Recycle information system and image forming apparatus for recycling
US6487377B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00987
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A recycle information system for recycling reusable parts from machines and equipment such as image forming apparatus, and reutilize the recovered member as a manufacturing material. A recycle information system utilizing a production control computer to manage information on production parts being used or scheduled for use in manufacturing and maintenance services, is linked by a communications line with a control device for machines and equipment scheduled for recycling, monitors information on parts of machines and equipment capable of recycling, and when a machine is recovered from a user, compares production part information stored in the production control computer with recovered part information stored in the recovered device, and acquires information on whether individual parts used in the recovered machine are capable of being recycled, and information on a factory destination address.
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