Image forming system including a plurality of image forming...

Details Image forming system including a plurality of image forming... Image forming system including a plurality of image forming...

2010-05-26

2011-10-04

Haskins, Twyler (Department: 2625)

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

Communication

C358S001140, C399S024000, C399S027000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08031358

ABSTRACT:
An image forming system, having means for storing usage histories of latent image carriers, developer, or the like and maintenance cycles of image forming apparatuses and having a function for selecting image forming apparatuses outputting an image based on the usage history data or the maintenance cycles, in order to achieve uniform output image qualities. By managing the usage histories so as to achieve approximately the same deteriorated conditions of the latent image carriers of the image forming apparatuses, the image forming apparatuses can be put in the same condition and thus the output image qualities can be approximately the same in the image forming apparatuses. Additionally, the maintenance cycles can be adjusted to be approximately the same in the image forming apparatuses. Otherwise, maintenance periods can be controlled so as not to overlap in the image forming apparatuses.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5694156 (1997-12-01), Hoisington et al.
patent: 5797061 (1998-08-01), Overall et al.
patent: 5802420 (1998-09-01), Garr et al.
patent: 5907669 (1999-05-01), Yoshiura et al.
patent: 6257465 (2001-07-01), Treadwell
patent: 6348971 (2002-02-01), Owa et al.
patent: 6377765 (2002-04-01), Shishido et al.
patent: 6430711 (2002-08-01), Sekizawa
patent: 6529286 (2003-03-01), King
patent: 7031014 (2006-04-01), Ohwa
patent: 7058317 (2006-06-01), Yamazaki
patent: 7061391 (2006-06-01), Hopper et al.
patent: 7164491 (2007-01-01), Hasegawa
patent: 7173718 (2007-02-01), Iwata et al.
patent: 7444088 (2008-10-01), Radulski et al.
patent: 7574545 (2009-08-01), Keeney et al.
patent: 7639381 (2009-12-01), Shima
patent: 7715761 (2010-05-01), Uda et al.
patent: 2004/0080773 (2004-04-01), Jamison et al.
patent: 07-261610 (1995-10-01), None
patent: 10-105008 (1998-04-01), None
patent: 10-240552 (1998-09-01), None
patent: 11-127290 (1999-05-01), None
patent: 2001-083848 (2001-03-01), None
patent: 200-136318 (2001-05-01), None
patent: 2001-249781 (2001-09-01), None
Ishiguro Hisashi, Network System of Image Forming Device, May 11, 2009, JP 11-127290 English Translation.
Mizusawa Hiroshi, Processor Connecting System, Apr. 24, 1998, JP10-105008, English Translation.
Communication issued by Japanese Patent Office on Feb. 25, 2009 in corresponding Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-175818, 4 pages.
Communication issued by Japanese Patent Office on Jul. 14, 2009 in corresponding Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-175818, 3 pages.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Image forming system including a plurality of image forming... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Image forming system including a plurality of image forming..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Image forming system including a plurality of image forming... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4270426