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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2002
Satoru Inami, Shizuoka, JP;
Masanobu Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Seiichi Shinohara, Shizuoka, JP;
Takayuki Namiki, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoru Inami, Shizuoka, JP;
Masanobu Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Seiichi Shinohara, Shizuoka, JP;
Takayuki Namiki, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image processing apparatus that includes an order placement means for executing an operation associated with order placement of an expendable used in an image forming apparatus, data associated with image formation is accumulated to have a timing associated with order placement as a trigger, and the operation of the order placement means is controlled on the basis of the accumulated value. In this manner, redundant orders for expendables can be prevented.