Electrophotography – Diagnostics – Consumable
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-27
2010-11-09
Gray, David M (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Diagnostics
Consumable
C399S027000, C399S081000, C399S082000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07831156
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a sensor, a notification unit, and a controller. The sensor detects a supply-end condition of consumable supplies. The notification unit notifies a message based on the supply-end condition detected by the sensor, and provides an operation key used for setting a condition for the image forming apparatus. The notification unit includes a print-stop setting and a print-continue setting, settable for a consumable supply and used when a printing operation is suspended due to an occurrence of the supply-end condition. The controller suspends the printing operation based on the print-stop setting and continues the suspended printing operation based on the print-continue setting.
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Fujita Takeshi
Igarashi Yasuyuki
Inoue Yoshiya
Kitazawa Toshio
Saitoh Yuka
Fekete Barnabas T
Gray David M
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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