Image forming apparatus, consumable material unit, and storage medium

摘要

An image forming apparatus forms an image on a sheet by using a consumable material contained in a consumable material unit. The consumable material unit includes a storage medium. The storage medium stores first information and second information. The image forming apparatus includes a control section and a reading section. The controlling section performs pre-processing. The pre-processing is for starting the image formation and performed based on the first information. The reading section reads the first information from the storage medium and transmits the first information to the control section before reading the second information. The first information is essential for the pre-processing. The second information is processable by the control section during or after the image formation.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet by using a consumable material contained in a consumable material unit, the consumable material unit including a storage medium storing first information and second information, the image forming apparatus comprising:
a control section; and a reading section configured to
read the first information from the storage medium and transmit the first information to the control section before reading the second information, andread the second information from the storage medium and transmit the second information to the control section after transmitting the first information to the control section, wherein the first information is essential for processing for starting the image formation, the second information is processable by the control section during or after the image formation, and the control section performs the processing for starting the image formation in parallel with the reading of the second information by the reading section such that the processing for starting the image formation completes during the reading of the second information or is continued until during the transmission of the second information to the control section.