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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
Hiroki Takeishi, Machida, JP;
Hiroki Takeishi, Machida, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined communication protocol is a type of communication protocol that requires a response to an inquiry command, and a control unit configured not to switch a multitask mode setting if the determination unit determines that the predetermined communication protocol is not a type that requires a response, and to switch, if the determination unit determines that the predetermined communication protocol is a type that requires a response, a multitasking mode setting on the interpretation unit to a single-tasking mode setting to cause the interpretation unit to interpret PDL data by performing single-task processing.