When an instruction for emergency stop of an image processing system due to an abnormal state of the image processing system is given, a main process of the image processing system gives, to all of subprocesses and image processing-related equipment which are managed thereby, an instruction for stopping...http://www.google.com/patents/US20020054281?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020054281 - Image processing apparatus and method for controlling the same
