Unit using OS and image forming apparatus using the same
US8176549B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/80
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A chip mountable on a customer replaceable unit monitory (CRUM) unit used in an image forming job includes a central processing unit (CPU) to perform cryptographic data communication with a main body of an image forming apparatus, using an operating system (OS) of the CPU. The security of a unit on which the chip is mounted can thereby be reinforced and random changes of data of the unit can be prevented.
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