Image forming apparatus and output setting method of consumed status of consumable items of the image forming apparatus
US7890001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/55
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a plurality of consumable items. The apparatus includes a consumption status detecting unit that detects a respective consumption status of each of the consumable items; a consumption information output setting unit that sets presence or non-presence of information output for each of the consumption statuses detected by the consumption status detecting unit; and a consumable item information output unit that outputs information on the consumable items based on the respective consumption statuses detected by the consumption status detecting unit and the setting of the presence or the non-presence of information output set by the consumption information output setting unit.
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