commands · CPC title

• H04N1/00639

  Binding, stapling, folding or perforating, e.g. punching · CPC title