Electrophotographic copying machine using memory card

Claim 2

An electrophotographic copying machine, comprising: a memory card provided with memory means to which copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine is stored; a card loading portion for loading said memory card; mode setting means for setting said electrophotographic copying machine selectively in one of a first mode and a second mode; a plurality of keys for setting a copying condition; a display; first display data applying means for applying said copying condition which is set through an operation of said plurality of keys to said display when said first mode is set by said mode setting means; second display data applying means for applying said copy management data which is stored in said memory means of said memory card to said display when said second mode is set by said mode setting means, wherein said display displays said copying condition in said first mode and said copy management data in said second mode, respectively; and totalizing means for totalizing copy management data being stored in a plurality of said memory cards, said second display data applying means including means for applying a totalization result by said totalizing means to said display.

Claim 3

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein said mode setting means includes at least two keys of said plurality of keys, said at least two keys being operated at substantially the same time for setting said second mode.

Claim 4

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 2, wherein said at least two keys include a reset key and an insertion copy key.

Claim 5

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 2, wherein said second display data applying means includes display changing means for changing a display content of said copy management data on said display, said display changing means including at least one key of said plurality of keys.

Claim 6

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 1, further comprising data writing means for writing the last copy management data in said memory means of said memory card for each execution of copy.

Claim 7

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 1, where said copy management data includes data indicative of at least one of an identification number of the machine, total copied quantity, copied quantity for each paper size, unit price, total copied quantity totalized with respect to all memory cards and copied quantity for each paper size totalized with respect to all memory cards, and said memory storing at least one said identification data by which it becomes possible to use at least one electrophotographic copying machine further comprising: writing means for writing said copy management data in said memory of said memory card after a copying operation performed according to said copying condition in said first mode when said second mode is set by said mode setting means, said copy management data being written in a storage region associated with said identification number.

Claim 8

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein said display displays said copy management data when said copy management data is written in said memory of said memory card by a writing means.

Claim 9

An electrophotographic copying machine, in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a first memory for storing copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine, said copy management data including at least one of a total copied quantity, copied quantity for each paper size, unit price, total copied quantity totalized with respect to all memory cards and copied quantity for each paper size totalized with respect to all memory cards; said memory means of said memory card having a second memory for storing copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine, said copy management data including data indicative of at least one of an identification number of the machine, total copied quantity, copied quality for each paper size, unit price, total copied quantity totalized with respect to all memory cards; means for commanding a transfer of said copy management data between said first memory and said second memory; and means for transferring at least one of said copy management data from said first memory to said second memory and for transferring the copy management data from said second memory to said first memory.

Claim 10

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein said display includes a numeric display including a plurality of digits each composed of seven segments.

Claim 11

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 9, wherein said numeric display includes a quantity display and a magnification display.

Claim 12

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 10, wherein each of said quantity display and said magnification display includes a numeric display of relatively small number of digits, said copy management data applied by said second display data applying means being displayed by the total number of digits of said numeric displays of said quantity display and said magnification display.

Claim 13

An electrophotographic copying machine, comprising: a memory card provided with first memory means which has a plurality of storage regions for storing different kinds of copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine; a card loading portion for loading said memory card; mode setting means for setting said electrophotographic copying machine selectively in one of a first mode and a second mode; a plurality of keys for setting a copying condition; second memory means having a plurality of storage regions for storing different kinds of copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine; a display; first display data applying means for applying said copying condition which is stored in said second memory means to said display when said first mode is set by said mode setting means; second display data applying means for applying said copy management data which is stored in said first memory means of said memory card to said display when said second mode is set by said mode setting means; writing means for writing copy management data in corresponding storage region of a second memory means in response to completion of each copying operation of said electrophotographic copying machine in said first mode; and means for transferring said copy management data which is written by said writing means into corresponding storage region of said first memory means in said memory card in said first mode.

Claim 14

An electrophotographic copying machine, comprising: a memory card provided with first memory means which has a plurality of storage regions for storing different kinds of copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine; a card loading portion for loading said memory card; mode setting means for setting said electrophotographic copying machine selectively in one of a first mode and a second mode; a plurality of keys for setting a copying condition; second memory means having a plurality of storage regions for storing different kinds of copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine; a display; first display data applying means for applying said copying condition which is stored in said second memory means to said display when said first mode is set by said mode setting means; second display data applying means for applying said copy management data which is stored in said first memory means of said memory card to said display when said second mode is set by said mode setting means; writing means for writing copy management data in corresponding storage region of a second memory means in response to completion of each copying operation of said electrophotographic copying machine in said first mode; and means for transferring said copy management data which is written by said writing means into corresponding storage region of said first memory means in said memory card in said first mode.

Claim 15

An electrophotographic copying machine, comprising: a memory card provided with memory means to which copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine is stored; a card loading portion for loading said memory card; mode setting means for setting said electrophotographic copying machine selectively in one of a first mode and a second mode; a plurality of keys for setting a copying condition; a display; first display data applying means for applying said copying condition which is set through an operation of said plurality of keys to said display when said first mode is set by said mode setting means; and second display data applying means for applying said copy management data which is stored in said memory means of said memory card to said display when said second mode is set by said mode setting means; said mode setting means including at least two keys of said plurality of keys, said at least two keys being operated at substantially the same time for setting said second mode, said second display data applying means including display changing means for changing a display content of said copy management data on said display, said display changing means including at least two of said plurality of keys being operated at substantially the same time for changing said display content.

Claim 16

An electrophotographic copying machine, comprising: a memory card provided with memory means to which copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine is stored; a card loading portion for loading said memory card; mode setting means for setting said electrophotographic copying machine selectively in one of a first mode and a second mode; a plurality of keys for setting a copying condition; a display; first display data applying means for applying said copying condition which is set through an operation of said plurality of keys to said display when said first mode is set by said mode setting means; and second display data applying means for applying said copy management data which is stored in said memory means of said memory card to said display when said second mode is set by said mode setting means; said mode setting means including at least two keys of said plurality of keys, said at least two keys being operated at substantially the same time for setting said second mode, said second display data applying means including display changing means for changing a display content of said copy management data on said display, said display changing means including at least two of said plurality of keys being operated at substantially the same time for changing said display content.

Claim 17

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 13, wherein said at least two keys include an equal magnification key for providing equal magnification and a paper size selecting key for selecting paper size.

Claim 18

An electrophotographic copying machine, comprising: a memory card provided with memory means to which copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine is stored; a card loading portion for loading said memory card; mode setting means for setting said electrophotographic copying machine selectively in one of a first mode and a second mode; a plurality of keys for setting a copying condition; a display including a numeric display with a plurality of digits each composed of seven segments, said numeric display including a quantity display and a magnification display, each of said quantity display and said magnification display including a numeric display having a total number of digits; first display data applying means for applying said copying condition which is set through an operation of said plurality of keys to said display when said first mode is set by said mode setting means; second display data applying means for applying said copy management data which is stored in said memory means of said memory card to said display when said second mode is set by said mode setting means, wherein said display displays said copying condition in said first mode and said copy management data in said second mode, respectively, said copy management data applied by said second display data applying means being displayed by the total number of digits of said numeric displays of said quantity display and said magnification display; a paper size indicator for indicating different paper sizes; unit price data storing means for storing in advance a unit price for each paper size; and calculating means for calculating a copy cost based upon data of copied quantity from said memory means of said memory card and data of said unit price from said unit price data storing means, said second display data applying means including means for applying a calculation result by said calculating means to said numeric displays.

Claim 19

An electrophotographic copying machine, comprising: a memory card provided with memory means to which copy management data for management of a copy by an electrophotographic copying machine is stored; a card loading portion for loading said memory card; mode setting means for setting said electrophotographic copying machine selectively in one of a first mode and a second mode; a plurality of keys for setting a copying condition; a display including a numeric display with a plurality of digits each composed of seven segments, said numeric display including a quantity display and a magnification display, each of said quantity display and said magnification display including a numeric display having a total number of digits; first display data applying means for applying said copying condition which is set through an operation of said plurality of keys to said display when said first mode is set by said mode setting means; second display data applying means for applying said copy management data which is stored in said memory means of said memory card to said display when said second mode is set by said mode setting means, wherein said display displays said copying condition in said first mode and said copy management data in said second mode, respectively, said copy management data applied by said second display data applying means being displayed by the total number of digits of said numeric displays of said quantity display and said magnification display; a paper size indicator for indicating different paper sizes; unit price data storing means for storing in advance a unit price for each paper size; and calculating means for calculating a copy cost based upon data of copied quantity from said memory means of said memory card and data of said unit price from said unit price data storing means, said second display data applying means including means for applying a calculation result by said calculating means to said numeric displays.

Claim 20

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 15, wherein said copy management data includes data of a copied quantity for each paper size, said data of said copied quantity for each paper size and said unit price data being displayed on said numeric displays by displaying a command number on said magnification display and a paper size on said paper size indicator.

Claim 21

An electrophotographic copying machine in accordance with claim 1, further comprising writing means for writing copy management data in corresponding storage region of a memory means in response to completion of each copying operation of said electrophotographic copying machine in said first mode.