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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2010
Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hachioji, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Akira Okamoto, Hino, JP;
Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Hachioji, JP;
Masatoshi Ogawa, Hino, JP;
Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hachioji, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Akira Okamoto, Hino, JP;
Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Hachioji, JP;
Masatoshi Ogawa, Hino, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus provided with a sheet feeding tray to store sheets for image forming; a sheet feeding section to feed the sheets form the sheet feeding tray so as to supply the sheets for the image forming; and a control section to individually administer remaining sheets stored in the sheet feeding tray in advance and replenishment sheets replenished when the sheet feeding tray is replenished with the sheets in a state where the sheets stored in the sheet feeding tray in advance is remaining. Whereby, a JOB can be continued or aborted appropriately with reference to information and remaining amounts of remaining sheets and replenishment sheets in one sheet feeding tray, since the information and the remaining amounts are administered individually.