Electrophotography – Diagnostics – Consumable
Reexamination Certificate
2010-12-28
2011-11-22
Lee, Susan (Department: 2884)
Electrophotography
Diagnostics
Consumable
C399S026000, C399S027000, C399S081000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08064784
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus in which a first consumable item and a second consumable item are loadable to the image forming apparatus, includes a consumption status detector that detects an end status and a near-end status for each of the first and second consumable items, wherein the end status is a consumption status in which the consumable item must be exchanged immediately and the near-end status is a consumption status in which the consumable item must be exchanged in the near future; a consumption information output setting unit that sets settings indicating whether to output information for each of the end status and the near-end status of the first and second consumable items detected by the consumption status detector; and a consumption information output unit configured to output the information for each of the end status and the near-end status of the first and second consumable items based on the settings set by the consumption information output setting unit and a detection result of the consumption status of the first and second consumption items.
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Office Action issued May 24, 2011, in Japan Patent Application No. 2006-009259.
Fujita Takeshi
Igarashi Yasuyuki
Inoue Yoshiya
Kitazawa Toshio
Saito Yuka
Lee Susan
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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