IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING PORTS TO WHICH USB DEVICE IS ATTACHABLE

    公开(公告)号:US20240348735A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-17

    申请号:US18753193

    申请日:2024-06-25

    Inventor: Yutaka URAKAWA

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a housing having a front section and a rear section, a user interface including a display and disposed at the front section and not at the rear section, a first port disposed at the front section within which the display is completely included, and a second port disposed at the rear section. The front and rear sections are defined by imaginarily dividing the housing in half and located opposite to each other in a front-rear direction. When a second USB device that is not a particular USB device is attached to the second port for a first USB device that is the particular USB device, cause the user interface to display a notification screen corresponding to that the second USB device is attached to the second port.

    Method and apparatus for authorizing a print device to perform a service
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for authorizing a print device to perform a service 有权
    用于授权打印设备执行服务的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09552181B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-24

    申请号:US15135664

    申请日:2016-04-22

    Abstract: A document printing system may include a print engine, a controller coupled to the print engine and a communication port in electrical communication with the controller. The communication port can read a portable memory device, which stores an electronic secure file for authorizing the print engine. The portable memory device may store data such as the device identification code, the vendor identification code, the creation date for the electronic secure file. The electronic secure file may also store the device identification code, the vendor identification code, the creation date for the file itself, as well as a balance amount. The system may authorize a print engine by comparing the data in the electronic secure file and data stored on the portable memory device. If the comparison of data finds a mismatch, the system may determine that the print engine is not authorized; or that the service is authorized if otherwise.

    Abstract translation: 文档打印系统可以包括打印引擎,耦合到打印引擎的控制器和与控制器电通信的通信端口。 通信端口可以读取便携式存储设备,其存储用于授权打印引擎的电子安全文件。 便携式存储设备可以存储诸如设备识别码,供应商识别码,电子安全文件的创建日期的数据。 电子安全文件还可以存储设备标识码,供应商标识码,文件本身的创建日期以及余额。 该系统可以通过比较电子安全文件中的数据和存储在便携式存储设备上的数据来授权打印引擎。 如果数据的比较发现不匹配,则系统可以确定打印引擎未被授权; 或者如果服务是授权的,否则。

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