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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Naruhiko Ogasawara, Chiba, JP;
Nobuhiro Shindo, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuma Saitoh, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Okada, Saitama, JP;
Naruhiko Ogasawara, Chiba, JP;
Nobuhiro Shindo, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuma Saitoh, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Okada, Saitama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a memory interface configured to receive an external memory, an internal memory, a reading unit, a writing unit, and an activating unit. The activating unit activates the image forming apparatus when an external memory is connected to the memory interface and model data read from the external memory by the reading unit is the same as model data about the image forming apparatus stored in the internal memory.