| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus that executes distributed control using a plurality of control units in which each control unit capable of monitoring an abnormal condition of other control units executes monitoring processing based on a control load of the control unit. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus has the plurality of control units and executes distributed control in which any one control unit having monitoring execution authority monitors for an abnormal condition in each control unit. Each control unit determines, from its own processing load, monitoring capability information that indicates whether monitoring for an abnormal condition is possible or not. If, in a case where the control unit has the monitoring execution authority, the monitoring capability information does not satisfy predetermined information, then the control unit delegates the monitoring execution authority to another control unit whose monitoring capability information does satisfy the predetermined information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
