Image forming apparatus accepting image data transmitted from a plurality of transmitters
US6023560A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1293
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A maximum acceptable number (max.sub.-- req.sub.-- num(i)) is set for each transmission device (source of request) (i) which transmits image data. If it is determined that the maximum acceptable number is set for a source of request of a job, determination is made as to whether or not the number of currently accepted jobs from the source of request (current.sub.-- req.sub.-- num(i)) is less than the maximum acceptable number. If so, determination is made as to whether or not the number of jobs exceeds the maximum acceptable number which is the limit of acceptance of a memory in an image forming apparatus, if a currently requested job is accepted. If not exceeds, "acceptable" is given to the source of request. If exceeds, or if the number of currently accepted jobs from the source of request reaches the maximum acceptable number, "not acceptable" is transmitted to the source of request. Accordingly, an image forming apparatus is provided in which image data from a specific transmission device is accepted in preference to data from other transmission device when an image according to image data from a plurality of transmission devices is formed.
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