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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1996
Akiro Iimori, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus in which the operating program can be changed even after the apparatus is delivered to the customer to perform the control meeting the prevailing status of the apparatus. An image of an original is read and formed by a mechanism, the status of the image forming apparatus is detected by a sensor, a first program for controlling the image forming mechanism is stored in a memory, a second program for controlling the apparatus according to the detected status is requested by a mechanism, the second program is received by and stored in a memory according to the request, and the image forming apparatus is controlled by a mechanism in accordance with the first and second programs.