Patent ID: 9614982
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an operation control unit, implemented by circuitry, configured to receive an input of an instruction; and an image formation control unit, implemented by the circuitry, configured to be connected to a first network segment, and perform a process based on the instruction received by the operation control unit, wherein the operation control unit and the image formation control unit are associated with different operating systems, the operation control unit is configured to be connected to a second network segment different from the first network segment, receive a process request, which includes a print request and image data to be printed, for performing the process from a device via the second network segment, display information according to the process request received from the device, and send the process request to the image formation control unit, the image formation control unit is configured to perform the process according to the received process request, which includes the print request and the image data to be printed, and transmit, upon completion of the process, a completion notification to the operation control unit, and the operation control unit, which is internal to the image forming apparatus and associated with a different operating system than the image formation control unit, is configured to transmit the completion notification received from the image formation control unit, which is also internal to the image forming apparatus and associated with a different operating system than the operation control unit, to the device, which is external to the image forming apparatus.