Patent ID: 7362981
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus provided with a plurality of replacement parts each having a storage section therein and adapted to be detachably attached to the image forming apparatus and with an image forming unit arranged to form an image on a printing medium, the image forming apparatus comprising: an information reading section that reads information from the storage section of each replacement part; a certified part determining section that determines whether each replacement part is a certified part based on the information read from the storage section of the respective replacement part; and an image forming possibility determining section that, when at least one replacement part but fewer than all replacement parts is determined to be a certified part, determines whether image forming is possible using only the at least one replacement part determined to be a certified part by the certified part determining section, wherein the image forming unit executes image forming if the image forming possibility determining section has determined that image forming is possible.