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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1993
Yoshiaki Takano, Toyokawa, JP;
Tadafumi Shimizu, Toyokawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Ideyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Manabu Kamitamari, Toyokawa, JP;
Kadotari Nishimori, Amagasaki, JP;
Yoshihiko Hatta, Toyokawa, JP;
Masazumi Ito, Toyohashi, JP;
Tsugihito Yoshiyama, Toyohashi, JP;
Yoshifumi Shibata, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Hata, Ashiya, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A control system of image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of image forming apparatus and a control unit connected to each of said image forming apparatus through a communication line. Each of said image forming apparatus includes a detecting device for detecting contents of maintenance work for the image forming apparatus, and a transmitting device for transmitting the work data showing the detected results by the detecting device to the control unit through the communication line. The control unit includes a receiving device for receiving the work data transmitted from one of the image forming apparatus and a memory for storing the received work data.