Image forming apparatus and image forming system
US9772591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/553
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To notify a residual life of a replaceable part at appropriate time on image quality required by the user. An image forming apparatus including: a replaceable part used for image formation; an output unit configured to output information indicating that a usage amount has reached a threshold; an input unit configured to input information; and a control unit configured to change the threshold in accordance with information about image quality input by the input unit.
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