Printing apparatus, method for controlling printing apparatus, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016188261-A1
Application number	US-201514977345-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 21, 2015
Priority date	Dec 25, 2014
Publication date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A printing apparatus includes a binding processing unit that executes a binding process, a reader unit that reads an image of an original document and generates image data, and a printer unit that prints an image on a sheet based on the image data generated by the reader unit. When a binding process is executed on the sheet on which the image has been printed by the printer unit, information related to a binding position of the binding process is stored and when a binding process is executed in an off-line mode, settings for the binding position are made based on the information are stored.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A printing apparatus comprising:
a binding processing unit configured to execute binding processing; a reading unit configured to read an image on an original document and generate image data; a printing unit configured to print an image on a sheet based on the image data generated by the reading unit; a storing unit configured to, in a case where the binding processing is executed on the sheet on which the image has been printed by the printing unit, store information related to a content of the binding processing; and a setting unit configured to, in a case where the binding processing is executed by the binding processing unit without printing an image on a sheet by the printing unit, make settings for the binding processing based on the information stored in the storing unit.

2 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when a mode is switched to a mode in which the binding processing is executed by the binding processing unit without printing an image on a sheet by the printing unit, the setting unit makes the settings.

3 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information stored in the storing unit is information related to a binding position of the executed binding processing, and wherein the setting unit makes settings for the binding position based on the information stored in the storing unit.

4 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information stored in the storing unit is information that indicates whether the executed binding processing is binding processing with a staple or binding processing without a staple, and wherein the setting unit makes settings regarding whether to execute binding processing with a staple or binding processing without a staple based on the information stored in the storing unit.

5 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the settings made by the setting unit can be changed by a user.

6 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a deletion unit configured to delete information stored in the storing unit in a case where binding processing without printing an image on a sheet by the printing unit is executed by the binding processing unit.

7 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the binding processing unit executes binding processing according to a user's instruction after the setting unit makes the settings.

8 . The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the original document read by the reading unit is bound via the binding processing executed without printing an image on a sheet by the printing unit.

9 . A method for controlling a printing apparatus, the method comprising:
executing binding processing; reading an image on an original document and generating image data; printing an image on a sheet based on the generated image data; storing, in a case where the binding processing is executed on the sheet on which the image has been printed, information related to a content of the binding processing; and making, in a case where the binding processing is executed without printing an image on a sheet, settings for the binding processing based on the stored information.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that cause a computer to perform a method for controlling a printing apparatus, the method comprising:
executing binding processing; reading an image on an original document and generating image data; a printing process for printing an image on a sheet based on the generated image data; storing, in a case where the binding processing is executed on the sheet on which the image has been printed, information related to a content of the binding processing; and making, in a case where the binding processing is executed without printing an image on a sheet settings for the binding processing based on the stored information.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Totsuka Satoshi

Classifications

• G06K15/404

  Managing other optional outputs, e.g. collators, staplers · CPC title

• G06F3/1254

  Automatic configuration, e.g. by driver · CPC title

• G06F3/1257

  by using pre-stored settings, e.g. job templates, presets, print styles · CPC title

• G06F3/1204 Primary

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• G06F3/1258

  by updating job settings at the printer · CPC title