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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masao Saeda, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Nakai, Osaka, JP;
Kohji Katamoto, Osaka, JP;
Kohichi Murakami, Osaka, JP;
Yasutomo Hayano, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/34 (2006.01); G06F 1/3234 (2019.01); G06F 1/3231 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00896 (2013.01); G06F 1/3231 (2013.01); G06F 1/3284 (2013.01); H04N 1/344 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus system includes an image forming apparatus and a coin device that receives a usage fee to use the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus may execute the auto-clear based on a detection of a detection sensor that detects a user. The detection sensor includes only a first detection sensor disposed in a range of an area of an operator.