| 摘要 |
<p>A method for controlling an image forming apparatus having a sensor (504, Fig.3) configured to detect an amount of recording material remaining in a containing unit (509, Fig.3). The method includes calculating a consumed amount of the recording material consumed in the printing when the printing unit performs the printing S116; correcting the consumed amount of the recording material calculated in the calculating S117; predicting the amount of the recording material remaining in the containing unit based on the consumed amount of the recording material corrected in the correcting S109; and storing the remaining amount of the recording material predicted in the predicting in the storage unit S118. The method further includes in the correcting step, a predetermined amount S302 is added to the consumed amount of the recording material calculated in the calculating when the remaining amount of the recording material stored in the storage unit is larger than the remaining amount of the recording material detected by the sensor (504, Fig.3). There is also provided an image forming apparatus for performing the above method.</p> |
