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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Kohji Oshikiri, Miyagi, JP;
Masaru Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Haruo Shida, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohji Oshikiri, Miyagi, JP;
Masaru Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Haruo Shida, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus in which an input module, an output module, a process module, and a memory have a plurality of ports and are connected by a packet switch having independent paths for data transmission, a path controlling part determines a process path based on data information from the input module and data transmission ability of paths within the image forming apparatus, and conducts a selection control to select a data transmission path in response to data transmission delay time for each process path and a data type of data to be transmitted.