Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus configured to communicate with network and capable of managing number of print pages
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Application No.: US17213669Application Date: 2021-03-26
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Publication No.: US11483448B2Publication Date: 2022-10-25
- Inventor: Takatsugu Yamada
- Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya
- Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Priority: JPJP2020-063649 20200331
- Main IPC: G06F15/00
- IPC: G06F15/00 ; H04N1/34 ; G06F3/12

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a main body memory, and a controller. A second upper limit information stored in the main body memory indicates an upper limit of a printable page number that the image forming apparatus is allowed to print in a state where the image forming apparatus is in an off-line state. A printed page number information stored in the main body memory indicates a printed page number printed in the off-line state. The controller is configured to: increment the printed page number information by one in a case where the one sheet of paper is printed on one side printing; and increment the printed page number information by two in a case where the one sheet is printed on double-sided printing. The controller is configured to determine whether the printed page number information is greater than or equal to the second upper limit page number.
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