Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Yoichi Kitahara

Kengo Tanaka

Kazushi Takei

Masashi Hommi

Norio Muraishi

Sumihiro Inokuchi

Takuya Kemmochi

Atsushi Kuramoto

An electronic apparatus to which a removable device can be set is provided. The removable device includes a first memory to store first status information indicating a status of the removable device, first identification information identifying the removable device, and second identification information identifying the electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a second memory to store second status information indicating a status of the removable device that is set to the electronic apparatus, third identification information identifying the removable device set to the electronic apparatus, and fourth identification information identifying the electronic apparatus, and a processor to determine, when connected to the first memory of the removable device set to the electronic apparatus, whether the first identification information matches the third identification information and the second identification information matches the fourth identification information and update the second status information with the first status information based on a result of the determination.

Electronic apparatus and method of managing status information of the same

An image forming apparatus includes a heating element group including a plurality of heating elements arranged in a main scanning direction; a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor that detect a temperature of a heating element of the plurality of heating elements; and a correction unit that corrects an output value from the first temperature sensor based on the output value from the first temperature sensor and a distance between the first temperature sensor and the heating element and corrects an output value from the second temperature sensor based on the output value from the second temperature sensor and a distance between the second temperature sensor and the heating element.

Image forming apparatus

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Ishikawa, Japan

Yoichi Kitahara