Communication control apparatus for monitoring a condition of an image forming apparatus and inhibiting transmission of data when a power supply means is turned off
US5420667A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/5075
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A machine monitoring apparatus includes an input device for receiving data from a machine, the data being indicative of a condition of the machine, a storage device for storing the received data, a communication device for communicating between the storage device and an external apparatus installed at a position separate from the machine, and a control device for inhibiting the communication device from transmitting the data stored in the storage device when a power supply for supplying the machine with electric power is turned off while the data is being received by the input device.
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