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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Toshihisa Motosugi, Okazaki, JP;
Kenichi Matsumoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Taketoshi Yamahata, Toyokawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama, Hachioji, JP;
Jiro Goto, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toshihisa Motosugi, Okazaki, JP;
Kenichi Matsumoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Taketoshi Yamahata, Toyokawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama, Hachioji, JP;
Jiro Goto, Aichi-ken, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has a first detector for detecting that a consumption article has reached its life, a second detector for detecting that the consumption article has reached a certain timing before its life, a third detector for detecting an application of power and/or releasing of a power saving mode of the image forming apparatus, a first controller for making a display portion display an alarm advising a replacement of the consumption article and for making the image forming apparatus inactivate, and a second controller for releasing the alarm display and enabling the use of the image forming apparatus when a specific input is operated during the displaying of the alarm on the display portion.