Patent ID: 6025924
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An image forming system comprising:at least one user device for providing image data to be printed, said at least one user device selected from one of a group of a host computer and a network;a first peripheral device connected to said at least one user device for receiving the image data from said at least one user device and for performing at least one process using the received image data, the at least one process including printing of the received image data;a second peripheral device operatively connected to said at least one user device via said first peripheral device for performing at least one process using image data, the at least one process including printing the image data sent from said at least one user device via said first peripheral device;a switching device provided in and controlled by said first peripheral device, said switching device automatically switching the connection of said at least one user device so that one of said first peripheral device and said second peripheral device is operatively connected to said at least one user device enabling the operatively connected device to print the image data.