DEVICE CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, CENTRAL CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, CONTROL UNIT, DEVICE CONTROLLER CONTROL PROGRAM, CENTRAL CONTROLLER CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING THE PROGRAMS RECORDED THEREIN

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dispense with modification or correction of a main controller even if modification or correction is performed on an engine controller.;SOLUTION: The engine controller 11 controls a plurality of devices in an image forming engine 10, and includes a communication I/F section 30 for carrying out data communication with respect to the main controller 12, and a memory section 36 for storing information therein. The memory section 36 stores therein a character string-bit sequence association table 37 in which a sequence for use in arranging part or all of a plurality of bit information items concerning a plurality of devices, are associated with a plurality of character strings for identifying the bit information. Then a character string retrieving section 34 transmits data in which the character strings are arranged according to the sequence, via the communication I/F section 30 to the main controller 12.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI