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Title:
IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, CARTRIDGE ATTACHABLE TO AND DETACHABLE FROM THE DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR AMOUNT OF CARTRIDGE USED
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001117447
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an image forming device, a cartridge attachable to and detachable from the device and a display system for amount of cartridge used for reporting information for enabling a user to concretely judge how long the cartridge can be continuously used more and when a spare cartridge is to be prepared.

This device has a means 21 for storing a date, when the use of a cartridge B is started, in a storage means 20, a means 21 for storing the date, when the use of the cartridge B is started, out of the storage means 20 and a means 22 for statistically calculating information on the amount of the cartridge used peculiar to the user while using the date, when the use of the cartridge B is started read out of the storage means 20, the present date and information on the amount of the cartridge used.


Inventors:
OGATA HIROAKI
YAMAMOTO SHINYA
Application Number:
JP29462199A
Publication Date:
April 27, 2001
Filing Date:
October 15, 1999
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
CANON KK
International Classes:
G03G21/00; G03G21/18; (IPC1-7): G03G21/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kurahashi Akira