In an image forming system, a hardware processor controls whether the first sheet is conveyed to an upstream side of the image former via a first conveying path which reverses sides of the first sheet or via a second conveying path which does not reverse the sides of the first sheet as well as the first conveying path, when images are formed on both sides of a plurality of the first sheets by the image former, in order to narrow a space between a plurality of the first sheets.

An image forming apparatus includes first and second sheet storages, a sheet conveyer, an image reading unit configured to read a surface of a sheet conveyed from the first sheet storage by the sheet conveyer, an image forming unit configured to form an image on the sheet conveyed from the image reading unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine an amount of a color material appearing on the surface of the sheet based on image data generated by the image reading unit, determine one of the image forming unit and the second sheet storage as a sheet feeding destination, based on the determined amount of the color material and a threshold value that is associated with at least one of a type and content of an image to be formed on the sheet, and control the sheet conveyer to convey the sheet to the sheet feeding destination.

An image forming apparatus includes first and second sheet storages, a sheet conveyer, an image reading unit configured to read a surface of a sheet conveyed from the first sheet storage by the sheet conveyer, an image forming unit configured to form an image on the sheet conveyed from the image reading unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine an amount of a color material appearing on the surface of the sheet based on image data generated by the image reading unit, determine one of the image forming unit and the second sheet storage as a sheet feeding destination, based on the determined amount of the color material and a threshold value that is associated with at least one of a type and content of an image to be formed on the sheet, and control the sheet conveyer to convey the sheet to the sheet feeding destination.

An image forming apparatus which prevents degradation of sheets stacked in a stacking unit. A sheet feeding unit has a first stacking unit and a second stacking unit. When sheets stacked in the first stacking unit have run out, sheets stacked in the second stacking unit are moved to the first stacking unit. A remaining amount of sheets in the sheet feeding unit is indicated on a display unit. When sheets are stacked in the second stacking unit, the display unit provides an indication that a remaining amount of sheets in the sheet feeding unit is the largest.

A sheet processing system according to the present disclosure is a sheet processing system for tri-folding a sheet at a first folding position and a second folding position different from the first folding position, including: an acceptance unit configured to accept a length from an end of the sheet to the first folding position; and a setting unit configured to set the second folding position based on a length of the sheet, the length accepted by the acceptance unit, and a margin.

A foil transfer device includes a foil transfer film cartridge, a housing, a display, a detector, and a controller. The foil transfer film cartridge includes a supply reel on which a foil film is wound. The housing allows the foil transfer film cartridge to be removably installed therein. The display is provided on the housing to display information. The detector detects foil film information in a state where the foil transfer film cartridge is installed in the housing. The foil film information includes at least one item selected from a group comprising a color of the foil, a width of the foil film, and a widthwise position of the foil film in a direction of the width of the foil film. The controller causes the foil film information detected by the detector to be shown on the display.

A user interface for a media processing apparatus is adapted to process image receiving media so as to determine a physical configuration of a media sheet. The user interface includes a screen, a controller adapted to receive image data specifying an image to be received on a sheet and to control the screen so as to display a preview showing the sheet with the image received thereon, an input section adapted to input preview editing commands, and an output section adapted to output set commands for the media processing apparatus. The controller is adapted to derive the set commands from the preview editing commands.

A printing system includes a plurality of loading units, and a registration management unit configured to display on a display screen a registration screen for receiving registration of attributes of printing media loaded in the loading unit. The registration management unit is configured to arrange selection elements corresponding to unregistered loading units so as to be selectable on the registration screen, and is configured to arrange on the registration screen registration elements for registering the attributes of the printing media loaded in the loading unit corresponding to a selected selection element.

A transport device includes a transport section, a processing section, a detector, and a transport controller. The transport section transports a sheet. The processing section performs processing on the sheet. The detector detects a movement of a pointing instrument on a detection surface of the detector itself. The transport controller allows the sheet to be transported by a distance corresponding to the movement of the pointing instrument, and in a direction corresponding to the movement of the pointing instrument.

An image forming system includes an image forming unit for forming a first toner image and a second toner image on a first surface and a second surface of a recording medium by using toner containing wax; a pressure-bonding unit for pressure-bonding the recording medium folded in two by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium, an inner surface of the recording medium folded in two being pressure-bonded via an adhesive medium, one of the first surface and the second surface being the inner surface of the recording medium folded in two, the pressure-bonding unit pressure-bonding the recording medium folded in two via an adhesive member; and a control unit for determining an image forming order so that an image is formed on an outer surface of the recording medium folded in two, and then on the inner surface of the recording medium folded in two.