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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Yamada, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Araki, Okazaki, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
Determination is made as to whether a vendor (an apparatus which allows use of a copying machine according to the value of any money entered) is connected to a copying machine having a power supply to be controlled. If the vendor is connected to the copying machine, an automatic power off function is inhibited. When the power supply is turned off, if any coin is entered in the vendor, the supply is automatically turned on.