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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2006
Motonobu Hatakeyama, Tokyo, JP;
Motonobu Hatakeyama, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming an image, and a toner cartridge detachably attached to the image forming unit for supplying toner to the image forming unit. The image forming apparatus further includes a toner supply control unit for controlling an amount of toner supplied from the toner cartridge to the image forming unit; a remaining toner amount detection unit for detecting a remaining amount of toner in the image forming unit; an image forming unit used amount detection unit for detecting a used amount of the image forming unit; and a control unit for controlling the toner supply control unit to control the amount of toner in the image forming unit according to a detection result of the remaining toner amount detection unit and a calculation result of the image forming unit used amount detection unit.