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Patent No.:

US 7072593 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006

Filed:

Nov. 22, 2004
Applicant:

Akira Negishi, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Akira Negishi, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An image forming apparatus and a method for controlling the same. The image forming apparatus has a keyed sheet storage unit that has a key status of locked and unlocked states. The image forming apparatus can switch operational sequences of the keyed sheet storage unit in response to the key status of the keyed sheet storage unit to achieve ease of use and the enhancement of security level.


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Negishi, Akira. (2006). Method and apparatus for processing image, image forming apparatus, method for controlling image forming apparatus, computer program, and computer readable storage medium (U.S. Patent No. 7072593). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7072593

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