| US 7,558,500 B2 | ||
| Image forming device having division counters associated with each division and an undefined counter which is not associated with the division | ||
| Kyoichi Shibata, Mishima (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan); and Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/427,229. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-191963 (JP), filed on Jun. 30, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0002370 A1, Jan. 04, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 21/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—79 | 18 Claims |
| 1. An image forming device comprising:
an image forming unit having a first operation mode to form an image on an image forming medium and a second operation mode
to form an image on the image forming medium, the first operation mode being different from the second operation mode;
a plurality of first counters which are associated with each division to which each user belongs;
a second counter which is not associated with any specific division;
a first counting unit to count the number of the pages having the images formed thereon in the first operation mode in the
image forming unit, by use of the first counter corresponding to the division to which the user belongs who has requested
image forming; and
a second counting unit to count the number of the pages having the images formed thereon in the second operation mode in the
image forming unit, by use of the second counter.
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