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Image forming apparatus for forming images in accordance with process steps received from an external device

  • US 5,446,522 A
  • Filed: 11/16/1994
  • Issued: 08/29/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of managing an image forming apparatus by a remote computer, comprising the steps of:

  • detecting an abnormal state in said image forming apparatus;

    transferring an error code corresponding to the kind of said detected abnormal state to said remote computer;

    selecting by said remote computer a predetermined program different from a normal image forming program corresponding to the transferred error code;

    transferring said selected predetermined program from said remote computer to the image forming apparatus;

    storing the transferred program into a memory of said image forming apparatus; and

    executing an operation different from a normal image forming sequence in accordance with the stored predetermined program in the memory of the image forming apparatus.

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