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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Murakami, Yokohama, JP;
Kunio Okada, Kawasaki, JP;
Akio Sugaya, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Utsunomiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideyuki Kitani, Kawasaki, JP;
Kiyohiro Tsunekawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeki Hirooka, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuji Ozawa, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
Abstract
An output apparatus includes a cartridge which contains a recording material. A detector is provided in the apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of the recording material in the cartridge. A controller is provided in the apparatus for storing the cumulative consumed amount of the recording material in a non-volatile memory unit. Thus, the remaining amount of the recording material is determined.