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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2009
Akane Yokota, Kawasaki, JP;
Akane Yokota, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a communication system including a plurality of image supply apparatuses and an image output apparatus, If communication with a first image supply apparatus using a first protocol is disconnected before completion of output processing of an image supplied from the first image supply apparatus under communication control by a second communication control unit which controls communication relating to an image using a second protocol, and a second image supply apparatus requests a connection, the image output apparatus establishes a connection of communication with the second image supply apparatus using the first protocol and holds a connection to the second image supply apparatus using the second protocol until the completion of the output processing of the image.