Error notification method and apparatus
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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;
a selection unit configured to select an output unit designated by a user using the displayed information; and
a connection state determination unit configured to determine whether the image forming apparatus is connectable to a communication line to be used for notification of the stored information to an external apparatus,wherein the selection unit selects the output unit in a case that the image forming apparatus is determined to be in an abnormal state by the determination unit and the image forming apparatus is determined as being unconnectable to the external apparatus by the connection state determination 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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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; a selection unit configured to select an output unit designated by a user using the displayed information; and a connection state determination unit configured to determine whether the image forming apparatus is connectable to a communication line to be used for notification of the stored information to an external apparatus, wherein the selection unit selects the output unit in a case that the image forming apparatus is determined to be in an abnormal state by the determination unit and the image forming apparatus is determined as being unconnectable to the external apparatus by the connection state determination unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. 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 determining whether the image forming apparatus is connectable to a communication line to be used for notification of the stored information to an external apparatus, wherein the output unit is selected in a case that the image forming apparatus is determined to be in an abnormal state and the image forming apparatus is determined as being unconnectable to the external apparatus.
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16. A non-transitory 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 determining whether the image forming apparatus is connectable to a communication line to be used for notification of the stored information to an external apparatus, wherein the output unit is selected in a case that the image forming apparatus is determined to be in an abnormal state and the image forming apparatus is determined as being unconnectable to the external apparatus.
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