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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2007
Applicant:
Takanori Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Takanori Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multifunctional terminal device includes a sensing unit that senses a malfunction, and a determining unit that determines a type of the malfunction when a malfunction has occurred. A selecting unit selects according to the type of the malfunction a recovery operation and a notification operation. A recovering unit performs the recovery operation, and a notifying unit performs the notification operation to notify occurrence of the malfunction.