公开(公告)号：US20190317701A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US16382693

申请日：2019-04-12

Applicant: Konica Minolta Inc.

Inventor： Osamu SHIMOTOSO

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G03G15/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a hardware processor that sequentially guides a worker to a plurality of work stages and determines completion of each of the plurality of work stages with a completion-determination method; at least one sensor capable of detecting a final state of at least one work stage of the plurality of work stages; and a voice inputter capable of receiving a voice input from the worker, wherein the plurality of work stages is classified into a first type of stage and a second type of stage in advance, and the hardware processor: determines, in a case where a current work stage in the plurality of work stages belongs to the first type of stage, completion of the current work stage; and determines, in a case where the current work stage belongs to the second type of stage, the completion of the current work stage.

公开(公告)号：US20150153674A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-04

申请号：US14549259

申请日：2014-11-20

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Osamu SHIMOTOSO ,  Michio TAKAHASHI

IPC: G03G21/02

CPC classification number: G03G15/50 ,  G03G21/02 ,  G06K15/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a sensor that detects discontinuation of printing or a decrease in print speed; and an electric circuit configured to set an available time to print according to an amount of advance payment; count a usage time during which the image forming apparatus is used; determine permission or prohibition of printing based on the available time to print and the usage time; determine whether to count the usage time based on a factor for the discontinuation of printing or the decrease in print speed when the sensor detects the discontinuation of printing or the decrease in print speed; and prohibit printing when the counted usage time reaches the available time to print.

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置包括：检测中断打印或降低打印速度的传感器; 以及电路，被配置为根据预付金额设定可用的打印时间; 计算使用图像形成装置的使用时间; 根据可用的打印时间和使用时间确定许可或禁止打印; 当传感器检测到打印中断或打印速度降低时，根据停止打印的因素或打印速度的降低来确定是否计数使用时间; 并且当计数的使用时间达到可用的打印时间时禁止打印。