Communication control device connected between an image forming apparatus and a host system
US5897236A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/0009
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication control device connected between an image forming apparatus and a communication line in an image forming apparatus supervising system which connects the image forming apparatus and a host machine by the communication line. Assume that particular data of an image forming apparatus and updated day by day should be read periodically. Then, even when the power supply to the image forming apparatus is shut off, a host machine can access the apparatus to read the data which should be read periodically, and receive it. In addition, the data can be preserved until the next time for reading.
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