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US-9211740-B2 · Dec 15, 2015 · US
Image forming apparatus, image forming system and program product
US8979404B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8979404-B2 |
| Application number | US-38903406-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | Mar 25, 2005 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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An image forming apparatus including: an image forming unit; plural trays; a sheet feed unit that feeds a sheet held in one of the trays; a correspondence storing unit that stores correspondence between trays and kinds of sheets; a priority setting unit that sets priority to a designation of the tray or to a designation of the kind; a sheet feed control unit that feeds the sheet from one of the trays when the priority is given to the designation of the tray and the one of the trays is designated, and searches one of the trays that holds the sheet of the designated kind based on the correspondence to feed the sheet from the searched tray when the priority is given to the designation of the kind and the kind of the sheet is designated; and a setting change unit that changes a setting of the image forming unit correspondingly to the kind of sheet.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet; a plurality of trays each configured to hold the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming device; a sheet feed device configured to feed the sheet held in one of the plurality of the trays; a user interface configured to receive an input; a processor; and memory storing instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the image…
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- What does patent US8979404B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus including: an image forming unit; plural trays; a sheet feed unit that feeds a sheet held in one of the trays; a correspondence storing unit that stores correspondence between trays and kinds of sheets; a priority setting unit that sets priority to a designation of the tray or to a designation of the kind; a sheet feed control unit that feeds the sheet from one of the…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Mori Hiromi, Brother Ind Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B41J11/485. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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