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AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshikazu Naito, Takahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Akinori Kimata, Katsuhide Sakai, Shigeo Ogino
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A recycle information system for recycling reusable parts from machines and equipment such as image forming apparatus, and reutilize the recovered member as a manufacturing material. A recycle information system utilizing a production control computer to manage information on production parts being used or scheduled for use in manufacturing and maintenance services, is linked by a communications line with a control device for machines and equipment scheduled for recycling, monitors information on parts of machines and equipment capable of recycling, and when a machine is recovered from a user, compares production part information stored in the production control computer with recovered part information stored in the recovered device, and acquires information on whether individual parts used in the recovered machine are capable of being recycled, and information on a factory destination address.
A recycle information system comprising:
A recycle information system comprising:
An image forming apparatus connected by way of a communication line to a control device storing a first part information showing parts in use or parts scheduled for use by a manufacturing plant or maintenance service, comprising:
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