Patent ID: 8760710

Claim:
An image forming device comprising: an engine unit configured to perform mechanical operations of image processing; an engine control unit configured to control the operations of the engine unit; and a controller configured to generate a plurality of items of starting information required for a starting process of the engine control unit, and configured to transmit the plurality of items of the starting information to the engine control unit using a plurality of information transmission units, wherein the plurality of information transmission units do not require establishing communication connections and the plurality of information transmission units are dedicated for the plurality of items of starting information, wherein the controller transmits a first item of the starting information indicating a cause of the starting process using a first information transmission unit, and the controller transmits a second item of the starting information using a second information transmission unit when a content of the second item of the starting information is fixed, the first item of the starting information and the second item of the starting information being included in the plurality of items of the starting information, wherein a time period required for fixing the content of the second item of the starting information depends on the cause of the starting process, and wherein the engine control unit obtains the second item of the starting information using the second information transmission unit, based on the first item of the starting information obtained by using the first information transmission unit and timing information indicating a timing at which the second item of the starting information is expected to be fixed, the timing information being obtained in advance.