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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1989
Douglas T Rabjohns, Fairport, NY (US);
Gregory C Sosinski, Penfield, NY (US);
Jeff C Carter, Fairport, NY (US);
Ernest L Legg, Fairport, NY (US);
Robert M VanDuyn, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of resetting an arbitrary node or input/output board in response to a control communications fault in said arbitrary node or input/output board during a real time job in an image processing apparatus having image processing means for forming an image, a controller including a plurality of nodes connected to a plurality of input/output boards and software including an application portion and a communication portion, comprising the steps of the arbitrary node or input/output board initiating a self reset independent of any other node or input/output board reset, the remaining nodes or input/output boards refraining from initiating a reset of the node or input/output board, resetting said arbitrary node or input/output board independent of said remaining nodes or input/output boards, and continuing operation of said arbitrary node or input/output board to complete the real time job run.