System architecture for attaching and controlling multiple feeding and finishing devices to a reproduction machine
US5629775A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1264
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic image processing apparatus having a marking machine, a source of copy sheets, a controller, and a plurality of resources wherein each of the resources includes an associated processor for storing data related to the operational timing of the associated resource. A bus interconnects the processors to the controller for directing the operation of the image processing apparatus to provide images on the copy sheets and the controller includes circuitry for interrogating each of the processors for the operational timing data and logic for responding to the operational timing data of each of the processors for dynamically configuring the controller to operate in accordance with the operational timing of the processors.
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