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- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having function of automatically selecting one of sheet feeders, method of controlling the image forming apparatus and storage medium
- Patent Title (中): 具有自动选择供纸器之一的功能的图像形成装置，控制图像形成装置和存储介质的方法
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Application No.: US10764884Application Date: 2004-01-26
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Publication No.: US06963721B2Publication Date: 2005-11-08
- Inventor: Hidehiko Asai , Yasushi Shimizu , Kazuhiro Kasai
- Applicant: Hidehiko Asai , Yasushi Shimizu , Kazuhiro Kasai
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Rossi, Kimms & McDowell, LLP
- Priority: JP2000-145301 20000517
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus that forms images of originals on sheets, includes a plurality of feeders for feeding sheets, a memory for storing sheet types in association with the plurality of feeders, and storing the priority between the sheet types, and a selector for selecting one of the plurality of feeders to be used for a sheet feeding operation in accordance with the sheet types and the priority stored in the memory.
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