摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the reduction in efficiency until job printing ends even if jobs are mixed in an image formation device having a plurality of paper discharge destinations. <P>SOLUTION: A data analysis part 94 analyzes whether a page allowing discharge of paper to the specified discharge destination and a page making the discharge of paper thereto impossible are mixed in an output job or not. A paper discharge control part 96 switches the discharge destination for a recording paper sheet in such a way that the page allowing the discharge of the paper to the specified discharge destination is discharged to the specified discharge destination and the page making the discharge of the paper thereto impossible is discharged to a discharge destination different from the specified discharge destination. An informing control part 98 displays the information related to switching of discharge destination by the paper discharge control part 96 in a display device or outputs the information by printing it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |