Patent ID: 6388761
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A multi-function peripheral device serving as a peripheral device for an information processing device and capable of simultaneously executing a plurality of functions by multi-task processing, the multi-function peripheral device comprising:a processor; a transmission/reception unit that, under the control of the processor, transmits and receives data, for performing a plurality of functions, between the multi-function peripheral device and the information processing device; a memory provided in the transmission/reception unit, the memory being for temporarily storing a predetermined amount of data received from the information processing device; a transmission unit that, under the control of the processor, transmits and receives data to and from a remote transmission device via a transmission line; and a reception speed control unit that determines whether the processor is simultaneously controlling the transmission/reception unit and the transmission unit to transmit or receive data and that, upon determining that the processor is simultaneously controlling the transmission/reception unit and the transmission unit, controls the processor to reduce reception speed at which the transmission/reception unit receives data from the information processing device by prohibiting the transmission/reception unit from storing the predetermined amount of data in the memory until a predetermined time has elapsed, even if the memory is capable of storing the predetermined amount of data.