Invention Publication
- Patent Title: IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD
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Application No.: US18307314Application Date: 2023-04-26
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Publication No.: US20240020067A1Publication Date: 2024-01-18
- Inventor: Hiroshi Uga
- Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Priority: JP 22076516 2022.05.06
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that forms a print image; a first hardware processor that detects a defect of an image formed on a print medium by the image former; a display capable of prompting a user to perform maintenance; a communication I/F part capable of notifying an administrator or a person in charge of maintenance of an instruction of maintenance via a communication line; a second hardware processor capable of giving an instruction to the display and the communication I/F part; and a third hardware processor capable of instructing the second hardware processor on a defect notification destination.
Public/Granted literature
- US12229455B2 Image forming apparatus and image forming method for maintenance notification Public/Granted day:2025-02-18
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