Electrophotography – Remote monitoring
Patent
1998-07-27
2000-02-29
Royer, William
Electrophotography
Remote monitoring
399 9, 399 18, 399 81, G03G 1500
Patent
active
06032001&
ABSTRACT:
A remote diagnosis system including a plurality of image forming apparatus each having a trouble informing device, and a central controller for receiving data including a trouble indicator indicative of a problem which may or has occurred in each of the image forming apparatus and for responding to this data. Also included is a data communication apparatus, connected to each of the plurality of image forming apparatus and the central controller, for receiving the data including the trouble indicator from each of the plurality of image forming apparatus, and for transmitting this data to the central controller. The remote diagnosis system further includes a trouble classifying device for classifying causes of trouble which may occur in each of the image forming apparatus. In addition, the data communication apparatus collects data classified by the classifying device.
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Ricoh Co. Ltd.
Royer William
Tran Hoan
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