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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Mie Kawabata, Toyokawa, JP;
Shoji Imaizumi, Shinshiro, JP;
Inventors:
Mie Kawabata, Toyokawa, JP;
Shoji Imaizumi, Shinshiro, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A controller of a data processing apparatus recognizes connection of a USB memory to a USB terminal. The controller reads designation information stored in the USB memory. The designation information specifies a process to be executed by the data processing apparatus. The controller outputs an instruction for executing a process specified by the designation information to each portion of the data processing apparatus, such as a scanner portion or a printer portion, based on the designation information.