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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Yoichi Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yukio Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichi Hayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yukio Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body settable to any of at least first and second modes; a replacement part detachably attachable to the apparatus body; a first storage provided in the apparatus body and configured to store ID information for at least a selected one of the first and second modes; a second storage provided in the replacement part and configured to store ID information of the replacement part; and a determination section configured to compare the ID information of the apparatus body stored in the first storage with the ID information of the replacement part stored in the second storage to determine whether to permit use of the replacement part, wherein the second storage of the replacement part shipped with the image forming apparatus stores at least first ID information for the first mode and second ID information for the second mode.