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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2006
Atsushi Kawai, Toyokawa, JP;
Tatsutoshi Yamada, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshihiko Yoshizaki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kazuo Okunishi, Okazaki, JP;
Hideo Mae, Okazaki, JP;
Yoshiaki Takano, Toyohashi, JP;
Atsushi Kawai, Toyokawa, JP;
Tatsutoshi Yamada, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshihiko Yoshizaki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kazuo Okunishi, Okazaki, JP;
Hideo Mae, Okazaki, JP;
Yoshiaki Takano, Toyohashi, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus in which the consumption article can be attached to and detached from a main body has a controller, which reads first new/old information that is stored in a repetitively rewritable area of a memory provided on the consumption article and represents whether or not the consumption article is unused after manufacturing or after recycling and second new/old information that is stored in a once rewritable area of the memory and represents the number of times of recycling of the consumption article and controls the operation of the image forming apparatus on the basis of the first new/old information and the second new/old information.