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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2014
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Kawai, Aichi, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming system includes an upstream apparatus for forming an image on a sheet, a downstream apparatus for applying sheet processing to the sheet on which the image is formed by the upstream apparatus, an exclusive communication path for communicating information which is necessary only for an operation of each apparatus in a state in which a communication partner is fixed between the upstream apparatus and the downstream apparatus, and a general-purpose communication path for communicating information in a state in which a communication partner is selectable between the upstream apparatus and the downstream apparatus. The exclusive communication path and the general-purpose communication path communicate information which respective paths can handle by sharing the information with each other.