Method and apparatus for controlling and communicating with business office devices

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PATENT NO 5412779
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08282168

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A method and apparatus for controlling and communicating with business office devices, such as copiers, facsimiles and/or printers. The present invention communicates and controls various modules of business devices which allow an external device such as an operation panel to access the state of a target device, such as a copier, printer or facsimile. The operation panel can communicate with the target device and control the same target device. Also, a remote diagnostics station can provide remote diagnostics of the target device.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Motoyama, Tetsuro San Jose, CA 304 9990

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