IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT METHOD OF THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM THEREOF
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a determination unit configured to determine an abnormal state of the image forming apparatus;
a storage unit configured to store information indicating a state of the image forming apparatus;
a plurality of output units configured to output the stored information in different output methods;
a display unit configured to display information regarding each of the plurality of output units; and
a selection unit configured to select an output unit designated by a user using the displayed information,wherein the image forming apparatus outputs the stored information using the selected output unit.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine an abnormal state of the image forming apparatus, a storage unit configured to store information indicating a state of the image forming apparatus, and a plurality of output units configured to output the stored information by different output methods. The image forming apparatus also includes a display unit configured to display information regarding each of the plurality of output units, and a selection unit configured to select an output unit designated by a user using the displayed information. The image forming apparatus outputs the stored information using the selected output unit.
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17 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a determination unit configured to determine an abnormal state of the image forming apparatus; a storage unit configured to store information indicating a state of the image forming apparatus; a plurality of output units configured to output the stored information in different output methods; a display unit configured to display information regarding each of the plurality of output units; and a selection unit configured to select an output unit designated by a user using the displayed information, wherein the image forming apparatus outputs the stored information using the selected output unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling an image forming apparatus comprising:
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determining an abnormal state of the image forming apparatus; storing information indicating a state of the image forming apparatus; displaying information regarding each of a plurality of output units configured to output the stored information in different output methods; selecting an output unit designated by a user using the displayed information; and outputting the stored information using the selected output unit.
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17. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored therein for causing a computer to execute a method for controlling an image forming apparatus, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:
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computer-executable instructions for determining an abnormal state of the image forming apparatus; computer-executable instructions for storing information indicating a state of the image forming apparatus; computer-executable instructions for displaying information regarding each of a plurality of output units configured to output the stored information by different output methods; computer-executable instructions for selecting an output unit designated by a user using the displayed information; and computer-executable instructions for outputting the stored information using the selected output unit.
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