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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Tokunori Kato, Ichinomiya, JP;
Hisao Sugiura, Seto, JP;
Susumu Chida, Ichinomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/46 (2006.01); B41J 32/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/393 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a communication system, a call center is connectable via a communication line to a facsimile apparatus having a printing function. The facsimile apparatus reads ribbon-ID data of an ink ribbon mounted therein, and sends the read ribbon-ID data to the center device. The call center receives the ribbon-ID data from the facsimile apparatus, judges whether or not the ribbon-ID data is valid, and returns a result of the judgment to the facsimile apparatus.