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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2003
Yoshihiro Morii, Kanagawa, JP;
Satosu Souma, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Morii, Kanagawa, JP;
Satosu Souma, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Information about a recycling item is input, a first sorting condition is prepared so as to sort the recycling item into one of a plurality of groups corresponding to conditions for decomposing the recycling item, a second sorting condition is prepared so as to sort recycling parts, which are obtained by decomposing the recycling item sorted out according to the first sorting condition, into at least one of a plurality of material groups corresponding to material of each of the recycling parts; a third sorting condition is prepared so as to sort the recycling parts sorted out according to the second sorting condition, into at least one of a plurality of processing groups corresponding to types of recycling processing to be carried out. Finally, the first, second, and the third sorting conditions are transmitted to respective fields where the recycling item and the recycling parts are sorted.