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Image forming apparatus and image forming system

US11570316B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 2022
Grant dateJan 31, 2023
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a sensor and an alerting portion. The sensor detects a human. The alerting portion changes the contents of an alert in accordance with the density level of people that is determined based on the number of times of sensing, which is the number of times that a human is detected during a predetermined time based on the output of the sensor, and a predefined threshold value.

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