Image forming apparatus, data processing method thereof, and computer-readable recording medium storing program of the method
OwnerKazuma Saitoh, Noboru Tamurainventors
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a data receiving section connected to a computer via a network for receiving a command from the computer, a command processing section for processing the command received by the data receiving section, a command interpreting section for interpreting the command and a data transmitting section for transmitting device information obtained by the command processing section. The command processing section requests the command interpreting section to interpret the command before completing a start-up of a device from which the command processing section obtains the device information.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a data receiving section connected to a computer via a network for receiving a command from the computer;
- a command processing section for processing the command received by the data receiving section;
- a command interpreting section for interpreting the command;
- and
- a data transmitting section for transmitting device information obtained by the command processing section;
- wherein
- the command processing section requests the command interpreting section to interpret the command before completing a start-up of a device from which the command processing section obtains the device information.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a data receiving section connected to a computer via a network for receiving a command from the computer;
- a command processing section for processing the command received by the data receiving section;
- a command interpreting section for interpreting the command;
- and
- a data transmitting section for transmitting device information obtained by the command processing section;
- wherein
- when a device is connected to the image forming apparatus via the network from which device the command processing section obtains the device information,
- the command processing section requests the command interpreting section to interpret the command before accessing the device via the network.
A data processing method in an image forming apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a command from a computer connected via a network;
- requesting to start up a device from which device information is obtained based on the command;
- interpreting the command before completing the start-up of the device;
- processing the command based on an interpreted result;
- obtaining the device information from the device;
- and
- transmitting the obtained device information to the computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.