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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2017
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a first processor and a second processor. The first processor includes a detection unit to detect output of an internal-reset occurrence signal from the second processor, and an identification unit to identify, as a source of the internal reset, the second processor in response to the internal-reset occurrence signal and an input of an identification signal from the second processor. The second processor includes an internal reset unit to internally reset the second processor in response to a malfunction of the second processor, a reset occurrence signal output unit to output the internal-reset occurrence signal in response to occurrence of the internal reset of the second processor, and an identification signal output unit to output, to the first processor, the identification signal indicating the source of the internal reset, in response to the occurrence of the internal reset of the second processor.