Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and control method
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Application No.: US17745013Application Date: 2022-05-16
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Publication No.: US11722625B2Publication Date: 2023-08-08
- Inventor: Yohichi Kimura
- Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Sakai
- Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Sakai
- Agency: ScienBiziP, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04N1/32
- IPC: H04N1/32 ; H04N1/00

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220279087A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Public/Granted day:2022-09-01
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