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Image forming apparatus of which programs are remotely updatable

  • US 7,380,243 B2
  • Filed: 11/17/2003
  • Issued: 05/27/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

  • a plurality of processing units wherein each processing unit processes data for forming an image;

    a control unit that communicates with each of said plurality of processing units directly, or indirectly through another one or more of said processing units;

    an update program acquiring unit that acquires update programs configured to update corresponding programs of said processing units; and

    a program updating unit that updates the corresponding programs of said processing units in a prioritized update order in which the processing unit or processing units which are indirectly communicated with by said control unit are assigned a highest priority so as to be updated before any of said processing units directly communicated with by said control unit.

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