Image processing apparatus and setting data management system
US11467790B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1285
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The image forming apparatus according aspects of the present disclosure includes an image processor, a storage, a network interface and a controller. The controller is configured to update, at the setting update time, setting data and update the setting update time in response to completion of update of the setting data. Further, the controller is configured to determine, at a connection start time when a connection between the network interface and a server is established, whether the connection start time is later than the setting update time, and, when the connection start time is later than the setting update time, update the setting data, otherwise not update the setting data.
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