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2H270 CONTROL OR SECURITY FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
G03G13/34 ;15/00,303;15/36;21/00,370-21/00,538;21/02;21/14;21/20
G03G13/34;15/00,303;15/36;21/00,370-21/00,540;21/02;21/14;21/20 KA KA00
PREMISE OF CONTROL, MANAGEMENT, OR MAINTENANCE 		KA01 KA03 KA04 KA05 KA06 KA08 KA09 KA10
. Non-Carlson processes . Photoreceptors (This place is not applied) . . having a plurality of photoreceptors e.g. those in colour . . . forming images on both sides of paper . . Photoreceptor belts . Charging excluding corotrons and scorotrons . . Contact charging e.g. charging rollers . . Magnetic brush charging
KA12 KA13 KA14 KA15 KA17 KA18 KA19 KA20
. Digital exposure excluding laser exposure . . using light-emitting element arrays . . Back-side exposure . Analogue exposure e.g. slit exposure . Development means (This place is not applied.) . . having a plurality of development devices for one photoreceptor . . Contact development . . Non-contact development
KA21 KA22 KA23 KA24 KA25 KA26 KA28 KA29 KA30
. . using one-component developers . . using two-component developers . . using magnetic developers . . using non-magnetic developers . . Wet development . . Cleanerless development devices . Transfer units e.g. belts or drums . . transferring images on both sides of paper simultaneously . . fixing images in transfer units
KA32 KA33 KA35 KA36 KA38 KA39
. Intermediate transfer units e.g. belts or drums . . having a plurality of intermediate transfer units . Fixing excluding those with rollers . . using induction heating . Cleaning photoreceptors excluding cleaning using blades or brushes . . Cleanerless types
KA41 KA42 KA43 KA44 KA46 KA47 KA49 KA50
. Conveying units for transfer paper (This place is not applied.) . . Shapes of conveying paths e.g. limited curvature . . conveying transfer paper with unfixed toners on both sides of the paper . . Intermediate trays . Power supplies . . Plural power supplies . Specific layouts of the apparatus . . specifying distances between sections regardless of numerical limitations
KA51 KA53 KA54 KA55 KA56 KA57 KA58 KA59 KA60
. . specially adapted for image formation on both sides of paper . Optional peripheral or external devices . . Conveying originals automatically . . Reading originals . . Storing the large amount of transfer paper . . After-treatments . . External or additional storage means or memory . . Networks of the devices with computers or other apparatus . . Use management e.g. authentication
KA61 KA62 KA64 KA65 KA66 KA67 KA68 KA69 KA70
. . Communication management . . Remote management . Physical characteristics or specific materials as premises . . Degree of elasticity strength mass weight or hardness . . Degree of magnetisation or magnetic force . . Particle sizes or circularity . . Optical characteristics . . Electric characteristics . . Other physical characteristics
KA72 KA73 KA74
. . Specific materials . . . Content rates thereof . . Manufacturing methods e.g. polymerisation toners
LA LA00
DETECTING, MEASURING, OR ESTIMATING CONDITION OF THE APPARATUS 		LA01 LA02 LA03 LA04 LA05 LA06 LA07 LA08 LA09 LA10
. of potentials currents voltages or resistance . . of potentials of photoreceptors . . of currents flowing through photoreceptors or resistance of photoreceptors . . of chargers . . of development devices . . of charges of developers e.g. toners or carriers . . of transfer units . . of separators . . of intermediate transfer units . . of power supply voltages
LA12 LA14 LA15 LA16 LA17 LA18 LA19 LA20
. of the amount of exposure e.g. exposure time . of the density of developed toner images . . on photoreceptors . . . after transfer . . on transfer paper after transfer and before fixing . . on intermediate transfer units . . after fixing . . of uneven density
LA22 LA24 LA25 LA26 LA27 LA28 LA29
. Reading test prints . of temperature . . of fixers . . of photoreceptors or peripheries thereof . . of toners . of humidity . Environments in which the apparatus are installed e.g. temperature or humidity of the apparatus or earthquakes
LA31 LA32 LA33 LA34 LA35 LA36 LA37 LA39 LA40
. Measuring speeds . . of rotational speeds of photoreceptors . . of travelling original exposure units e.g. slit exposure . . of conveying originals . . of rotating polygon mirrors . . of intermediate transfer units . . of conveying transfer paper including transfer drums . Measuring lengths . . Film thicknesses of photoreceptors
LA41 LA42 LA44 LA45 LA46 LA47 LA48 LA49 LA50
. . Lengths of belt members e.g. of photoreceptors or intermediate transfer units . . Line widths of images . Detecting positions e.g. those of lenses . . Angles or positions of photoreceptors . . of exposure scanning units . . of image exposure light e.g. ends in main scanning directions by lasers . . Platens or original platens . . Original covers . . Rotation angles of charge rollers or development rollers
LA51 LA52 LA53 LA54 LA55 LA56 LA57 LA58 LA60
. . Intermediate transfer units . . Transfer drums transfer belts or conveying belts . . Attachment of units for steps or process units . . Doors or apparatus covers . . Attachment of storage media e.g. those storing control programmes . . Attachment of storage media storing image data . . Connection of peripheral devices . . Presence or positions of users; Room light . Identifying connected or attached devices or media
LA62 LA63 LA64 LA65 LA66 LA67 LA68 LA70
. Detecting operating states of elements of the apparatus . . under preparatory operation for forming images . . under operation of image formation . . under completion of image formation . . under stoppage or stoppage due to abnormalities . . under test maintenance or the like . . Availability of image formation . Measuring time e.g. timers or counters
LA71 LA72 LA73 LA75 LA76 LA77 LA78 LA79 LA80
. . of operations from start to stop . . of dwell time or time after pausing . . . due to abnormalities . Counting the number of paper or operation . . according to modes . . of paper available for image formation . . of remaining paper for image formation . . Frequency or histories of use . . of the total number of printed sheet or the number of use; of degree of use
LA81 LA82 LA83 LA84 LA85 LA87 LA88 LA90
. . of the number of paper on which images are successively formed the number of use or degree of use . . of the number of paper on which images are misformed or the number of misformed images . . of the number of failures . . of the number of recovering operation . . of the number of communication . Remaining toners in supply containers; Running out of toners . Amount of collected toners in collection containers; Collection containers filled with collected toners . Colours or kinds of toners
LA91 LA92 LA93 LA94 LA95 LA96 LA97 LA98 LA99
. Toners in development devices e.g. density thereof . . Potentials of toners in development devices . Kinds or states of photoreceptors . . Life thereof . . Film thicknesses thereof . Inventories of consumable articles around or far from the apparatus . Time of day . Others e.g. power supply frequencies . indirectly
LB LB00
DETECTING OR MEASURING ORIGINAL OR IMAGE DATA 		LB01 LB02 LB04 LB05 LB06 LB08 LB10
. Density of originals or image data; Density of picture elements thereof . . Number of picture elements . Kinds of images . . Photographs or characters . . in black and white two-colour or full-colour . Total number of picture elements . Data added to originals or image data
LB11 LB13 LB14 LB15 LB17 LB18 LB20
. . of security data being additional information . Number of paper of originals or image data . Sizes of originals or image data . Directions of originals or image data . Kinds of originals or media e.g. colours materials or thicknesses . Presence of images on originals or media . Detecting positions of originals
LB21 LB22 LB23 LB24 LB25 LB26
. . Originals mounted on insertion tables . . Originals which are fed . . Originals which are discharged . . Originals left on platens . . Jamming; Conveyance errors of originals . . Inclined originals on platens or under conveyance
LC LC00
DETECTING OR MEASURING TRANSFER PAPER 		LC01 LC02 LC03 LC04 LC05 LC06 LC07 LC09 LC10
. having IC tags . Kinds or attributes thereof . . Density or colours thereof . . Quality or thicknesses thereof . Charges or basis weight thereof . Attached cassettes sizes or directions thereof . Sizes thereof under conveyance . Remaining paper or out of paper in supplying units . Positions thereof
LC11 LC12 LC13 LC14 LC15 LC16 LC17 LC18 LC19 LC20
. . passing through paper feeding units . . arriving at or passing through registration rollers . . arriving at or passing through transfer units . . arriving at or passing through fixing units . Arriving at or discharged from intermediate trays . Number or presence thereof in the apparatus or intermediate trays . Arriving at sorters or apparatus for after-treatments . Number or presence thereof in sorters or the like or in bins . Discharged transfer paper . Presence or the number thereof in paper discharging units; Transfer paper left in paper discharging units
LC22 LC23
. Jamming or conveyance errors of transfer paper . . in sorters or apparatus for after-treatments
LD LD00
KIND, STRUCTURE, ARRANGEMENT, OR THE LIKE OF DETECTOR 		LD01 LD02 LD03 LD04 LD05 LD06 LD08 LD09 LD10
. Kinds structures or circuits of detectors . . with specific details of structures thereof . . Optical types . . Mechanical types . . Electromagnetic types . . . Electrometers . Detecting or determining methods . . Setting switching or automatically-adjusting detection levels . . Sharing one detector for a plurality of objects to be detected
LD11 LD12 LD14 LD15 LD16 LD17
. . Processing data with detectors e.g. mean or maximum value . . Detecting objects even during turning off main power supplies . Detection timing . characterised by arrangement or positions of detectors . . Detectors moving; Detectors scanning objects to be detected . . automatically adjusting the positions of detectors
MA MA00
CONTROLLING CONDITION OF IMAGE QUALITY 		MA01 MA02 MA04 MA05 MA06 MA07 MA08 MA09 MA10
. Controlling chargers . . in respect of DC AC or superimposition respectively . Controlling the amount of exposure to originals excluding exposure to photoreceptors . Controlling reading levels e.g. reading gains . Processing image information e.g. smoothing images . . Correcting data or tables of density conversion . Controlling the amount of light exposed to images including analogue exposure . . of pulse widths or exposure time . . of sizes of picture elements or dots
MA11 MA13 MA14 MA15 MA16 MA17 MA18 MA19
. . of intervals or arrangement of picture elements or dots . Controlling development devices . . of developing biases . . . DC biases e.g. voltage values . . . AC biases e.g. frequencies amplitudes or waveforms . . . biasing the sections other than developer rolls . . of the amount of supplied toners . . of stirring toners e.g. time
MA21 MA22 MA24 MA25 MA26 MA28 MA29 MA30
. Controlling the amount of overall exposure or non-image exposure . Controlling charges before transfer . Controlling transfer units including transferring toners to intermediate transfer units . . in respect of DC AC or superimposition respectively . . of transfer from intermediate transfer units . Adjusting cleaning ability including that of intermediate transfer . Adjusting ability of removing electricity . Controlling temporary-holding or distribution members
MA31 MA33 MA34 MA35 MA36 MA38 MA40
. Applying lubricants to photoreceptors e.g. controlling the amount of applied lubricants . Controlling temperature e.g. heating transfer paper . Controlling fixers e.g. speeds of fixers . . of fixing temperature . . Cleaning fixers; Applying lubricants . Controlling pressure between contact members excluding pressure between fixing members . Controlling other conditions of image quality
MA41
. Controlling a plurality of conditions of image quality in association with each other
MB MB00
MEANS OR METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE QUALITY; CONTENTS TO BE CONTROLLED FOR IMAGE QUALITY 		MB01 MB02 MB03 MB04 MB05 MB06 MB07 MB09
. Controlling image quality according to selected modes . . according to modes for power saving energy saving or toner saving . . according to sizes or magnification . . according to colours including tandem types . . according to kinds of images e.g. line drawings or photographs . . according to the set number of lines . . according to quality or kinds of transfer paper . Controlling image quality according to connected or attached units
MB11 MB12 MB13 MB14 MB15 MB16 MB17 MB18 MB19 MB20
. Controlling image quality according to formed test patterns . . Kinds of test patterns . . . having bright and dark sections . . . . Tone patterns . . . having halftone density sections or halftones . . . characterised by forms the number or positions thereof . . Control therefor . . . of positions therefor . . . Selecting test patterns to be formed . . . changing conditions of image quality stepwisely or successively
MB21 MB22 MB23 MB25 MB27 MB28 MB29 MB30
. . . . of the amount of charges . . . . of developing biases . . exposing test pattern plates . Analysing detected values e.g. distribution characteristics of image noises . Controlling image quality according to detected values e.g. comparing detected values with reference values . . characterised by calculation of detected values and reference values . . detecting a plurality of sections e.g. bright or dark sections . . . subtracting or comparing between a plurality of detected values
MB31 MB32 MB33 MB35 MB36 MB37 MB38 MB39 MB40
. . plotting a plurality of detected values . . according to changes in detected values of the same object to be detected . . of reference values e.g. changing reference values . Using operation sequences e.g. functions . Using tables e.g. correlation tables of control values . . selecting desired tables from a plurality of tables . Initialisation . Contents to be controlled for detected values or control amount being threshold values . Selecting objects to be controlled e.g. controlling alternative objects to be controlled
MB41 MB43 MB45 MB46 MB47 MB48 MB49 MB50
. Successively executing different image quality controls . characterised by means or methods for determining objects to be controlled or control values . Uniformising image quality . . correcting non-uniform image quality in image areas . . controlling image quality outside image areas; removing black frames . . recovering keeping or correcting latent image potentials for successive image formation . . between a plurality of image forming apparatus which are connected . . . connected with processes other than electrophotography
MB52 MB53 MB55 MB56
. Preventing fatigue and deterioration; Elongating life; Using uniformly . . using uniformly . Timing for controlling image quality . Processing or controlling for interruption
MC MC00
OBJECT TO BE CONTROLLED FOR TIMING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR SPEED 		MC01 MC03 MC04 MC05 MC06 MC07 MC09 MC10
. Changing or controlling speeds of image formation for the apparatus as a whole . Conveying originals . . feeding originals . . positioning originals in exposure units . . reversing originals e.g. originals printed on both sides . . discharging originals . Exposing or reading originals excluding analogue exposure . . moving optics
MC11 MC13 MC15 MC16 MC18 MC19 MC20
. . moving originals . Rotating photoreceptors e.g. drums or belts . Charge . . drawing or discharging developer . Storing or reading image data to or from memory . . reading image data from memory . Processing or correcting image data; Changing bit counts of image data
MC21 MC22 MC23 MC24 MC25 MC26 MC28 MC29 MC30
. Exposing images specially adapted for digital exposure . . rotating polygon mirrors . . timing for emitting light in the main scanning direction . . timing for emitting light in the sub scanning direction . Analogue exposure means . Exposing non-images . Development . . Applying developing biases . . Supplying toners
MC31 MC32 MC33 MC34 MC35 MC36 MC38 MC39 MC40
. . Stirring toners . . Collecting toners from photoreceptors and transferring collected toners to development devices . . Collecting toners from development devices . . Rotating or moving multicolour development units . . . to development positions . . . to removing positions . Irradiating with light removing electricity or charging before or after transferring toner images . Transferring toner images . Transferring toner images from intermediate transfer units
MC41 MC42 MC44 MC45 MC47 MC48 MC49 MC50
. Carriers of transfer paper e.g. transfer drums or belts . Separating including separating paper from transfer drams . Fixing . . Cleaning; Applying lubricants . Removing electricity . Cleaning photoreceptors . Distribution members often adopted to cleanerless types . Conveying collected toners
MC51 MC52 MC53 MC55 MC56 MC57 MC58 MC59 MC60
. Abrading photoreceptors; Applying lubricants to photoreceptors . Cleaning means other than those for photoreceptors or fixing . . of intermediate transfer units . Conveying transfer paper . . feeding paper from cassettes . . feeding paper manually . . feeding paper from intermediate trays . . feeding or refeeding paper from the positions of resists . . reversing paper
MC61 MC62 MC63 MC64 MC65 MC67 MC68 MC70
. . discharging paper . . . of the directions; face or back thereof . . moving conveyance positions to the main scanning directions . Sorters . . Bins to which transfer paper are discharged . Devices for after-treatments excluding sorters . . Punches or staples . Contacting and separating
MC71 MC72 MC74 MC76 MC78
. Correcting the positions of members excluding rotating rotary members . . of gaps between members . Lock mechanisms including safety means or mechanisms . Sending and receiving facsimiles . Other objects to be controlled
MD MD00
MEANS, METHOD, OR CONTENTS TO BE CONTROLLED FOR TIMING CONTROL 		MD01 MD02 MD04 MD05 MD06 MD07 MD08 MD10
. Generating timing pulses . Adjusting timing e.g. by timers or counters . Creating patterns for adjusting timing . . for detecting colour shifts . . characterised by shapes the number positions or the like of patterns . . selecting desired patterns from a plurality of patterns . . combined with patterns for controlling image quality . Controlling speeds
MD11 MD12 MD13 MD14 MD15 MD17 MD19 MD20
. . of relative speeds between contacting members excluding cleaning members . Controlling motors . . adjusting motors at the time of starting or stopping drives . Controlling stop . . adjusting stop positions . Control according to selected modes . Processing or controlling for interruption . . Stop operations under image forming operations
MD22 MD23 MD24 MD25 MD26 MD27 MD29
. Preparatory operations . . resetting optics photoreceptors or the like to initial positions . . setting the number of paper on which images are formed . . setting conditions for allowing users to start image formation . Generating signals for starting image formation . Generating signals for stopping or pausing image formation . Specifying contents to be controlled by programmes
MD31
. Scheduling at the time of designing the apparatus
ME ME00
CONTROLLING INTERVAL OF OPERATION OR CONTROLLING PAUSE 		ME01 ME02 ME03 ME04 ME05 ME06
. Controlling intervals before entering energy saving modes . Controlling pauses of image formation . Controlling intervals before subsequent image formation . Controlling rotation periods or rotation amount of photoreceptors . . Preparation rotation periods or pre-rotation periods . . Post-rotation periods
MF MF00
CONTROL UNIT, CONTROL PROGRAM, OR THE LIKE 		MF01 MF02 MF03 MF04 MF05 MF06 MF08 MF09 MF10
. Control units . . Structures arrangement or detachable structures thereof . . Connecting enhancement boards . . Setting operating conditions of control units e.g. operating frequency . . Processing for replacing control units or programmes . . Resetting control units . Control programmes . . having functions for learn and reason . . Introducing generating or correcting control programmes
MF11 MF13 MF14 MF15 MF16 MF17 MF19 MF20
. . Recovering control programmes or control information . Managing memory . . writing in or reading out memory . . using a plurality of memory . . storing or referring control cases . . storing and selecting a plurality of control rules . characterised by signal transmission among a plurality of control units or between control units . . between control units e.g. wireless communication
MF21 MF22 MF24 MF25
. . between control units in the apparatus . . between connecting devices or units and control units . Using interfaces or ports of microcomputers . Wiring connectors or structures for transmitting signals
MG MG00
POWER SUPPLY; SAFETY MEANS 		MG01 MG02 MG03 MG04 MG05 MG06 MG07 MG08 MG09
. Details of power supply means e.g. circuits thereof . Operating power supplies or controlling electric power . . controlling conditions on standby e.g. energy saving . . automatically turning on or off . . . during pause . . automatically selecting destinations to which power is supplied . . distributing electric power . . . among a plurality of image forming apparatus . . calculating or estimating power consumption
MG11 MG12 MG13
. Safety means . . Safety switches . . Lock mechanisms
MH MH00
TIMING OF CONTROL 		MH01 MH02 MH03 MH04 MH05 MH06 MH07 MH08 MH09 MH10
. at power on . . under preparation rotation of photoreceptors . Initial operations e.g. at delivery replacing units or recovering . . at recovering from abnormalities . during preheating . at starting image formation . . during pre-rotation of photoreceptors . . at pre-exposure scanning . in image formation . . according to detected values in a cycle for forming images
MH11 MH12 MH13 MH14 MH15 MH16 MH18 MH19 MH20
. during post-rotation . during intervals before subsequent image formation . . at breaks between pages . . at breaks between copies . . at breaks between jobs . at stopping image formation . at pausing image formation . . Energy saving . at power off
MH21
. during power off
NA NA00
ALLOWING USER TO USE; MANAGEMENT THEREOF 		NA01 NA02 NA03 NA04 NA05 NA06 NA07 NA08 NA09 NA10
. Authorising users . . characterised by methods thereof . . . using management cards or the like . . . inputting passwords . . . detecting human bodies e.g. fingerprints pupils or voiceprints . Objects to be or not to be allowed . . rejecting use by users completely . . allowing partial use e.g. limiting the maximum number of available paper . Managing user codes or department codes . . setting the number of available paper
NA12 NA13 NA14 NA15 NA16 NA17 NA18 NA19
. Managing charges or the number of paper . . characterised by setting charges e.g. discounting charges by selecting certain advertisements . . . providing different unit prices for every mode . . characterised by methods for charging or paying . . . paying charges by cash or prepaid cards . . . paying charges using charge slips output from the apparatus . . . incorporating external payment systems e.g. banks . . . Key counters
NB NB00
MANAGING OR PROCESSING UNIT OR IMAGE DATUM 		NB01 NB02 NB03 NB04 NB05 NB06 NB07 NB08 NB09 NB10
. Allowing users to use units e.g. elements of the apparatus; Management thereof . . reading data from memory attached to units . . . having specific timing for reading data . . writing data to memory attached to units . . . with specific timing thereof . . identifying stored contents of memory attached to units . . . IDs of units . . characterised by methods for managing IDs of units . . in response to genuine or non-genuine units . . discriminating new units or processing therefor
NB11 NB12 NB14 NB15 NB16 NB17 NB18 NB19 NB20
. . in response to the number of reuse e.g. the number of refill . . preventing units from being removed without authorisation . Allowing users to use image data; Management thereof . . accumulating or retrieving image data . . Allowing or disallowing users to use image data; Processing rights of image data . . . limiting output processes . . transferring image data to other image forming apparatus . . for security . . erasing image data e.g. timing thereof
NB22 NB23 NB24 NB26 NB27 NB28
. Managing jobs . . correcting or erasing contents of jobs . . of orders of processing jobs e.g. priorities or replacing . Allowing users to use transfer paper; Management thereof . . limiting use of specific transfer paper . . preventing transfer paper from being removed without authorisation
NC NC00
MANAGING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 		NC01 NC02 NC03 NC05 NC06 NC07 NC08 NC09 NC10
. Managing stand-alone apparatus by themselves . Centralising or processing a plurality of image forming apparatus . Managing or processing decentralised image forming apparatus . Recording storing or indicating management data . . specifying management data . . . Detected results in image forming apparatus . . . Setup conditions of image forming apparatus . . . Histories of operations . . . Histories of failures abnormalities or recovery (see viewpoints NE and RA-RC)
NC11 NC12 NC13 NC14 NC16 NC17 NC18 NC20
. . . . Conditions of image forming apparatus under failures or the like . . . Histories of maintenance information . . identifying or erasing management data . . Counting or calculating management data . Managing schedules; Distributing works; Selecting apparatus . . redistributing works for image formation due to running out of toners . . forming images through connected apparatus or operating reading and outputting in separate apparatus . Reporting to or communicating with management devices or other apparatus
NC21 NC22 NC23 NC24 NC25 NC26 NC28
. . regularly . . of consumable articles almost run out; of placing order thereof . . of abnormalities of image forming apparatus . . of unauthorised use . . at predetermined timing . . to other apparatus . characterised by means or methods for communication e.g. mobile phones
ND ND00
MANAGING OR PROCESSING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS BY EXTERNAL OR REMOTE MANAGEMENT DEVICE 		ND01 ND02 ND03 ND04 ND05 ND06 ND07 ND09 ND10
. Main objects to be managed in image forming apparatus . . Authorising users; Allowing users to use; Management thereof (see viewpoint NA) . . . of charges or the number of paper . . Allowing users to use units; Management thereof (see viewpoint NB) . . Allowing users to use image data; Management thereof (see viewpoint NB) . . Managing jobs (see viewpoint NB) . . Allowing users to use transfer paper; Management thereof (see viewpoint NB) . Collecting management data from image forming apparatus and storing them . . specifying management data
ND11 ND12 ND13 ND14 ND15 ND16 ND17 ND18 ND19
. . . IDs or identification information of image forming apparatus . . . IDs or kinds of units . . . Detected results in image forming apparatus . . . Setup conditions of image forming apparatus . . . Histories of operations . . . Histories of failures abnormalities or recovery (see viewpoints NE and RA-RC) . . . . Conditions of image forming apparatus under failures or the like . . . Histories of maintenance information . . identifying erasing or correcting management data
ND21 ND22 ND23 ND25 ND27 ND28 ND29 ND30
. Indicating or inputting management data by external or remote management devices . Analysing or calculating management data by external or remote management devices . . Identifying the presence of abnormalities or failures (see viewpoints RA-RC) . . Determining contents to be operated in image forming apparatus . Controlling image forming apparatus remotely . . Instructing the apparatus to do specific operations or select modes . . Introducing control programmes to the apparatus . . Introducing control data to the apparatus
ND31 ND32 ND33 ND35 ND36
. . Providing results of calculation or control values based on conditions of the apparatus . . Timing of communication . . Providing the apparatus or users with indicating information . Supporting the apparatus by the processes other than remote control e.g. sending maintenance persons . . of consumable articles e.g. recognising degrees of consumption or placing order
NE NE00
PROCESSING ABNORMALITY 		NE01 NE02 NE03 NE04 NE05 NE07 NE08 NE10
. Stopping the apparatus automatically or prohibiting the apparatus from forming images . . at specific timing for stopping operations under abnormalities . Measures against disconnection of power supplies; Storing data . Disconnecting power supplies automatically . Prohibiting power supplies from disconnecting; Prohibiting image formation from stopping . Contents to be processed for abnormalities in the stopping apparatus . . stopping discharging feeding or conveying transfer paper . Continuing image forming operations under abnormalities
NE11 NE12 NE14 NE15 NE16 NE17 NE18
. . in slow speeds or low quality . . using functions other than those in abnormal sections . Retrying . Correcting the number of paper or creating additional images . Stopping image quality control . according to degrees or the number of failures . Compensating operations under abnormalities of voltages load fluctuations or the like
PA PA00
SELECTING OR SETTING MODE, INCLUDING SELECTING AUTOMATICALLY 		PA01 PA02 PA04 PA05 PA06 PA07 PA08 PA09 PA10
. Setting the number of originals . Setting the number of paper on which images are formed or the number of copies . Setting sizes . . of originals; Directions thereof . . . of those other than standard sizes . . of transfer paper; Direction thereof . . . of those other than standard sizes . . Trays for transfer paper . Setting magnifications
PA11 PA12 PA14 PA15 PA16 PA18 PA19 PA20
. Selecting density . Directions of characters vertical writing or horizontal writing . Kinds of transfer paper . . Backing paper recycled paper . . Thick paper or OHP paper . Selecting start keys . Selecting stop keys excluding interruption . Proofing
PA21 PA22 PA24 PA25 PA26 PA27 PA29 PA30
. Selecting interruption modes . . limiting interruption . Selecting both-side modes . . Both-side originals . . Forming images on both sides of paper . Modes for feeding transfer paper manually . 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 . Exposing a plurality of originals successively
PA31 PA32 PA34 PA35 PA36 PA37 PA38 PA39 PA40
. Exposing originals dividedly e.g. page continuous copying . Modes for originals having several sizes . Selecting peripheral devices . . for feeding the bulk of paper . . Automatic document feeders or ADF . . Sorters . . . Stack modes . . . . Sorting modes . . Staplers
PA41 PA42 PA43 PA45 PA46 PA47 PA48 PA49 PA50
. . Punches . . Binding gluing or joining . . Image databases . Slip paper modes . . OHP paper . . Modes for forming images on slip paper . Cover or back cover modes . Colour modes e.g. full-colour modes . . in black-and-white
PA51 PA52 PA53 PA55 PA56 PA58 PA59 PA60
. . for selecting colours . Character or photograph modes . High-quality or low-quality image modes . Toner-saving modes . Energy-saving standby preheating or sleep modes . Operational modes of combined machines . . Copy modes . . Facsimile or FAX modes
PA61 PA62 PA63 PA65 PA67 PA68 PA69 PA70
. . Reading or accumulating modes . . Printer modes . Reservation modes . Connection modes . Image edition modes . . Compositing . . Moving rotating or deforming . . Erasing trimming or masking
PA71 PA72 PA73 PA75 PA76 PA77 PA78 PA80
. . Specifying ranges or selecting positions . . Binding margins blank spaces or copy locations . . Removing under colours . Printing additional information . . Pages . . for security e.g. top-secret information . . Advertisement images . Communication or communication modes
PA81 PA83
. Guidance or help . Other modes
PB PB00
SETTING AUTOMATIC MODE; PROCESSING IMPROPER SELECTION 		PB01 PB02 PB03 PB04 PB05 PB06 PB08 PB10
. Objects to be set for automatic modes (PB takes precedence; See PA for reference) . . Magnifications . . Trays or sizes of transfer paper . . Density . . Characters or photographs . . Image edition modes . Switching modes between automatic manual and standard modes . Prohibiting improper selection e.g. prohibiting input
PB11 PB12 PB13 PB14
. . Prohibiting switching modes . . Requesting reselecting modes . . Correcting enforcing limiting modes automatically . Selecting alternative modes
PC PC00
STANDARD MODE OR PROGRAM MODE 		PC01 PC02 PC03 PC04 PC05 PC06 PC07 PC08
. Setting standard modes . . of priority . Registering or changing standard modes . Calling standard modes . Erasing standard modes . Clearing or resetting modes including resetting certain modes to standard modes . . Timer-resetting . . Prohibiting resetting modes
QA QA00
INPUT OPERATING MEANS; INDICATION PANEL 		QA01 QA02 QA03 QA05 QA06 QA07 QA08 QA09 QA10
. separating from bodies of image forming apparatus . . using portable terminals e.g. mobile phones . arranging input operation means or output indication means . Kinds or structures thereof . . Switches or buttons . . . Power switches . . Ten-key keyboards . . Up-keys or down-keys . . Bar codes
QA11 QA12 QA13 QA14 QA15 QA16 QA17 QA18 QA19
. . Analogue input; Slide levers . . Sounds . . Touch panels . . IC cards or the like . . Host computers . . Sheets e.g. computer-scored answer sheets . . . for designating breaks by inserting sheets . . Keyboards . . Special input e.g. inputting by the foots
QA21 QA22 QA23 QA24 QA25 QA26 QA27 QA28 QA30
. Kinds or structures of output indication means; Methods for output indication . . Kinds of output indication means . . . Indication elements e.g. light-emitting elements or liquid crystals . . . . Segments . . . . Dot matrices . . . Scanning types e.g. cathode ray tubes (CRT) . . . Non-electrical means e.g. printed labels . . . projecting operation means . . Methods for output indication
QA31 QA32 QA33 QA34 QA35 QA36 QA37 QA38 QA39 QA40
. . . Indicating or projecting images; Indicating images with monitors . . . by colours . . . by pictographs drawings or layouts . . . by signs or codes . . . by sentences . . . by speech e.g. speech syntheses . . . by numerals . . . by the amount e.g. lengths . . . by moving pictures or animation . . . combined with indicators; changing indications
QA41 QA43 QA44 QA45 QA46 QA48 QA49 QA50
. . . Print output . Controlling input operation or indication means . . Setting or adjusting operating environments . . . according to frequency of use . . . according to users e.g. authorisation or learning levels . . Methods for input settings . . . with keyswitches . . . inputting modes by numeric input
QA51 QA52 QA53 QA55 QA56 QA57 QA58 QA59 QA60
. . . by the number or periods of pressing switches . . Prohibiting input or preventing improper input . . Allowing input . . Storing or reading indication data . . inputting keys for switching indications . . resetting indications . . Timing of indication . . turning off indications . . . of unavailable keys
QA61 QA62 QA63 QA64 QA65 QA66 QA67
. . blinking indications . . indicating key functions or menus . . . of hierarchies . . . changing positions or arrangement of keys or windows . . . changing sizes of keys or windows . . . changing indication forms of keys or windows excluding sizes thereof . . . simultaneously indicating different hierarchies
QB QB00
CONTENT TO BE INDICATED (ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION IS MADE IN THE PLACE FOR DETECTION OR FOR SELECTING MODE) 		QB01 QB02 QB03 QB04 QB05 QB06 QB07 QB08 QB09 QB10
. Indicating results detected by detectors . . of physical values . . of running out or remaining amounts of consumable articles or transfer paper . . of sizes or directions . Indicating working conditions of image forming apparatus . . of jamming . . of failures or abnormalities . . of positions or contents thereof . Indicating orders or contents for processing abnormalities . Announcements
QB11 QB12 QB13 QB14 QB15 QB16 QB17 QB18 QB19 QB20
. Indicating the number of counted results . . of the number of paper successively formed . Indicating conditions which are set or selected not covered by viewpoints PA-PC . . of set modes . . . of listing a plurality of modes which are already set . . . of the set number of paper for image formation . . . of sizes directions or magnifications . . previewing images to be formed . Indicating periods of time . indicating time of day
QB21 QB22 QB24 QB26 QB27
. Indicating operational procedures or help . Storing recording or indicating address books . Setting or changing levels of contents to be indicated . Indicating information introduced from outsides . of indications irrelevant to image formation e.g. advertisements
RA RA00
STRUCTURE FOR TESTING OR THE LIKE OR MAINTENANCE OR THE LIKE; OBJECT TO BE TESTED OR MAINTAINED 		RA01 RA02 RA03 RA04 RA05 RA06 RA08 RA09 RA10
. Structures for testing maintenance replacement adjustment . . Information about elements or components of image forming apparatus e.g. durable years . . having structures facilitating testing or the like or maintenance or the like of image forming apparatus . . connected with management devices (Additional classification is made in viewpoints NA-NC.) . . connected with portable terminals of maintenance persons . . Special jigs therefor . Objects to be tested or maintained . . Waste toners . . Supplied toners; Development units
RA11 RA12 RA13 RA14 RA15 RA16 RA17 RA18 RA19 RA20
. . Photoreceptors . . Process units . . Other units . . Process elements e.g. chargers exposure units electricity removal chargers . . Detectors . . . testing or correcting variability thereof . . Control units . . . CPUs or MPUs . . . Memory . . Means for controlling communication
RA21 RA22 RA23 RA24 RA25 RA26 RA27
. . . Failures or disconnection of lines . . Timing e.g. pulses . . Transmission errors . . Input and output means e.g. indication panels . . Means for adjusting environments e.g. fans or filters . . Details . . Others
RB RB00
CHECKING, TESTING OR SELF-DIAGNOSIS OF FAILURE OR ABNORMALITY 		RB01 RB03 RB04 RB05 RB06 RB07 RB08 RB09 RB10
. Determining timing thereof . Selecting modes for self-diagnosing or diagnosing . . Contents of programmes for self-diagnosis . . Proofing . . . Images thereof e.g. contents or shapes . . of objects to be tested . . keeping detectors unoperated e.g. jam sensors . Analysing factors causing abnormalities or specifying abnormalities . Analysing influences of abnormalities on image forming apparatus
RC RC00
MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT, OR ADJUSTMENT 		RC01 RC02 RC03 RC04 RC05 RC07 RC08 RC09 RC10
. Determining contents to be maintained e.g. adjustments replacement or cleaning . . of objects to be maintained . . determining contents to be maintained by image forming apparatus per se . Determining timing of maintenance . . by the amount or number of use . Adjustments or control at the time of maintenance . . starting adjusting or repairing programmes . . Contents to be adjusted . . . Specific procedures of adjustments
RC11 RC12 RC13 RC14 RC16 RC17 RC18
. . . setting or changing reference values e.g. the reference number of maintenance . . . reading changing or setting tables for control . . . setting time timing speeds or counting . . . of special operations in image forming apparatus . Replacement . Cleaning . Other maintenance
SA SA00
PURPOSE OF ADJUSTING ENVIRONMENT 		SA01 SA02 SA03 SA05 SA06 SA07 SA09 SA10
. Removing harmful substances; Deodorisation . . removing ozone . . preventing or collecting dust . Shielding from light; preventing light emission . . protecting human bodies . . protecting photoreceptors . Measures against high temperature . . reusing heat
SA11 SA13 SA14 SA15 SA16 SA17 SA18 SA20
. Measures against low temperature; Preventing dew condensation . Adjusting humidity excluding those by adjusting temperature . . Humidifying . . Dehumidifying . Preventing sounds or vibrations . Electrical shocks . Preventing charge; Removing electricity e.g. transfer paper . Others e.g. preventing radio frequencies
SB SB00
MEANS OR METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ENVIRONMENT 		SB01 SB02 SB03 SB04 SB05 SB06 SB07 SB08 SB09
. using filters . . Structures thereof . . Arrangement thereof . using materials for decomposition or absorption . . Kinds thereof . . Arrangement thereof . Heating and decomposing . Electrostatic attraction . Magnetic attraction
SB11 SB12 SB13 SB14 SB15 SB16 SB17 SB18 SB19 SB20
. Structures for air conditioning; Layouts of elements of image forming apparatus . . Structures shapes or arrangement of rectifying plates or heat shielding plates . . of ventilation paths . . . using ventilation pipes . . . of intake or discharging openings . Structures or arrangement of fans for intaking discharging or blowing air . . for discharging air . . Structures thereof . Applying warm air; Heating or dehumidifying lamps . Enforced cooling e.g. coolants
SB21 SB22 SB23 SB24 SB25 SB26 SB27 SB28 SB29 SB30
. Control . . Drive control of fans e.g. reversible ones . . . for starting or stopping fans . . . switching performances of fans . . . of means for discharging air . . using movable plates . . . opening or closing intake or discharging openings . . . changing ventilation paths . . . blocking insides of image forming apparatus . Others
SC SC00
SECTION FOR WHICH ENVIRONMENT IS ADJUSTED 		SC01 SC02 SC03 SC04 SC05 SC06 SC07 SC08 SC09
. Photoreceptors . Charging units . . for transfer separation or removing electricity . Exposure units or platens . . Lasers . Development units . Cleaning units . Fixing units . Means for transfer or separation other than chargers
SC11 SC12 SC13 SC14 SC15 SC16 SC17 SC19
. Transfer paper . . before feeding the paper . . under conveyance . . . after fixing including transfer paper in paper discharging units . Conveying means . Process units . Motors or power supplies . Control units
SC21
. Others
ZB ZB00
OTHERS 		ZB01 ZB02 ZB04
. Functions other than forming images sending and receiving images and accumulating images . . remotely controlling external devices . Applying processes of electrophotography to special use
ZC ZC00
DESCRIPTION IN DRAWING 		ZC01 ZC02 ZC03 ZC04 ZC05 ZC06 ZC07 ZC08
. Diagrams of potential relationships . Input and output relationships of image density . Flow charts . Block diagrams . Wave form charts . Timing charts . Memory maps . Tables e.g. concordance lists of control values
ZD ZD00
SPECIAL PURPOSE 		ZD01 ZD02 ZD03 ZD04 ZD05 ZD06 ZD07 ZD08
. Improving productivity of copying . . Increasing speeds of first copies . Facilitating or simplifying calculation or increasing speeds of calculation . Security . Saving energy or resources . . Decreasing power consumption . . . in the process of image formation . . . on standby
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