Apparatus and method for maintaining and controlling electronic apparatus provided with communication function
US5950148A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/321
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is capable of displaying to an operator a guidance for performing an accurate operation in accordance with a state of a copying machine, and at the same time the invention does not require a huge volume memory and a processor for analyzing data in the portable terminal device with the result that the cost can be reduced and the device of the invention can be reduced in size. The portable terminal device is provided for the display and input reception of the maintenance control data in such a manner the portable terminal device can be connected to the copying machine. The maintenance control data is transmitted and received to and from the host computer and the portable terminal device via the copying machine.
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