Part determination device, part attachment and detachment apparatus, image forming apparatus, and part determination method
US7177553B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00135
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A part determination device used in an apparatus having a replacement part, including an identification information acquisition section that acquires individual identification information for identifying a replacement part from the replacement part, an information acquisition section that acquires information indicating whether or not the replacement part is an approved part from the replacement part, a determination section that determines whether or not a replacement part is an approved part based on information acquired by the information acquisition section, and a first registration section that, when it is determined by the determination section that a replacement part is not an approved part, registers individual identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition section in a predetermined first storage region.
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