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Image forming apparatus and image forming method to output in an appropriate sequence
US8976397B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8976397-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314061425-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | Oct 29, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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An image forming apparatus includes a print engine configured to perform printing on a recording medium, a job issuing unit configured to issue a print job, two print control units configured to control the print engine in accordance with the issued print job, and a job allocating unit configured to allocate the print job to an appropriate print control unit, among the two print control units. If a last print job that is issued is for a first print control unit, the control of the print engine by the first print control unit in accordance with the last print job allocated to the first print control unit is not completed, and a next print job that is issued is for a second print control unit, the job allocating unit is configured to place on standby the allocation of the next print job to the second print control unit.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a print engine configured to perform printing on a recording medium; a job issuing unit configured to issue a print job for printing by the print engine; two print control units configured to control the print engine in accordance with the print job issued by the job issuing unit; and a job allocating unit configured to allocate the print job to an appropriate print control unit, among the two print control unit…
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- What does patent US8976397B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes a print engine configured to perform printing on a recording medium, a job issuing unit configured to issue a print job, two print control units configured to control the print engine in accordance with the issued print job, and a job allocating unit configured to allocate the print job to an appropriate print control unit, among the two print control units. …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06K15/1856. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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