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US 7,890,011 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus including information display for consumables
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMakoto Suzuki
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMakoto Suzuki
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An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of functions including a function of executing an operation involving use of a consumable, a selecting unit that selects one function from the plurality of functions, a detector that detects a remaining level of the consumable and a controller. The controller is operable to switch displayed contents to information corresponding to the one function when the one function is selected, instruct execution of an operation corresponding to the changed displayed information, display a warning indication when the remaining level of the consumable is not more than a predetermined level, determine whether the selected one function is the function of executing the operation involving use of the consumable, and inhibit the switching the displayed contents when one function is selected and is determined to be the function of executing the operation involving use of the consumable while the warning indication is displayed.
An image forming apparatus including a plurality of functions that include a function of executing an operation involving use of a consumable, the image forming apparatus comprising:
A method for controlling an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus including a plurality of functions including a function of executing an operation involving use of a consumable, the method comprising:
An image forming apparatus including a plurality of functions that include a function of executing an operation involving use of a consumable, the image forming apparatus comprising:
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