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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1633 (2013.01); G03G 15/502 (2013.01); G03G 15/5079 (2013.01); G03G 15/5091 (2013.01); G03G 15/553 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example image forming apparatus includes a coupling device to perform coupling or decoupling between the image forming apparatus and a consumable, a sensor to sense an opening of a cover of the image forming apparatus, and a processor. When receiving an opening sensing signal of the cover from the sensor, the processor determines whether the consumable coupled to the image forming apparatus corresponds to a consumable access condition, and based on a result of determination, transmits a signal requesting decoupling of the consumable corresponding to the consumable access condition to the coupling device.