Image forming apparatus for forming images in accordance with process steps received from an external device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5446522
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08342017

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A method of managing an image forming apparatus by a remote computer comprises the steps of detecting an abnormal state in the image forming apparatus, transferring an error code corresponding to the kind of the detected abnormal state to the computer, selecting a predetermined program according to the transferred error code by the computer, transferring the selected predetermined program to the image forming apparatus by the computer, and executing the transferred predetermined program by the image forming apparatus. The predetermined program is a diagnosing program to examine the causes of a failure in the image forming apparatus.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAOHTA-KU TOKYO 146-8501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adachi, Hideki Kawasaki, JP 78 1570
Fukada, Taisei Tokyo, JP 16 521
Iseki, Yukimasa Kawasaki, JP 10 107
Kaneko, Satoshi Kawasaki, JP 233 2480
Kaneko, Tokuharu Yokohama, JP 28 630
Kuroyanagi, Satoshi Tokyo, JP 76 1403
Nakamura, Shinichi Kawasaki, JP 355 5069
Ohki, Naoyuki Yokohama, JP 30 603
Ozaki, Hiroshi Tokyo, JP 106 1459
Sato, Mitsuhiko Machida, JP 96 939
Tahara, Hisatsugu Kawasaki, JP 20 540
Takizawa, Mitsuharu Fuchu, JP 12 397

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