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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Michitaka Fukuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Michitaka Fukuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 13/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system controlling device having a tree structure includes a data controlling unit that functions as a root device. The data controlling unit is connected to a first image processing unit and a second image processing unit by separate high-speed serial buses. The first image processing unit performs image processing on image data scanned by a scanner, while the second image processing unit performs image processing on image data to be output to a printer. A storage unit is independently connected to the data controlling unit and stores therein image data processed by the first image processing unit and the second image processing unit.