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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2006
Applicant:
Hiroshi Nakazato, Nagano-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Nakazato, Nagano-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming device, including: rewritable memory that stores firmware composed of a plurality of modules; and a controller that performs print processing based on the firmware stored in the memory, wherein the image forming device is structured including a detachable, consumable unit having a storage unit that stores at least one of the modules; and when the storage unit in the consumable unit set in the image forming device has a module that defines control content unique to the consumable unit (hereinafter called the 'unit unique module'), the controller overwrites the firmware in units of unit unique modules.