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- Patent Title: Image forming system, maintenance method applied thereto, and program for causing a computer to implement the maintenance method
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成系统,应用的维护方法以及使计算机实现维护方法的程序
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Application No.: US11146395Application Date: 2005-06-06
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Publication No.: US07801452B2Publication Date: 2010-09-21
- Inventor: Kiyoshi Okamoto , Kiyoshi Watanabe , Tomokazu Nakamura , Hitoshi Kato , Takayuki Fujii , Norifumi Miyake
- Applicant: Kiyoshi Okamoto , Kiyoshi Watanabe , Tomokazu Nakamura , Hitoshi Kato , Takayuki Fujii , Norifumi Miyake
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP
- Priority: JP2004-169152 20040607
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00

Abstract:
An image forming system that makes it possible to open or remove an external cover of an apparatus to perform maintenance on the apparatus even while the system is operating. Out of a plurality of conveying paths, at least one conveying path for which at least one part related to the conveying path can be subjected to maintenance is determined, in accordance with a type of the image forming process being executed. The conveying path for which it has been determined that the part related to the conveying path can be subjected to maintenance is displayed on a display device.
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