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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2007
Norimichi Funahashi, Nisshin, JP;
Norimichi Funahashi, Nisshin, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
The image forming apparatus preferably includes a process unit, an acquisition unit, a detection unit, and a selection unit. The process unit executes processes in a plurality of modes corresponding to identification information for identifying a user. The acquisition unit acquires identification information for identifying a user. The detection unit detects presence or absence of an object to be used in at least any one of the plurality of modes. The selection unit selects a mode corresponding to the presence or absence of the object detected by the detection unit from the plurality of modes corresponding to the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit.