| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 399011000 | Service mode | 6 |
| 20100034543 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION DURING SERVICING OF AN IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A diagnostic system that provides a service technician with service information during servicing of an image processing apparatus includes at least one counter that is incremented during operation of the image processing apparatus, a pressure detecting unit that detects a pressure at a point in an air flow path on the condition that the at least one counter is reset to zero after initial servicing of the image processing apparatus, a determining unit that determines whether a difference between the detected pressure and a fault threshold pressure is less than a predetermined margin, and a display unit that displays a fault code indicating additional servicing of the image processing apparatus is recommended on the condition that the determining unit determines that the difference between the detected pressure and the predetermined threshold pressure is less than the predetermined margin. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100086317 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING IMPROVED SERVICEABILITY - An image forming apparatus including maintenance function for maintaining the image forming apparatus at a given operating condition includes an operation screen unit. The operation screen unit is useable for conducting maintenance on the image forming apparatus. The maintenance is categorized into a service-maintenance work conductable by a service engineer within service-operation content, and a user-maintenance work conductable by a user within user-allowed-operation content. The operation screen unit includes a user-specific operation screen, with which the user-maintenance work is conductable for adjusting the maintenance function within the user-allowed-operation content. The user-specific operation screen displays the user-allowed-operation content, which is different from the service-operation content. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100202786 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus, when exiting the service mode, in response to receiving an operation to exit a service mode before a work related to maintenance ends, performs processing of a job if authentication based on generated authentication information is successful. Further, the image forming apparatus shifts to a normal mode when receiving the operation to exit the service mode after the work related to maintenance ends. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100322640 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, A FAILURE PREDICTION METHOD EXECUTED BY AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND A COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - The image forming device according to the present invention can making accurate failure prediction without using a high-capacity storage device is provided. The image forming device has a detecting unit for detecting certain abnormality which portends a breakdown of the image forming device itself, an instructing unit for instructing user about an operation test on the region where the abnormality has been detected by the detecting unit (S | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110052218 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image based on image data, includes: a power source for supplying power to various sections of the apparatus; a display section for displaying; and a control section for executing a controlling regarding operations of the apparatus, wherein the control section is provided with a normal power supply mode representing a state of normal power supply, and a power supply mode for operator part replacement representing the state of power supply different from said normal power supply mode, the power supply mode for operator part replacement to which an operator changes the state of power supply on changing a part or a unit of the apparatus. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110182593 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE - An image-forming device includes a main casing, a drum unit, an image-forming unit, and a transfer unit. The drum unit is detachable from the main casing and includes a photosensitive drum having a rotational axis extending in an axis direction. The drum unit is formed with a plurality of symbols juxtaposed along the axis direction. The image-forming unit forms an image on the photosensitive drum in an image-forming mode. The transfer unit transfers the first developer image onto the photosensitive drum onto a sheet. The image-forming unit forms a first developer image on the photosensitive drum in a maintenance mode. The first developer image transferred onto the sheet divides the sheet into a plurality of regions along the axis direction, the plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of symbols, respectively. | 07-28-2011 |
