Image forming system with common processor bus architecture

Details Image forming system with common processor bus architecture Image forming system with common processor bus architecture

1993-04-16

1996-06-25

Wong, Peter S.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Facsimile

Recording apparatus

358442, 395114, H04N 100, H04N 132, G06F 1500

Patent

active

055305547

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus which can perform a number of jobs usually performed by a host computer. The image forming apparatus has a printer and a scanner, and is used with a host computer having a standard bus line provided with an external connection. The image forming apparatus includes a bus line having at least the same architecture as that of the standard bus line used in the host computer, an interface, connected to the bus line, provided for connecting the host computer to the bus line, a central processing unit, connected to a bus controlling unit, provided for controlling a data flow of image data, a basic input/output system provided for controlling an input/output of the image data to/from optional apparatuses connected to the image forming apparatus, and a bus controlling unit, connected to the bus line, the central processing unit and the basic input/output system, provided for controlling data communication between the bus line and each of the central processing unit and the basic input/output system.

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