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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shotaro Yoshimura, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ; G03G 2/116 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ; G03G 2/116 ;
Abstract
Information that has been stored in the memory of a unit removably provided in an image processing apparatus is managed effectively. To accomplish this, encrypted data and unencrypted data is stored, in distinguishable form, in a memory of a process cartridge removably attached to an electrophotographic printer.