US4627715A
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Programmable copier
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-08-29
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Granted: 1986-12-09
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Expires: 2004-08-29
Abstract
Abstract A programmable copier capable of making copies from a plurality of originals from which one or more copies are to be made in accordance with copy information temporarily stored in a memory is provided. The copier is provided with a CPU for checking as to whether the total number of copies to be made for the next copy job when added to the total number of copies thus far stored exceeds the maximum number of copies producible from the remaining amount of toner or copy paper, and, if it has been found to be exceeded, that copy job is inhibited from being stored and a warning signal to that effect is indicated.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsutoyo Kikuno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:05
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/55; G03G15/553; G03G15/556
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
Apparatus for making copies automatically in accordance with temporarily stored copy information, comprising: input means for inputting said copy information for each copy job, said copy information including at least a number of originals from which one or more copies are to be made and a number of copies to be made from each of said originals; storing means for storing said copy information job by job; detecting means for detecting current conditions of said apparatus; control means for controlling storing of said copy information for each job input by said input means into said storing means such that said copy information for each job is allowed to be stored into said storing means as long as a cumulative total number of copies to be made does not exceed a maximum number of copies obtained from the current conditions detected by said detecting means; and means for making copies in accordance with the copy information stored in said storing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
Apparatus for making copies automatically in accordance with temporarily stored copy information, comprising: input means for inputting said copy information for each copy job, said copy information including at least a number of originals from which one or more copies are to be made and a number of copies to be made from each of said originals; storing means for storing said copy information job by job; detecting means for detecting current conditions of said apparatus; control means for controlling storing of said copy information for each job input by said input means into said storing means such that said copy information for each job is allowed to be stored into said storing means as long as a cumulative total number of copies to be made does not exceed a maximum number of copies obtained from the current conditions detected by said detecting means; and means for making copies in accordance with the copy information stored in said storing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said detecting means includes a toner detector for detecting the remaining amount of toner stored in a reservoir provided in said apparatus and said maximum number of copies is calculated on the basis of the remaining amount of toner detected by said toner detector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said detecting means includes a copy paper detector for detecting the remaining amount of copy paper stacked in a storage section provided in said apparatus and said maximum number of copies is calculated on the basis of the remaining amount of copy paper detected by said copy paper detector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising indicating means for indicating a warning signal when said control means has found that said cumulative total number of copies has exceeded said maximum number of copies.
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