Image forming apparatus which monitors hardware errors of a controller of a copying-inhibited function

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5640467
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08412113

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A controller accurately discriminates a copying-inhibited document prepared by using paper on which a copying-inhibited pattern is printed or copied on the entire surface, executes the copying inhibition control, detects a hardware error, and executes the copying inhibition control upon detection of the hardware error by recognizing a copied document as a copying-inhibited document and executing copying inhibition control when a copying-inhibited document detected signal is inputted during an operation for reading a copied document from the copying-inhibited document discriminator, and also by determining that a hard error has occurred in the copying inhibition discriminating board, giving a warning through an operation displaying unit, and executing a copying inhibition control when a copying-inhibited document signal or a copying-inhibited document not-detected signal is inputted during a period other than that for reading a copied document.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Endo, Tsuyoshi Kawasaki, JP 31 317
Yamashita, Toshiki Machida, JP 3 48

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