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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2008
Masaharu Iida, Ebina, JP;
Yasushi Nakazato, Tokyo, JP;
Nekka Matsuura, Yokohama, JP;
Konosuke Maruyama, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuo Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Takahashi, Sagamihara, JP;
Masaharu Iida, Ebina, JP;
Yasushi Nakazato, Tokyo, JP;
Nekka Matsuura, Yokohama, JP;
Konosuke Maruyama, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuo Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Takahashi, Sagamihara, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a replaceable image formation unit. The image forming apparatus includes an input device for inputting a signal representing occurrence of abnormality in one of an output image and the image forming apparatus recognized by an operator, a unit specifying device for specifying an image formation unit to be replaced for resolving the abnormality upon receiving the signal, and a notification device for notifying information related to the replacement unit based on the unit specification result.