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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2018
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Hitaka, Toyokawa, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus includes a first non-volatile memory, a second non-volatile memory smaller in allowable number of times of rewriting of data than the first non-volatile memory and higher in rate of reading of data than the first non-volatile memory, and a processor. The processor backs up control data for the image formation apparatus to the first non-volatile memory, backs up the control data to the second non-volatile memory less frequently than to the first non-volatile memory, and reads the control data from the second non-volatile memory when the control data stored in the first non-volatile memory matches with the control data stored in the second non-volatile memory at the time of start-up of the image formation apparatus and otherwise reads the control data from the first non-volatile memory.