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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yuichi Hosoda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0831 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided in which, in a case where a calculated value is less than a predetermined value (for example, 'low' level, or 'out' level), and information indicating that a remaining toner amount is less than the predetermined value has not been acquired from a toner container, the predetermined value or a value a predetermined amount greater than the predetermined value is set as an initial value of the remaining toner amount.