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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
Yasuhiro Suda, Fukushima, JP;
Yasuhiro Suda, Fukushima, JP;
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is supplied capable of adopting low price structure to obtain information that is stored in a storing section and is used for analyzing reason of failure/repair. The image forming apparatus performs an image formation by using an exchanging unit having a mounting section to mount an unit information store use memory and stores unit information including use status of the exchanging unit into the unit information store use memory, and comprises a history information storing section in which history information of the image forming apparatus is stored; an apparatus information store use memory which is mounted onto the mounting section to replace the unit information store use memory; a judging section which judges which of the unit information store use memory and the apparatus information store use memory is mounted in the mounting section; and a store controlling section which controls the apparatus information store use memory to store the history information in the case that the apparatus information store use memory is judged being mounted.