EP1978440A3
Image forming apparatus, erasing method, and hard disk management method
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an erase information generating part (S101) generating erase information for erasing the information recorded in the hard disk, and an erase information overwriting part (S105) overwriting the erase information on the information at a sector unit or a duster unit.
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| JP4136950B2 | Japan | B2 | |
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| US7509452B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| EP1978440A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| EP1555605B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| ES2687430T3 | Spain | T3 | |
| EP1978440B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1978440
- Application
- 81609604
Titles3
- German
- Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung, Löschverfahren und Festplattenverwaltungsverfahren
- English
- Image forming apparatus, erasing method, and hard disk management method
- French
- Appareil de formation d'images, procédé d'effacement et procédé de gestion de disque dur
Classification
- CPC, 5
- G11B5/024
- G06F3/0613
- G06F3/0623
- G06F3/0652
- G06F3/0676
- IPC, 4
- G06F3 06
- H04N1 32
- G11B5 024
- G06F1 00
Designated states33
- Contracting states, 28
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
and 4 moreShow fewer
- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 5
- Albania
- Croatia
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia