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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co., Ltd., Zhuhai, CN;
Hao Zhang, Zhuhai, CN;
Baolong Wu, Zhuhai, CN;
Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co., Ltd., Zhuhai, CN;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a control method of an image-forming apparatus, a control apparatus, and a process cartridge. The image-forming apparatus includes a data control unit and an engine control unit. The method includes after the engine control unit completes startup and before the data control unit completes startup, sending a response message to the engine control unit, where the response message is configured to determine whether a replacement event occurs in at least one process cartridge; and a determination result of whether the replacement event occurs in the at least one process cartridge is configured to determine whether a preset image-forming preparation operation is executed before the data control unit completes startup.