Information processing apparatus that executes IP facsimile communication and a job other than the IP facsimile communication, and information processing method of executing IP facsimile communication and a job other than the IP facsimile communication

An information processing apparatus, comprising:

• a processor capable of executing IP facsimile communication and a job other than the IP facsimile communication, a facsimile tone signal being transmitted/received as audio data in the IP facsimile communication;
• a storage that stores a first level or a second level, the first level or the second level representing a mode for the processor to execute the IP facsimile communication;
• and
• a control unit that
• determines whether the first level or the second level is stored in the storage, selects a first mode when determining that the first level is stored in the storage, and selects a second mode when determining that the second level is stored in the storage,
• when receiving an execution instruction of the IP facsimile communication in the first mode, causes the processor to stop an uncompleted job and then preferentially execute the IP facsimile communication, and
• when receiving an execution instruction of the IP facsimile communication in the second mode, causes the processor to execute an uncompleted job and the IP facsimile communication in parallel, wherein
• the control unit
• stores the first level in the storage where a clock frequency of the processor is less than a specific threshold value, and
• stores the second level in the storage where the clock frequency of the processor is not less than the specific threshold value.

An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus including a processor capable of executing IP facsimile communication and a job other than the IP facsimile communication, a facsimile tone signal being transmitted/received as audio data in the IP facsimile communication, and a storage that stores a first level or a second level, the first level or the second level representing a mode for the processor to execute the IP facsimile communication, and a variable of an IP facsimile thread priority representing a priority of a thread for detecting the facsimile tone signal in the second mode, the method comprising:

• determining whether the first level or the second level is stored in the storage, selecting a first mode when determining that the first level is stored in the storage, and selecting a second mode when determining that the second level is stored in the storage;
• when receiving an execution instruction of the IP facsimile communication in the first mode, causing the processor to stop an uncompleted job and then preferentially execute the IP facsimile communication;
• and
• when receiving an execution instruction of the IP facsimile communication in the second mode, causing the processor to execute an uncompleted job and the IP facsimile communication in parallel;
• and
• when failing to detect the facsimile tone signal in the second mode,
• determining whether or not there is the uncompleted job,
• incrementing the variable when determining that there is the uncompleted job, and
• resetting the variable when completing the IP facsimile communication.