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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2008
Toshio Kitazawa, Chiba, JP;
Tomoyuki Takahira, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Miyazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Matsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuma Saitoh, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Kitazawa, Chiba, JP;
Tomoyuki Takahira, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Miyazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Matsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuma Saitoh, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge used for image formation is detachably accommodated in a main body of an image forming apparatus. A cartridge determining unit determines a cartridge type, which is a type of the cartridge, and a print-job determining unit determines a print job type, which is a type of a print job received from an external device. If the print job type and the cartridge type do not match, an inhibiting unit inhibits an image formation process.