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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Yasuyuki Igarashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshiya Inoue, Yokohama, JP;
Toshio Kitazawa, Ichikawa, JP;
Takeshi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Yuka Saitoh, Kamakura, JP;
Yasuyuki Igarashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshiya Inoue, Yokohama, JP;
Toshio Kitazawa, Ichikawa, JP;
Takeshi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Yuka Saitoh, Kamakura, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a sensor, a notification unit, and a controller. The sensor detects a supply-end condition of consumable supplies. The notification unit notifies a message based on the supply-end condition detected by the sensor, and provides an operation key used for setting a condition for the image forming apparatus. The notification unit includes a print-stop setting and a print-continue setting, settable for a consumable supply and used when a printing operation is suspended due to an occurrence of the supply-end condition. The controller suspends the printing operation based on the print-stop setting and continues the suspended printing operation based on the print-continue setting.