System for transmitting a message including user request from image forming unit to management unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5434650
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08163760

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An image forming unit management system includes: an image forming unit; a communication control unit for connecting the image forming unit to a management unit via a communication line to transmit a message from the image forming unit to the management unit and to transmit a response message from the management unit to the image forming unit; a storage part for storing a plurality of message codes respectively indicating a plurality of message types; an operation part for inputting a message type and a request for transmitting a message of the message type to the management unit; a first control part for setting one of the plurality of message codes that corresponds to the input message type and for transmitting a message including the message code to the communication control unit if the request is inputted from the operation part; and a second control part for transmitting the message, received from the first control part, to the management unit, and for transmitting a response message to the image forming unit if the response message is received from the management unit.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harada, Tomofumi Yokohama, JP 17 375
Hashimoto, Yasunari Tokyo, JP 15 347
Kawada, Yasuo Kawasaki, JP 29 505
Kizaki, Osamu Asaka, JP 46 735
Nakahara, Kazuyuki Toyonaka, JP 14 295

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