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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2009
Applicant:
Mitsuhiro Ito, Numazu, JP;
Inventor:
Mitsuhiro Ito, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); B65H 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides an image forming apparatus capable of smoothly controlling option apparatuses while suppressing power consumed by conveyance, compared to a conventional technique. To achieve this, the control unit of the image forming apparatus issues a control instruction by serial communication via a common communication line to drive not all but two or more option apparatuses at once.