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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1994
Hisatsugu Tahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideki Adachi, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Nakamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoyuki Ohki, Yokohama, JP;
Tokuharu Kaneko, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Kuroyanagi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Ozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Kaneko, Kawasaki, JP;
Taisei Fukada, Tokyo, JP;
Yukimasa Iseki, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitsuhiko Sato, Machida, JP;
Mitsuharu Takizawa, Fuchu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of managing an image forming apparatus by a remote computer comprises the steps of detecting an abnormal state in the image forming apparatus, transferring an error code corresponding to the kind of the detected abnormal state to the computer, selecting a predetermined program according to the transferred error code by the computer, transferring the selected predetermined program to the image forming apparatus by the computer, and executing the transferred predetermined program by the image forming apparatus. The predetermined program is a diagnosing program to examine the causes of a failure in the image forming apparatus.