Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/049329
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a display, a consumable cartridge and a controller. The consumable cartridge is attached to the apparatus body. The consumable cartridge includes a housing and a consumable product memory. The housing accommodates consumable material therein for use in image formation. The consumable product memory stores a first flag. The first flag indicates whether consumable material information indicating that an amount of the consumable material is reduced to a level equal to or less than a first threshold value is displayed or not displayed on the display. The controller is configured to execute a first display process for determining whether the consumable material information is displayed on the display in accordance with indication of the first flag stored in the consumable product memory.
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Inventors:
SUZUKI TAKASHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2020/032663
Publication Date:
March 18, 2021
Filing Date:
August 28, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BROTHER IND LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B41J29/38; G03G21/00; B41J29/42; H04N1/00
Foreign References:
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| JP2015079203A | 2015-04-23 | |||
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KITAZAWA, Kazuhiro et al. (JP)
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