Image forming apparatus, sheet supply supporting method and control program

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8254794
APP PUB NO 20090317097A1
SERIAL NO

12407504

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An image forming apparatus comprises a sheet tray to store sheets to form an image thereon; a detecting section to detect a capacity of empty space of each of the sheet tray; and a sheet managing section to compare the capacity of empty space of the sheet tray with a capacity of sheets of one or plural bundles of sheets as a unit of supply to be stored in the sheet tray, wherein in the case that the capacity of empty space of the sheet tray is equal to or larger than the capacity of sheets of one or plural bundles of sheets, the sheet managing section notifies that it is possible to supply sheets by the one or plural bundle of sheets as a unit of supply to the sheet tray.

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KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES INCTOKYO JAPAN TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Osumi, Kazuhito Mitaka, JP 1 3
Shiraki, Yoko Tokyo, JP 11 10

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