Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2006-09-26

2010-12-14

Nguyen, Judy (Department: 2854)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Consumable

C399S009000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07853160

ABSTRACT:
The goal of the present invention is, while waiting for reserved printing that is to be executed at a future time, even in a case where new printing is executed before then, to compare the remaining amount of consumable material to the amount of consumable material necessary for the designated reserved printing. The terminal apparatus that sent the printing data to execute new printing is notified about the condition of the consumable material. The present invention detects a lack of consumable material by comparing the remaining amount of consumable material to the amount of consumable material necessary for the reserved printing. Therefore, a user using the terminal apparatus can be informed about the information concerning the consumable material by having the terminal apparatus, which newly sent the printing data, notified of the information concerning the detected consumable material.

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Machine Translation of JP 10315590 A.

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