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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Nuita, Shizuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises a paper pickup section configured to pick up paper from a cassette; a calculating section configured to measure the time from the moment the paper is picked up to the moment the conveyance of the paper is detected by a sensor arranged at a given distance away from the paper pickup section, to calculate a delay time with respect to a specified time; and a control section configured to count the number of times the calculated delay time exceeds a delay time stored in a storage section in which a plurality of delay times different in length are stored, and output message information different from each other according to the length of the calculated delay time and the counted times when a plurality of paper is fed.