Patent ID: 9665051
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main apparatus having an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording material, a storage unit configured to store information, an obtaining unit configured to obtain information, a display unit, a first display control unit configured to display an input screen, through which a character string is input, on said display unit, a writing unit configured to write information in said storage unit, and a second display control unit configured to display information on said display unit; and a fixing device, detachably attached to said main apparatus, configured to fix the image formed on the recording material by said image forming unit, wherein said obtaining unit is configured to obtain identification information for discriminating from another fixing device that is exchangeable with said fixing device and capable of being attached to said main apparatus, from said fixing device, said writing unit is configured to write the character string, that is input through the input screen displayed on said display unit by said first display control unit, in said storage unit in association with the identification information obtained by said obtaining unit, and said second display control unit is configured to display, on said display unit as a name of said fixing device, the character string stored in said storage unit in association with the identification information obtained by said obtaining unit.