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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shingo Itoh, Komaki, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/32 ; H04N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/32 ; H04N 1/00 ;
Abstract
An information processing device that is capable of concurrently processing tasks of a plurality of jobs using time sharing. The plurality of jobs includes a first job and a second job wherein a conflict relating to a resource exists between the first and second jobs. The information processing device includes a job determination unit that determines when the first job is to be executed; a data processing unit that, when the job determination unit determines that the first job is to be executed, performs data processes to indicate that the resource is presently being used.