Patent ID: 6628422
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image forming system comprising:an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material using image data produced from image information represented on an object; a host apparatus comprising: first memory for storing control data or a program being set according to the image forming apparatus and being executed for controlling said image forming apparatus; and control unit for outputting the control data or the program stored in the first memory at given time event; and a scanner comprising: an image reading unit for reading the image formation on the object and generating the image data corresponding to the information; a second memory being rewritable and having a memory capacity capable to store the control data or the program which are associated with said image forming apparatus; and a control unit for storing, into the second memory, the control data or the program outputted from said host apparatus, for processing the image data generated by the image reading unit according to the control data or the program stored, and for outputting the processed image data directly to said image forming apparatus and controlling the image forming apparatus, wherein the control unit in the scanner downloads the control data or the program outputted from the host apparatus at a predetermined timing.