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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Atsushi Isozaki, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Kuno, Oogaki, JP;
Inventors:
Atsushi Isozaki, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Kuno, Oogaki, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A facsimile apparatus detects whether or not an ink ribbon internally mounted in an ribbon cassette amounted to the facsimile apparatus is a standard ink ribbon. When the apparatus detects a non-standard ink ribbon, the apparatus notifies a user by printing a message informing that the presently-mounted ink ribbon is a non-standard one and that printing function with the presently-mounted ink ribbon will be disabled after elapse of an allowable time.