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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kosuke Tsujita, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1239 (2013.01); G06F 3/121 (2013.01); G06F 3/126 (2013.01); G06F 3/1222 (2013.01); G06F 3/1253 (2013.01); G06F 3/1264 (2013.01); G06F 3/1285 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus aims to prevent sheets in a sheet feeder which is designated for a print job by a user from being used for another print job other than the print job. The image forming apparatus, equipped with a plurality of sheet feeders, executes a submitted print job, prompts a user to select a sheet feeder for use in the print job from among the plurality of sheet feeders, and provides control such that the selected sheet feeder cannot be used for another print job other than the print job.