Patent ID: 9041963
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus capable of performing printing processing, the image forming apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to perform a communication with an external apparatus on a network; an accepting unit configured to accept a communication request; a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the image forming apparatus is performing the printing processing; and a controlling unit configured to control so that, in a case where the accepting unit accepts the communication request and the determination unit determines that the image forming apparatus is not performing the printing processing, the communication unit performs a communication, based on the communication request accepted by the accepting unit, using multi-session communication, in which data is transmitted in parallel using a plurality of sessions with the external apparatus, and so that, in a case where the accepting unit accepts the communication request and the determination unit determines that the image forming apparatus is performing the printing processing, the communication unit performs a communication, based on the communication request accepted by the accepting unit, without using the multi-session communication.