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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Suzuki, Mishima, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hiroharu Tsuji, Numazu, JP;
Genki Takahashi, Mishima, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an accommodation unit and a display unit. The accommodation unit accommodates a sheet having an image formed thereon. The display unit displays a selection screen that prompts a user to select information concerning a user who has given instructions to the accommodation unit to accommodate a sheet. The display unit displays a predetermined screen that represents a state or function of the image forming apparatus, and switches the predetermined screen to the selection screen on condition that the instructions have been received.