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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110211848 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus include an image bearing member, a developing container receiving a developer, a developer carrying member for carrying and conveying the developer, a developer feed member for supplying the developer to the developer carrying member, a detect... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110052217 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: a fixing part having a heater; a control part controlling ON/OFF of power distribution to the heater; a power source part generating a voltage for driving the control part; a main switch for turning... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110026942 | MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME A monitoring apparatus receives, according to an occurrence of an event (e.g., error or jam) at an image forming apparatus, a notification of information regarding the event that has occurred. The notification is sent with use of address information of the monitoring ap... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100272450 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SERVICE INTERVALS FOR RELATED COMPONENTS A method and system for managing one or more high frequency service items associated with a device. A parent/child relationship between the high frequency service items can be defined to track replacement of components based on a service action related to a child compon... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100080572 | PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER USABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR A printing apparatus connectable with an external storage device is provided. The printing apparatus includes a printer unit to execute a printing operation to print an image in a current print job, a print log provider to provide a print log, which indicates a record o... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100054762 | CONTROL METHOD OF HOST DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND HOST DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME A control method of a host device that avoids an error part through a user interface unit to use an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, an image forming apparatus and a host device employing the same, the control method including: requesting error informat... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20080317478 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is supplied capable of adopting low price structure to obtain information that is stored in a storing section and is used for analyzing reason of failure/repair. The image forming apparatus performs an image formation by using an exchanging un... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080205910 | Component identification system and method A component identification system and method, including an identifier associated with a replacement component, a memory to store one or more identifiers for each previously used component corresponding to the replacement component, and a processor to compare the identif... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080181622 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT RELATING TO AN IMAGING CARTRIDGE USED IN AN IMAGING APPARATUS A system for providing technical support to a customer relating to an imaging cartridge used in an imaging apparatus includes a memory, diagnostic software, and technical support software. The memory is associated with the imaging cartridge, and stores diagnostics data.... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20070258723 | Image forming apparatus and operating method An image forming apparatus effectively reduces its maintenance cost and prevents a failure of the image forming apparatus in a period of busy use by the user, which includes a failure prediction distinction device configured to predict a failure based on an internal sta... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20050265734 | Image-forming apparatus having an automatic self-test reporting function and method thereof An image-forming apparatus having an automatic self-test reporting function and a method thereof. The image-forming apparatus has a function of preparing and printing a separate result report as to a result of the self test performed at the time when the image-forming a... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050254830 | Image processing apparatus A facsimile device includes a printing unit for printing an image by using an expendable component, and a communication circuit connectable to a supplier of the expendable component via a communication network. Particularly, the facsimile device further includes an orde... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050248801 | Detecting a current state of an image processing apparatus and selecting image processing based on the detected current state An apparatus, method, system, computer program and product, capable of detecting a current state of an image processing apparatus and selecting image processing based on the detected current state are disclosed. The detected current state may be used to determine whethe... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050036793 | Image forming device that writes log data to storage medium A storage area of a removable storage medium is divided into a header and a plurality of log data writing areas. Each log data writing area records log data for printers having the same model name. The header is further divided into a plurality of header data storage ar... | 02/17/2005 |
