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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2007
Yoshiya Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuyuki Igarashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Yuka Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Kitazawa, Chiba, JP;
Yoshiya Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuyuki Igarashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Yuka Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Kitazawa, Chiba, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which uses a consumable item is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a consumed status detecting unit which detects a value of the consumed status of the consumable item, a determining unit which determines whether to output an exchange message of the consumable item by comparing the value of the consumed status of the consumable item detected by the consumed status detecting unit with a predetermined value, an exchange message output setting unit which sets presence or non-presence of an output of the exchange message, and a consumed status output setting unit which sets presence or non-presence of an output of the consumed status of the consumable item detected by the consumed status detecting unit.