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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Akinobu Nishikata, Kashiwa, JP;
Naohisa Nagata, Moriya, JP;
Inventors:
Akinobu Nishikata, Kashiwa, JP;
Naohisa Nagata, Moriya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A configuration of an image forming system that includes an image forming apparatus and at least one of a paper feed apparatus and a post-process apparatus is defined based on system configuration information including a combination of identification information for the apparatuses and setting information for the order of arrangement of the apparatuses corresponding to the identification information without using a dedicated line connection.