Information processing apparatus
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakanori FUKUOKA, Kenji IMAMURA, Masahiro KOBATA, Shinho IKEDA, Tokuji UEDA
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a first controller and a second controller. The first controller performs processing dependent on hardware having a function. The second controller is connected to the first controller via a general-purpose communication path and performs processing not dependent on the hardware. Each of the first controller and the second controller transmits control information used for controlling the hardware to a counterpart controller of the first controller or the second controller via the communication path while varying a transmission interval in accordance with a type of the control information.
Claims18
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a first controller that performs processing dependent on hardware having a function;
- and
- a second controller that is connected to the first controller via a general-purpose communication path and that performs processing not dependent on the hardware,
- wherein each of the first controller and the second controller transmits control information used for controlling the hardware to a counterpart controller of the first controller or the second controller via the communication path while varying a transmission interval in accordance with a type of the control information.
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- first control means for performing processing dependent on hardware having a function;
- and
- second control means, connected to the first control means via a general-purpose communication path, for performing processing not dependent on the hardware,
- wherein each of the first control means and the second control means transmits control information used for controlling the hardware to counterpart control means of the first control means or the second control means via the communication path while varying a transmission interval in accordance with a type of the control information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.