Image processing apparatus having functions including scan function, control method thereof, and storage medium storing program for executing control method

A control method for an image processing apparatus including a controller that includes an image processor that performs an image process on image data, a scanner that scans a document, and a scanner controller that includes a memory for storing image data generated by scanning the document with the scanner and that transfers the image data stored in the memory to the controller via a data bus, the control method comprising:

• setting a frequency of an image transfer clock for transferring the image data from the scanner controller to the controller;
• setting the frequency of the image transfer clock to a first frequency in a case where a first job for scanning a plurality of documents with the scanner, transferring image data generated by scanning the plurality of documents to the controller, and performing image process on the image data with the image processor is not performed in parallel to a second job for performing another image process with the image processor;
• setting the frequency of the image transfer clock to a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency in a case where the first job is executed in parallel to the second job;
• and
• not changing the frequency of the image transfer clock that has been set to the second frequency until the first job is completed even in a case where the second job is completed before the first job is completed.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program causing a computer to execute a control method for an image processing apparatus including a controller that includes an image processor that performs an image process on image data, a scanner that scans a document, and a scanner controller that includes storage a memory for storing image data generated by scanning the document with the scanner and that transfers the image data stored in the memory to the controller via a data bus, the control method comprising:

• setting a frequency of an image transfer clock for transferring the image data from the scanner controller to the controller;
• setting the frequency of the image transfer clock to a first frequency in a case where a first job for scanning a plurality of documents with the scanner, transferring image data generated by scanning the plurality of documents to the controller, and performing image process on the image data with the image processor is not performed in parallel to a second job for performing another image process with the image processor;
• setting the frequency of the image transfer clock to a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency in a case where the first job is executed in parallel to the second job;
• and
• not changing the frequency of the image transfer clock that has been set to the second frequency until the first job is completed even in a case where the second job is completed before the first job is completed.