Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and image forming method
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1. A multifunction printer, comprising:
- a printer configured to form an image on a recording material;
a landing pad configured for an unmanned flying device to land on after a flight of the unmanned flying device; and
a first communicator configured to exchange information with the unmanned flying device landed on the landing pad,wherein the multifunction printer has a monitoring status in which the multifunction printer monitors an area.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording material, a landing pad unit that an unmanned flying device lands on after a flight thereof, and an information exchanging unit that exchanges information with the unmanned flying device landed on the landing pad unit.
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21 Claims
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1. A multifunction printer, comprising:
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a printer configured to form an image on a recording material; a landing pad configured for an unmanned flying device to land on after a flight of the unmanned flying device; and a first communicator configured to exchange information with the unmanned flying device landed on the landing pad, wherein the multifunction printer has a monitoring status in which the multifunction printer monitors an area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21)
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19. A multifunction printer system, comprising:
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a multifunction printer; and an unmanned flying device configured to exchange information with the multifunction printer, the unmanned flying device exchanging the information when the unmanned flying device lands on the multifunction printer, wherein the multifunction printer includes a printer configured to form an image on a recording material, a landing pad configured for the unmanned flying device to land on after a flight of the unmanned flying device, and a communicator configured to exchange information with the unmanned flying device landed on the landing pad, and wherein the multifunction printer has a monitoring status in which the multifunction printer monitors an area.
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20. A multifunction printer method, comprising:
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forming an image on a recording material using a printer; landing an unmanned flying device on a landing pad after a flight of the unmanned flying device; exchanging information with the unmanned flying device landed on the landing pad; and monitoring, using the multifunction printer, an area when a status of the multifunction printer is a monitoring status.
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