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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2006
Yoshihito Osari, Chuo-ku, JP;
Michio Kawase, Abiko, JP;
Noriyoshi Chizawa, Moriya, JP;
Masashi Oyumi, Abiko, JP;
Shigeo Hata, Toride, JP;
Kiyoshi Okamoto, Moriya, JP;
Yoshihito Osari, Chuo-ku, JP;
Michio Kawase, Abiko, JP;
Noriyoshi Chizawa, Moriya, JP;
Masashi Oyumi, Abiko, JP;
Shigeo Hata, Toride, JP;
Kiyoshi Okamoto, Moriya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
A plurality of subsystems having diverse individual functions can be connected to an image forming apparatus. Each of the subsystems is made up of, for example, plural kinds of units which are different in performance from each other. Each of the units has inherent information related to the performance, and decides the operation specification of the entire image forming apparatus according to the combination of those units.