Patent ID: 7268908
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming system comprising an image processing apparatus and a plurality of image forming apparatuses, wherein said image processing apparatus includes a data sending unit that sends print data to said plurality of image forming apparatuses using an isochronous mode, each image forming apparatus of said plurality of image forming apparatuses includes an output unit that outputs an image based on the print data sent from said image processing apparatus and an informing unit that informs said image processing apparatus of a state in which said image forming apparatus cannot receive data from said image processing apparatus, and said image processing apparatus further includes an instruction unit that, if said image processing apparatus is informed of the state by one of said plurality of image forming apparatuses and the state is not cancelled within a predetermined period of time, instructs the other of said plurality of image forming apparatuses to suspend output of the image based on the print data, wherein, if said image processing apparatus is informed of the state by one of said plurality of image forming apparatuses and the state is cancelled within the predetermined period of time, said instruction unit dose not instructs the other of said plurality of image forming apparatuses to suspend output of the image based on the print data.