Image forming apparatus having a master-slave configuration and control method therefor, and control program for implementing the method
US8547573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which is capable of efficiently registering apparatuses in a slave apparatus list. The image forming apparatus has a partner apparatus list as the slave apparatus list which stores information on the image forming apparatuses as candidate slave apparatuses so as to select a slave apparatus for use in executing cascade copy. When the image forming apparatus is selected as a master apparatus, a CPU thereof selects a slave apparatus from the image forming apparatuses registered in the partner apparatus list. When the image forming apparatus is selected as a slave apparatus, the CPU determine whether or not the information indicative of the copy mode has been received from a master apparatus. If the information indicative of cascade copy has been received, information on the master apparatus is stored in the partner apparatus list.
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