Patent ID: 7528973
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication system comprising: an image forming device, the image forming device including: the broadband-capable modem that is connected to and performs bi-directional communications with the communicating unit of the image forming device, the broadband-capable modem relaying communications between the web server provided on the wide area network and the image forming device; and a LAN terminal that is connected to and performs bi-directional communications with the communicating unit of the image forming device, the LAN terminal being capable of receiving data that the communicating unit of the image forming device receives from the web server on the local network, wherein, the data outputting unit of the image forming device further has a printing function for controlling the image forming unit to form images on the recording medium based on data that the communicating unit receives from the LAN terminal on the local area network, and wherein the data outputting unit of the image forming device gives priority to operating the web printing function over the printing function when an amount of data received from he LAN terminal is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, and gives priority to operating the printing function over the web printing function when the amount of data received from the LAN terminal is less than the predetermined amount.