Patent ID: 7006249
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming system constructed by a plurality of devices connected, comprising: a first device having at least a read function to read an original document image, a setting function to set a processing condition with respect to image data thus read, and a transmission function to process and transmit the original document image read under the processing condition set by the setting function; and a second device connected to the first device and having a change setting function to change the processing condition set by the setting function of the first device, of the original document image received from the first device, upon receipt of the original document image transmitted from the first device, and an image output function to perform processing on the original document image under the processing condition changed by the change setting function, thereby to output an image, wherein each of the first and second devices has a read function, a setting function, a transmission function, a receive function, a change setting function and an image output function, and further has a specification function to specify one of the first and second devices as a master, and the other one as a slave, and if one of the first and second devices is specified as a master, the read function, setting function, and transmission function are assigned to the device specified as the master, and the receive function, change setting function, and image output function are assigned to the other one of the first and second devices.