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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Jin Kamada, Izunokuni, JP;
Assignee:
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); B65H 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1259 (2013.01); B65H 43/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/1207 (2013.01); G06F 3/1222 (2013.01); G06F 3/1231 (2013.01); G06F 3/1238 (2013.01); G06F 3/1256 (2013.01); G06F 3/1257 (2013.01); G06F 3/1293 (2013.01); G06F 3/1296 (2013.01); G06K 15/02 (2013.01); B65H 2511/515 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a sheet taking away determination system comprises a first detection device configured to detect a sheet discharged to a discharge port; a second detection device configured to detect a terminal device positioned within a communication enabled range of the second detection device; and a controller configured to determine that the sheet is taken away if the second detection device detects the terminal device and a quantity of the sheets is less than that of the sheets before detection after the sheet is detected by the first detection device.