Invention Grant
- Patent Title: External storing device, image processing apparatus and image forming apparatus respectively comprising the external storing device
- Patent Title (中): 分别包括外部存储装置的外部存储装置,图像处理装置和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US12031313Application Date: 2008-02-14
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Publication No.: US08823971B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Toshiaki Takamune
- Applicant: Toshiaki Takamune
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
- Current Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
- Priority: JP2007-036162 20070216
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12 ; G06F21/60

Abstract:
The present invention has an object to make the unallowed image forming apparatus be unable to use option data or option program even if having read out them from the allowed image forming apparatus having the option data or the option program. In an image forming apparatus, a program executing section judges whether the image forming apparatus meets identification information described in a license key stated in activating data in activating key file when executing Java program serving as option program, and executes the Java program in the case that the image forming apparatus meets the identification information.
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