Image forming apparatus
US11146694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/0097
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes one or more processors, at least one of the one or more processors operating to: monitor an occurrence of an abnormality; identify, in a case where an abnormality is detected, a failed part that has caused the abnormality, a parent component including one or more child components, a notifier configured to notify failure information indicating a failed part that has caused an abnormality; and a storage configured to store display setting information indicating whether notification of failure information is performed in unit of a child component and in unit of a parent component. The at least one of the one or more processors operates to control, in a case where the display setting information is set so as to notify the failure information in unit of the parent component, when the failed part is a child component.
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