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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2004
Hiroyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Masao Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichi Takaragi, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kaburagi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshikazu Sekizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Masao Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichi Takaragi, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kaburagi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshikazu Sekizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recycling system for managing reusable units to be used in an image-forming apparatus (e.g., MFP device including units, the system comprising inputting kind information of the units), storing use information corresponding to the image-forming apparatus, and determining a reuse level of a reusable unit to be provided based on the kind information and the use information.