Image forming apparatus and response notification method
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorsTakeo Katsuda, Yusuke Mikoshiba
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: executes processing corresponding to an instruction input via an external device; sends a first notification to the external device according to a completion of execution of the processing; and upon estimating that the execution of the processing is not completed before a timeout time, sends a second notification different from the first notification to the external device. The external device sets the timeout time for the first notification.
Claims11
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a hardware processor that:
- executes processing corresponding to an instruction input via an external device;
- sends a first notification to the external device according to a completion of execution of the processing;
- sets a waiting time shorter than a timeout time of the external device by a predetermined amount of time;
- compares a processing time for executing the processing in response to the instruction with the waiting time;
- and
- upon determining that the processing time exceeds the waiting time, sends a second notification different from the first notification to the external device.
A response notification method comprising:
- sending a first notification to an external device according to a completion of execution of processing corresponding to an instruction input via the external device;
- setting a waiting time shorter than a timeout time of the external device by a predetermined amount of time;
- compares a processing time for executing the processing in response to the instruction with the waiting time;
- and
- upon determining that the processing time exceeds the waiting time, sending a second notification different from the first notification to the external device.
A non-transitory recording medium storing response notification instructions that cause a computer to execute:
- sending a first notification to an external device according to a completion of execution of processing corresponding to an instruction input via the external device;
- setting a waiting time shorter than a timeout time of the external device by a predetermined amount of time;
- compares a processing time for executing the processing in response to the instruction with the waiting time;
- and
- upon determining that the processing time exceeds the waiting time, sending a second notification different from the first notification to the external device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.