Mechanisms for reserving a sheet feeding unit at an image forming apparatus, and control method thereof
US12169656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1268
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of sheet feeding units, a job reception unit configured to receive a print job, an instruction reception unit configured to receive a reservation instruction for reserving at least one sheet feeding unit of the plurality of sheet feeding units, an identification unit configured to identify a sheet feeding unit from among the plurality of sheet feeding units based on a setting of the received print job, and a notification unit configured to notify, in response to an execution instruction of a print job in which a sheet feeding unit for which the instruction reception unit has received the reservation instruction is identified, and in which a specific setting is not made, a user of information indicating that the sheet feeding unit is reserved.
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