Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
System, apparatus, and method for preventing access to information stored in a consumable item of an image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus having a recognizing member configured to read a property stored in a memory member of a consumable item via a communication member, and to recognize if the consumable item can be used. The image forming apparatus also includes a property changing member configured to communicate to the memory member and to change a parameter so that information stored in the memory member cannot be accessed when the recognizing member recognizes the consumable item can be no longer used.
Ricoh Company Ltd.
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Hiroshi
Yoshizawa