Tandem Image Forming System with Dual Compressing Sections

The master machine is divided into multiple independent processing sections (first processing section and second processing section). Each section can independently perform compression or expansion operations, allowing parallel processing and distributing the overall workload across multiple units rather than concentrating all processing in a single section.

The master machine combines multiple processing sections into a single integrated system. The first and second processing sections work together as a unified processing unit, with the control unit coordinating their operations to handle both compression and expansion tasks simultaneously, achieving better throughput than separate machines could provide.

While one processing section is performing compression, another section simultaneously performs expansion operations. This continuous parallel operation ensures that useful processing actions are occurring throughout the system without idle time, eliminating the sequential delays that would occur if one section had to complete all tasks before another could begin.

The system performs expansion operations in advance while compression is still ongoing. By preparing expanded image data beforehand, the system reduces waiting time for subsequent printing operations, as the data is already ready for output while compression of other data continues in parallel.