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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2012
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Iwashima, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A multifunction peripheralincludes a communication portion, a control portion, a certified reference time storage portion, and a determining portion. A communication portionreceives a total maintenance time stored in a communication terminal unitfrom the communication terminal unit. A control portionswitches its operation mode between a maintenance mode and a normal operation mode to activate the multifunction peripheral. A certified reference time storage portionstores a certified reference time that permits switching to the maintenance mode. A determining portiondetermines whether the total maintenance time has reached the certified reference time. When it is determined that the total maintenance time has reached the certified reference time by the determining portion, the control portionswitches the multifunction peripheralto the maintenance mode to activate the multifunction peripheral