Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus with reduced start-up time
- Patent Title (中): 降低启动时间的图像形成装置
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Application No.: US13553841Application Date: 2012-07-20
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Publication No.: US08441673B2Publication Date: 2013-05-14
- Inventor: Hiroaki Tomoda
- Applicant: Hiroaki Tomoda
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Dickstein Shapiro LLP
- Priority: JP2007-055646 20070306
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12 ; G06K15/00
Abstract:
A disclosed image forming apparatus forming a visible image on a recording medium includes: a functional element required for an image forming operation; a first control unit controlling the functional element; an input unit inputting an external instruction; and a second control unit communicating with the first control unit about information on the image, performing a process in accordance with the instruction input via the input unit, and outputting a return signal for starting the functional element required for performing the process in accordance with the instruction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120327468A1 Image Forming Apparatus with Reduced Start-Up Time Public/Granted day:2012-12-27
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