RESOURCE CONSTITUTION FOR ELECTRONIC IMAGE PROCESSOR AND ADAPTABILITY DECIDING METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To constitute document supply and/or finishing accessories in order satisfying a requirement with respect to perfect automated work and to fit a finishing device and/or a paper supply device to an application in optional order decided by a proper worker. SOLUTION: An electronic image processor is provided with a central processor having a memory and control logic and the plural mutually connected accessory devices. The respective accessory devices are mutually connected in order of a processing linkage and provided with a control element having memories 22A and 22B storing related actuation data. The actions of the image processor and the accessory devices are integrated by establishing communication between the control elements of the accessory devices and deciding a turn related on the order of the processing linkage of the accessory devices. In addition to it, they are integrated by calling the control elements of the accessory devices with respect to the actuation data and responding to the actuation data of the control element and the turn related on the order of the processing linkage. Thus, the accessory devices are functionally constituted so as to be actuated adaptatively with the image processor.