Feeding apparatus, image forming apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium storing a program

Abstract

A presence/absence of paper on first and second stacking units, which are each capable of stacking a predetermined size of paper, is detected by first and second detection units. And in a case where a determination is performed as to whether or not paper of a size larger than the predetermined size is stacked astride the first and second stacking units and it is determined that a large size paper is stacked, a paper remaining amount is displayed based on the detection of either the first or second detection unit, and in a case where it is determined that a large size paper is not stacked, paper remaining amounts are displayed based on the detection of the first and second detection units respectively.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A feeding apparatus, comprising:
 first and second stacking units, each configured to be capable of stacking a predetermined size of paper,   first and second detection units configured to detect a presence/absence of paper on the first and second stacking units respectively,   a determination unit configured to determine whether or not paper of a size larger than the predetermined size is stacked astride the first and second stacking units, and   a control unit configured to perform control such that a paper remaining amount is displayed based on the detection of either the first or the second detection unit in a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is stacked astride, and to display paper remaining amounts based on the detection of the first and second detection units respectively in a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is not stacked astride.   
     
     
         2 . The feeding apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the control unit varies an icon for display between a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is stacked astride and a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is not stacked astride. 
     
     
         3 . The feeding apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to perform control so as to display the paper remaining amount using a graphic that expresses a paper larger than the predetermined size in a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is stacked astride, and
 to display the paper remaining amount using a graphic that expresses the predetermined size of paper in a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is not stacked astride.   
     
     
         4 . An image forming apparatus, comprising:
 first and second stacking units, each configured to be capable of stacking a predetermined size of paper,   first and second detection units configured to detect a presence/absence of paper on the first and second stacking units respectively,   a determination unit configured to determine whether or not paper of a size larger than the predetermined size is stacked astride the first and second stacking units,   a control unit configured to perform control such that a paper remaining amount is displayed based on the detection of either the first or the second detection unit in a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is stacked astride, and to display paper remaining amounts based on the detection of the first and second detection units respectively in a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is not stacked astride, and   an image forming unit configured to form an image on a paper that is fed from the first stacking unit.   
     
     
         5 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the control unit varies an icon for display between a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is stacked astride and a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is not stacked astride. 
     
     
         6 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the control unit is configured to perform control so as to display the paper remaining amount using a graphic that expresses a paper larger than the predetermined size in a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is stacked astride, and   to display the paper remaining amount using a graphic that expresses the predetermined size of paper in a case where the determination unit determines that the large size paper is not stacked astride.   
     
     
         7 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 4 , further comprising a transfer unit configured to transfer paper stacked on the second stacking unit to the first stacking unit when the first stacking unit runs out of paper when the paper is the predetermined size of paper. 
     
     
         8 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a specifying unit configured to specify according to a user operation a size of paper to be stacked on the first and second stacking units,   wherein the determination unit determines whether or not paper is stacked astride the first and second stacking units based on a paper size specified by the specifying unit.   
     
     
         9 . A control method for controlling a feeding apparatus having first and second stacking units, each configured to be capable of stacking a predetermined size of paper, and first and second detection units configured to detect a presence/absence of paper on the first and second stacking units respectively, the control method comprising:
 a determination step of determining whether or not paper of a size larger than the predetermined size is stacked astride the first and second stacking units, and   a control step of performing control such that a paper remaining amount is displayed based on the detection of either the first or the second detection unit in a case where a determination is performed in the determination step that the large size paper is stacked astride, and paper remaining amounts are displayed based on the detection of the first and second detection units respectively in a case where a determination is performed in the determination step that the large size paper is not stacked astride.   
     
     
         10 . A control method for controlling an image forming apparatus having first and second stacking units, each configured to be capable of stacking a predetermined size of paper, and first and second detection units configured to detect a presence/absence of paper on the first and second stacking units respectively, the control method comprising:
 a determination step of determining whether or not paper of a size larger than the predetermined size is stacked astride the first and second stacking units,   a control step of performing control such that a paper remaining amount is displayed based on the detection of either the first or the second detection unit in a case where a determination is performed in the determination step that the large size paper is stacked astride, and paper remaining amounts are displayed based on the detection of the first and second detection units respectively in a case where a determination is performed in the determination step that the large size paper is not stacked astride, and   an image forming step of forming an image on a paper that is fed from the first stacking unit.   
     
     
         11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is stored a program that causes to be executed on a computer:
 a determination step of determining whether or not paper of a size larger than a predetermined size is stacked astride the first and second stacking units, which are each capable of stacking the predetermined size of paper, and   a control step of performing control such that a paper remaining amount is displayed based on the detection of either the first or the second detection unit, which detect a presence/absence of paper on the first and second stacking units respectively, in a case where a determination is performed in the determination step that the large size paper is stacked astride, and paper remaining amounts are displayed based on the detection of the first and second detection units respectively in a case where a determination has is performed in the determination step that the large size paper is not stacked astride.   
     
     
         12 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is stored a program that causes to be executed on a computer:
 a determination step of determining whether or not paper of a size larger than a predetermined size is stacked astride the first and second stacking units, which are each capable of stacking the predetermined size of paper,   a control step of performing control such that a paper remaining amount is displayed based on the detection of either the first or the second detection unit in a case where a determination is performed in the determination step that the large size paper is stacked astride, and paper remaining amounts are displayed based on the detection of the first and second detection units respectively, which detect a presence/absence of paper on the first and second stacking units respectively, in a case where a determination is performed in the determination step that the large size paper is not stacked astride, and   an image forming step of forming an image on a paper that is fed from the first stacking unit.