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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1994
Mitsutoyo Kikuno, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A managing system for image forming apparatuses includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses, a managing device connected to the plurality of the image forming apparatuses through a communication line for managing the plurality of the image forming apparatuses, a timer for measuring an elapsed time since a jam recovery operation in the plurality of the image forming apparatuses, an alarm for automatically outputting an alarm signal to the managing device through the communication line when the elapsed time measured by the timer reaches at an alarm transmitting level, and a level setter for setting a level so as to generate the alarm signal which is outputted from the alarm.