Image forming apparatus, method for controlling the same and...

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2008-04-22

2008-04-22

Gray, David M. (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Unit or part identification

C399S024000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07362981

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus, provided with replacement parts each having a storage section therein and adapted to be detachably attached to the image forming apparatus and with an image forming unit arranged to form an image on a printing medium, includes: an information reading section that reads information from the storage section of at least one of the replacement parts; a certified part determining section that determines whether the replacement part is a certified part or not based on the information read from the storage section; and an image forming possibility determining section that determines whether or not image forming is possible using the replacement part determined to be a certified part by the certified part determining section. The image forming unit executes image forming using the replacement part determined to be a certified part if the image forming possibility determining section has determined that image forming is possible.

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Chinese Office Action dated Aug. 17, 2007 and English translation for Chinese counterpart to U.S. Appl. No. 11/048,872.

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