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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2025
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Naohisa Nagata, Ibaraki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that performs image formation using a developing agent, the image forming apparatus includes a containing unit that contains the developing agent, a detection unit that detects a remaining amount of the developing agent, a calculation unit that calculates the remaining amount of the developing agent, and a display unit that displays the remaining amount of the developing agent, wherein the display unit, in a case where the remaining amount of the developing agent detected by the detection unit is a predetermined amount or more, displays a value based on the remaining amount calculated by the calculation unit, and in a case where the remaining amount of the developing agent detected by the detection unit is less than the predetermined amount, displays a value based on the remaining amount detected by the detection unit.
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