Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Function control apparatus and function control method
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Application No.: US12219902Application Date: 2008-07-30
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Publication No.: US08510488B2Publication Date: 2013-08-13
- Inventor: Mutsumi Namba
- Applicant: Mutsumi Namba
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2007-206784 20070808; JP2008-158302 20080617
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F13/12 ; G06F13/00 ; G06F3/12 ; G06F15/00 ; H04N1/32
Abstract:
A transmission control unit transmits function specifying information for specifying a function to be executed. A function control unit executes a first function specified by the function specifying information. A connecting unit, when an additional function control unit that executes a second function specified according to the function specifying information is connected between the transmission control unit and the function control unit, transmits the function specifying information to the additional function control unit, and when it is disconnected, transmits the function specifying information to the function control unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090043924A1 Function control apparatus and function control method Public/Granted day:2009-02-12
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