Recording apparatus and method for estimating cause of abnormality of recording apparatus

US9505251B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9505251-B2
Application numberUS-201514668502-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 25, 2015
Priority dateMar 27, 2014
Publication dateNov 29, 2016
Grant dateNov 29, 2016

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Abstract

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A recording apparatus includes a sound pickup unit that is arranged on a plurality of spots, and an output unit that is capable of outputting comparative information between a sound which is picked up by the sound pickup unit, and each sound pickup unit at a time of picking up the sound. By the recording apparatus of such a configuration, a cause of an abnormality can be estimated, regarding the abnormality which is generated in the recording apparatus.

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What is claimed is: 1. A recording apparatus comprising: a sound pickup unit comprising a first sound pickup unit, a second sound pickup unit, and a third sound pickup unit that are arranged on a plurality of spots; and an output unit that is capable of outputting comparative information between a sound which is picked up by the first, second, and third pickup units of the sound pickup unit, and a time that the first, second, and third pickup units pick up the sound, wherein t…

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  • B41J29/38Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • B41J29/393Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9505251B2 cover?
A recording apparatus includes a sound pickup unit that is arranged on a plurality of spots, and an output unit that is capable of outputting comparative information between a sound which is picked up by the sound pickup unit, and each sound pickup unit at a time of picking up the sound. By the recording apparatus of such a configuration, a cause of an abnormality can be estimated, regarding th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seiko Epson Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41J29/38. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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