{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8531712","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8531712","title":"Image forming apparatus and control method thereof","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2011-09-08T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-09-10T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04N","H04N","H04N","H04N"],"num_claims":8,"abstract":"An image forming apparatus of the present invention returns a response indicating that the image forming apparatus includes a function for changing information of a sending destination to a monitoring apparatus to an inquiry from the monitoring apparatus when it is determined that the image forming apparatus includes the function for changing the information of the sending destination of the monitoring information and monitoring has not been performed by a different monitoring apparatus. The image forming apparatus further receives a request for changing the information of the sending destination from the monitoring apparatus to change the sending destination of the monitoring information to the sending destination of the monitoring apparatus."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Image forming apparatus and control method thereof","description":"An image forming apparatus of the present invention returns a response indicating that the image forming apparatus includes a function for changing information of a sending destination to a monitoring","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8531712","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8531712","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Image forming apparatus and control method thereof\" (US-8531712). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8531712","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8531712","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8531712","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-30T17:20:35.899Z"}