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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takumi Iko, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/19 (2006.01); B41J 3/46 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 3/46 (2013.01); B41J 11/006 (2013.01); B41J 13/106 (2013.01); B41J 29/19 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a printing unit; a discharge unit configured to discharge a printed material on which the printing unit has performed printing and configured not to completely discharge but to hold the printed material; a detection unit configured to detect removal of the printed material that has been held by the discharge unit; and a control unit configured to control notification by a notification unit to a user. In response to detection by the detection unit of the removal of the printed material, the control unit is configured to control the notification unit to notify a user that the printed material has been removed.