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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
May. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masami Yamada, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00344 (2013.01); G06F 3/1231 (2013.01); G06F 3/1232 (2013.01); G06F 11/07 (2013.01); H04N 1/00236 (2013.01); H04N 1/32122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A maintenance support device for supporting maintenance of an apparatus includes a communication interface configured to perform communication with the apparatus through a communication cable and to feed electric power to the apparatus; and an information obtaining portion configured to obtain from the apparatus, while the apparatus is fed with the electric power, pre-replacement individual identification information and post-replacement individual identification information for a target component for replacement work on the apparatus by communication using the communication interface.