| US 7,586,634 B2 | ||
| Image forming system and finishing apparatus | ||
| Takehiro Ogushi, Hachioji (Japan); Tetsuo Hirata, Hachioji (Japan); Motoki Nakamichi, Hachioji (Japan); Norishige Kato, Hachioji (Japan); and Yasushi Saitsu, Hachioji (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 01, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/49,078. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-204482 (JP), filed on Jul. 12, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0007476 A1, Jan. 12, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.15 [358/1.13; 358/1.14] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An image forming system comprising:
an image forming apparatus for forming an image onto a recording medium; and
a plurality of finishing apparatuses for processing the recoding medium ejected from the image forming apparatus, each finishing
apparatus of the plurality of finishing apparatuses comprising:
a communication device for controlling communication between the image forming apparatus and the finishing apparatus itself;
a first communication line for sending and receiving data between the finishing apparatus and the image forming apparatus
through the communication device for controlling the finishing apparatus; and
a second communication line adapted for bypassing the communication device arranged in the finishing apparatus.
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