Sheet processing apparatus, control method of sheet processing apparatus, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9283796-B2
Application number	US-201313926520-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2013
Priority date	Jun 27, 2012
Publication date	Mar 15, 2016
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016

Abstract

To execute a saddle stitch bookbinding process to prints including an insert paper, there is provided a control method for controlling a sheet processing apparatus, comprising: inserting the insert sheet from a second sheet holder in a plurality of sheets from a first sheet holder, and causing a saddle stitch bookbinder to execute the saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted; determining whether or not the insert sheet is a sheet of a type to which the saddle stitch bookbinding process can be executed; and, in a case where it is determined that the insert sheet is not the sheet of the type to which the saddle stitch bookbinding process can be executed, controlling the saddle stitch bookbinder not to execute the saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
an executing unit configured to insert an insert sheet fed from a second sheet holding unit in a plurality of sheets fed from a first sheet holding unit, and cause a saddle stitch bookbinding device to execute a saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted;
a judging unit configured to judge whether or not a position in which it has been designated to insert the insert sheet is a position in which the insert sheet can be inserted; and
a control unit configured to, in a case where it is judged that the position in which it has been designated to insert the insert sheet is not the position in which the insert sheet can be inserted, control the saddle stitch bookbinding device not to execute the saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted.

2. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the insert sheet is a sheet of a type to which the saddle stitch bookbinding process can be executed,
wherein, in a case where it is judged that the position in which it has been designated to insert the insert sheet is the position in which the insert sheet can be inserted and it is determined by the determining unit that the insert sheet is the sheet of the type to which the saddle stitch bookbinding process can be executed, the control unit controls the saddle stitch bookbinding device to execute the saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted.

3. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a notification unit configured to, in the case where it is determined by the determining unit that the insert sheet is not the sheet of the type to which the saddle stitch bookbinding process can be executed, notify a user of this fact.

4. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, in a case where the insert sheet is plain paper, the determining unit determines that the insert sheet is the sheet of the type to which the saddle stitch bookbinding process can be executed.

5. A control method for controlling a sheet processing apparatus, the method comprising:
inserting an insert sheet fed from a second sheet holding unit in a plurality of sheets fed from a first sheet holding unit, and causing a saddle stitch bookbinding device to execute a saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted;
judging whether or not a position in which it has been designated to insert the insert sheet is a position in which the insert sheet can be inserted; and
in a case where it is judged that the position in which it has been designated to insert the insert sheet is not the position in which the insert sheet can be inserted, controlling the saddle stitch bookbinding device not to execute the saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted.

6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program for controlling a sheet processing apparatus, the computer program comprising:
code to insert an insert sheet fed from a second sheet holding unit in a plurality of sheets fed from a first sheet holding unit, and cause a saddle stitch bookbinding device to execute a saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted;
code to judge whether or not a position in which it has been designated to insert the insert sheet is a position in which the insert sheet can be inserted; and
code to, in a case where it is judged that the position in which it has been designated to insert the insert sheet is not the position in which the insert sheet can be inserted, control the saddle stitch bookbinding device not to execute the saddle stitch bookbinding process to the plurality of sheets in which the insert sheet has been inserted.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Mutsuno Masahiro

Classifications

• G03G2215/00831

  Stitcher · CPC title

• B65H2801/27

  Devices located downstream of office-type machines · CPC title

• B42C1/12

  Machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together the sheets or signatures · CPC title

• G03G15/50

  Machine control of apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern, e.g. regulating differents parts of the machine, multimode copiers, microprocessor control (sequencing control G03G21/14) · CPC title

• B65H33/04

  by inserting marker slips in pile or stream · CPC title