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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
May. 25, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Hashimoto, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an information processing apparatus including a first processing unit and a second processing unit. A diagnosis unit included in the first processing unit is configured to detect that communication of first information through a communication line is not performed properly, the communication of the first information being performed between a first CPU in the first processing unit and a second CPU in the second processing unit. A switch unit included in the second processing unit is configured to switch information to be transmitted through the communication line from the first information to second information in a case where it is detected that the communication of the first information through the communication line is not performed properly, the second information being transmitted to the diagnosis unit included in the first processing unit from a diagnosis unit included in the second processing unit.