Image forming apparatus with operation disabling feature

Details Image forming apparatus with operation disabling feature Image forming apparatus with operation disabling feature

2007-05-22

2010-12-14

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Machine operation

Operator interface

Reexamination Certificate

active

07853166

ABSTRACT:
An image-forming apparatus includes a first unit configured to form an image on a recording medium, a second unit configured to open/close relative to the first unit, and an instructing unit configured to perform an instruction for causing the image-forming apparatus to execute a predetermined operation, wherein the image-forming apparatus is disabled from executing the predetermined operation regardless of whether instruction is performed by the instructing unit when the second unit is in an opened state, and wherein the first unit forms an image on a recording medium regardless of whether the second unit is in an opened state.

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