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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichi Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Hoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus according to one or more embodiments includes: an engagement part to which a replacement unit with a first communication part is detachably attachable; a second communication part configured, in a state where the replacement unit is attached to the engagement part, to communicate wirelessly with the first communication part of the replacement unit; and a control unit programmed to control the second communication part. In a process of causing the second communication part to communicate wirelessly with the first communication part a plurality of times, the control unit detects a change in a response from the first communication part.