US 2012/0236324 A1Published application

Image forming device and starting method therefor

AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.

InventorNorio Muraishi

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Abstract

Disclosed is an image forming device including an engine unit that performs image processing; an engine control unit that controls the engine unit; and a controller that generates items of starting information. The controller transmits a first item of the starting information indicating a cause of the starting process, and transmits a second item of the starting information when a content of the second item of the starting information is fixed. A time period required for fixing the second item of the starting information depends on the cause of the starting process. The engine control unit obtains the second item of the starting information, based on the first item of the starting information and timing information obtained in advance that indicates a timing at which the second item of the starting information is expected to be fixed.

Claims9

Dependent claims

An image forming device comprising:

an engine unit configured to perform mechanical operations of image processing;
an engine control unit configured to control the operations of the engine unit;
and
a controller configured to generate plural items of starting information required for a starting process of the engine control unit, and configured to transmit the plural items of the starting information to the engine control unit using plural information transmission units, wherein the plural information transmission units do not require establishing communication connections and the plural information transmission units are dedicated for the plural items of starting information,
wherein the controller transmits a first item of the starting information indicating a cause of the starting process using a first information transmission unit, and the controller transmits a second item of the starting information using a second information transmission unit when a content of the second item of the starting information is fixed, the first item of the starting information and the second item of the starting information being included in the plural items of the starting information, wherein a time period required for fixing the content of the second item of the starting information depends on the cause of the starting process, and
wherein the engine control unit obtains the second item of the starting information using the second information transmission unit, based on the first item of the starting information obtained by using the first information transmission unit and timing information indicating a timing at which the second item of the starting information is expected to be fixed, the timing information being obtained in advance.

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A starting method of an image forming device,

wherein the image forming device includes
an engine unit configured to perform mechanical operations of image processing;
an engine control unit configured to control the operations of the engine unit;
and
a controller configured to generate plural items of starting information required for a starting process of the engine control unit, and configured to transmit the plural items of the starting information to the engine control unit using plural information transmission units, wherein the plural information transmission units do not require establishing communication connections and the plural information transmission units are dedicated for the plural items of starting information,
wherein the starting method comprises:
a first transmission step, by the controller, of transmitting a first item of the starting information indicating a cause of the starting process using a first information transmission unit, the first item of the starting information being included in the plural items of the starting information;
a second transmission step, by the controller, of transmitting a second item of the starting information using a second information transmission unit when a content of the second item of the starting information is fixed, wherein a time period required for fixing the content of the second item of the starting information depends on the cause of the starting process;
a first acquisition step, by the engine control unit, of acquiring the first item of the starting information using the first information transmission unit;
and
a second acquisition step, by the engine control unit, of acquiring the second item of the starting information from the second information transmission unit, based on the first item of the starting information acquired by using the first information transmission unit and timing information indicating a timing at which the second item of the starting information is expected to be fixed, the timing information being acquired in advance.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.