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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Seiji Hara, Shizuoka, JP;
Masafumi Monde, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Hagiwara, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Chiba, JP;
Hiromitsu Kumada, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image forming system that includes an image forming apparatus including, a first variable mechanism that varies from a first state to a second state or from the second state to the first state when physically operated by a user, a first detection unit configured to detect the variation of a state of the first variable mechanism, and a sound collection unit. The image forming system further includes a generation unit configured to generate, when the variation is detected by the first detection unit, first statistical information regarding at least one sound wave obtained by the sound collection unit in a period based on a timing when the variation is detected.