Image forming apparatus and control method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11722625
APP PUB NO 20220279087A1
SERIAL NO

17745013

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Provided is an image forming apparatus including a controller, a communicator that communicates with a management server, and an image former that forms an image. The communicator includes a first communicator and a second communicator. The controller transmits usage information of the image forming apparatus and state information of the image forming apparatus to the management server via the first communicator, and if an abnormality occurs in the first communicator, the controller transmits the usage information of the image forming apparatus or the state information of the image forming apparatus to the management server via the second communicator.

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  • SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kimura, Yohichi Sakai, JP 5 4

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