Image forming apparatus, image processing system, method for...

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2006-03-03

2010-06-22

Tran, Douglas Q (Department: 2625)

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Static presentation processing

Communication

C358S001130

Reexamination Certificate

active

07742186

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus is provided with an attribution information obtaining portion for obtaining application module list information on a function that resides in another image forming apparatus when the image forming apparatus is connected to the other image forming apparatus via a communication line, an unequipped function determining portion for determining whether or not the other image forming apparatus has a predetermined function that resides in the image forming apparatus based on the obtained application module list information of the other image forming apparatus, and a function expansion commanding portion for instructing the other image forming apparatus to perform a function expansion process to provide the other image forming apparatus with the predetermined function when the other image forming apparatus does not have the predetermined function.

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