Patent · US Expired

Printer self-diagnosis device

US5027135A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 14, 1989
Grant dateJun 25, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K2215/0082
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A self-diagnosis device provided in a printer that detects more than one error among a plurality of functional mechanisms provided in the printer, with one process. Test devices are provided for testing the functional mechanisms, and a control unit operates the test devices to detect an error, even if errors have been detected in other functional mechanisms.

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