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US 2020/0004175 A1Published application
Electric apparatus that determines type of attachment unit and performs operations using the attachment unit
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakeharu SHOKAI
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes an attachment mechanism to which an attachment unit is detachably attachable and a processor. The processor is configured to perform a determination operation to determine whether or not an attachment unit attached to the attachment mechanism is of a specific type, and transmit a determination result of the determination operation.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an attachment mechanism to which an attachment unit is detachably attachable;
- a first processor configured to perform a determination operation to determine whether or not an attachment unit attached to the attachment mechanism is of a specific type, and transmit a determination result of the determination operation;
- a second processor configured to:
- send a command to the first processor to start the determination operation;
- upon sending the command, start a first print preparation associated with the specific type;
- perform a printing operation using a print setting made through the first print preparation when the determination result indicates that the attachment unit attached to the attachment mechanism is of the specific type;
- and
- perform a second print preparation different from the first print preparation and perform a printing operation using a print setting made through the second print preparation when the determination result indicates that the attachment unit attached to the attachment mechanism is not of the specific type.
5 more elements
An image forming method comprising:
- sending a command to a processor to start a determination operation to determine whether or not an attachment unit attached to an attachment mechanism of an image forming apparatus is of a specific type;
- and
- upon sending the command, starting a first print preparation associated with the specific type;
- receiving a determination result of the determination operation from the processor;
- performing a printing operation using a print setting made through the first print preparation when the determination result indicates that the attachment unit attached to the attachment mechanism is of the specific type;
- and
- performing a second print preparation different from the first print preparation and performing a printing operation using a print setting made through the second print preparation when the determination result indicates that the attachment unit attached to the attachment mechanism is not of the specific type.
4 more elements
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- an attachment mechanism to which an attachment unit is detachably attachable;
- and
- a processor configured to perform a determination operation to determine whether or not an attachment unit attached to the attachment mechanism is of a specific type, and transmit a determination result of the determination operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.