Method and apparatus for stream printing in an electronic reprographic device.

摘要

A print job processing method and apparatus for use in an electronic reprographic system are described. Original documents of a job to be printed are scanned (6) to provide signals for storage. The signals are transferred to a printer (8) for print generation. An optimum time to commence printer operation is automatically determined (54) in accordance with at least one of the number of original documents, the thickness of original documents, scanner speed, printer speed, and number of print jobs in the system. The optimum time is determined such that the maximum overlap is achieved between scanner operation and printer operation. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>