Shared memory image forming system
US6067168A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3295
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming system, wherein a second digital copying machine stores image data temporarily on behalf of a first digital copying machine at its request and returns the stored image data upon receipt of a return request. When the second digital copying machine has not received any return request from the first digital copying machine within a predetermined period, the second digital copying machine erases the stored image data to utilize its own memory efficiently.
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