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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2005
Applicant:
Satoshi Kuroyanagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Satoshi Kuroyanagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which allows setup to be performed while displaying setup procedure data on a network without causing an adverse effect. The image forming apparatus is capable of accessing a predetermined server via a network. A controllerinhibits operations of mechanical movable members of the image forming apparatus. The controllerobtains procedure data for setting up the image forming apparatus from the server while the operations of the mechanical movable members of the image forming apparatus are inhibited by the controller