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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2005
Eiichi Motoyama, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Kuniyasu Kimura, Toride, JP;
Hiroaki Tomiyasu, Toride, JP;
Yuichi Yamamoto, Abiko, JP;
Takahiko Yamaoka, Kashiwa, JP;
Eiichi Motoyama, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Kuniyasu Kimura, Toride, JP;
Hiroaki Tomiyasu, Toride, JP;
Yuichi Yamamoto, Abiko, JP;
Takahiko Yamaoka, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus body and a peripheral unit operable to transport a recording medium. The image forming apparatus includes a communication device for communicating with the peripheral unit and a controller for controlling transporting the recording medium by the peripheral unit using a communication by the communication device. The controller sets a plurality of transport speeds, each of which corresponds to a predetermined identification code, to the peripheral unit and specifies the transport speed by using the predetermined identification code to the peripheral unit.