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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventor:
Mayuko Yoshida, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/44 (2006.01); B41J 11/48 (2006.01); B65H 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 11/485 (2013.01); B65H 3/44 (2013.01); G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); B65H 2511/415 (2013.01); B65H 2551/18 (2013.01); B65H 2551/21 (2013.01); B65H 2551/26 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image former, a paper feed tray that feeds a sheet to the image former; a display that displays a list of tray information on the paper feed tray, based on a mounting order with respect to an apparatus; and a controller that controls display of the display. The controller changes a display order of a list of the tray information according to a display priority based on an image forming operation.