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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shin Ohba, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/404 (2013.01); G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1206 (2013.01); G06F 3/1234 (2013.01); G06F 3/1252 (2013.01); G06F 3/1264 (2013.01); G06F 3/1285 (2013.01); G06K 15/408 (2013.01); G06K 15/4025 (2013.01); G06F 3/1256 (2013.01); G06K 2215/0017 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that outputs an image to a transfer medium on the basis of a job and a control unit that controls the image forming unit. The control unit is capable of outputting all sheets and outputting designated sheets in outputting the job and, when outputting the designated sheets, changes output control content according to whether the designated sheets are output as sheets for replacement media.