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20080313156 | JOB LOG MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND JOB LOG MANAGEMENT METHOD - A system including a search unit configured, when a user designates a search condition for the job log whose content to be changed and issues a job log change request, to search the database for a job log that satisfies the search condition, a re-search unit configured, if the search unit does not find the job log satisfying the search condition, to wait until the database managing the job log is updated and perform a re-search for the job log satisfying the search condition, without receiving a re-search instruction from the user, a changing unit configured, when the re-search unit finds the job log satisfying the search condition, to change the job log content according to the change request from the user, and a notification unit configured to send notification information about a change result of the changing unit. | 12-18-2008 |
20090268221 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A printing control apparatus includes a verification unit configured to verify a charging destination of a job generated at a client terminal apparatus. The printing control apparatus includes a control unit configured to suspend execution of the job if no value is set to the charging destination of the job or that an invalid value is set to the charging destination of the job. The printing control apparatus also includes a generation unit configured to generate an input screen for entering a value of the charging destination of the job if no value is set to the charging destination of the job or that an invalid value is set to the charging destination of the job. The printing control apparatus also includes a notification unit configured to notify information about the input screen generated by the generation unit to the client terminal apparatus. | 10-29-2009 |
20110279857 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An information processing apparatus registers, in a reservation list, transmission reservation data including a transmission start time and a transmission completion time of charging counter information that is a type of operation information to be regularly transmitted according to a predetermined cycle. The information processing apparatus then registers, in the reservation list, with respect to other types of the operation information to be regularly transmitted (e.g., firmware information), transmission reservation data including a transmission start time and a transmission completion time that are determined so that the operation information is regularly transmitted in a different period than regular transmission of operation information corresponding to transmission reservation data already registered in the reservation list. The information processing apparatus controls transmission of the operation information by a regular transmission thread to a management apparatus according to the reservation list. | 11-17-2011 |
20120317277 | MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A monitoring apparatus which monitors a plurality of image forming apparatuses and transmits monitoring information, collected by monitoring, to a central management apparatus, comprises: collection unit configured to collect the monitoring information from the plurality of image forming apparatuses; storing unit configured to store the monitoring information collected; transmission unit configured to transmit the monitoring information stored by the storing unit to the central management apparatus; selection unit configured to accept selection of a data type, of the collected monitoring information, which is stored in a storage device within a local network; and output configured to output, as output data, data acquired from the monitoring information transmitted by the transmission unit in accordance with the data type selected for storing the output data in the storage device within the local network. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317286 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A management apparatus that causes control unit to execute first management software for managing a plurality of devices on a network comprises: a first storing unit which stores authentication information to be used to access a device using a function of the first management software; a second storing unit configured to store authentication information to be used to access the device using a function of second management software that is added to the first management software to add a new function; a registration unit configured to register the device to be managed by the second management software; and a second setting unit configured to set the authentication information to be used to access the device using the function of the second management software. | 12-13-2012 |
20140068597 | MONITORING APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, FIRMWARE UPDATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A monitoring apparatus includes an inquiry unit configured to make an inquiry to a management apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive, as a response to the inquiry, an update instruction for updating firmware of the image forming apparatus to be monitored, a transmission unit configured to transmit to the image forming apparatus to be monitored, an instruction for performing communication with a distribution server to download the firmware based on the update instruction, a monitoring unit configured to monitor a state of the image forming apparatus corresponding to the update instruction, and a notification unit configured to notify the management apparatus of a result of monitoring performed by the monitoring unit, wherein the monitoring unit is configured to monitor whether the firmware has been updated in the image forming apparatus corresponding to the update instruction. | 03-06-2014 |
20140146356 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - For a device from which identification information (serial number) cannot be obtained when configuration information of the device has been changed, log information is obtained from the device and is compared to stored log information, thereby confirming identity of the device. The device whose identity can be confirmed is continued to be monitored. | 05-29-2014 |
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20110211893 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - A print control apparatus may include a determination unit and a print control unit. The print control apparatus causes a printing unit to perform duplex printing on a continuous sheet and the determination unit determines whether a continuous sheet usable by a first print job is the same as a continuous sheet usable by a second print job. If the determination unit determines that the two continuous sheets are the same, the print control unit perform controls to, cause the printing unit to continuously print images of the first print job to be arranged on a first surface of the continuous sheet and images of the second print job to be arranged on the first surface and thereafter cause the printing unit to print images of the first print job and the second print job to be arranged on an opposite surface of the continuous sheet. | 09-01-2011 |
20110236105 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A printing control apparatus may execute printing on a continuous sheet by using a printing unit. The printing control apparatus includes a reversal unit, an input unit, and a printing control unit. In executing printing by the printing unit on both surfaces of the continuous sheet, the reversal unit reverses the continuous sheet to execute printing on a second surface after executing printing on a first surface. If the printing on the first surface currently is being executed by the printing unit to execute two-sided printing of a preceding job based on a preceding job in a case where an instruction for interruption printing is input by the input unit, the printing control unit executes the interruption printing according to the instruction subsequent to the printing on the first surface of the continuous sheet based on the preceding job, and supplies the printed continuous sheet to the reversal unit. | 09-29-2011 |
20110255120 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for printing job data, includes a rendering unit configured to rasterize the job data into bitmap data, a print engine unit configured to print the rasterized job data, and a control unit configured to transmit the job data to the rendering unit, to receive the rasterized job data, to transmit the rasterized job data to the print engine unit. The control unit switches between saving the rasterized job data in a spool space and inspecting the job data without saving the job data to the spool space, depending on free space situation of the spool space. | 10-20-2011 |
20120199022 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A state of a print head is checked by printing a plurality of images in order on a sheet fed from a sheet feeding unit, and reading the printed images. A region that is inappropriate for performing printing on the fed sheet is detected. When the inappropriate region has been detected, printing the images is stopped and the sheet is cut. Of the cut sheets, the sheet at an upstream is sent back to the sheet feeding unit. Subsequently, the sheet is again fed to perform printing and conduct a test. | 08-09-2012 |
20120199026 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus sequentially prints a plurality of images on a first surface of a sheet, and then sequentially prints a plurality of images on a second surface that is a back surface of the first surface. When a state of a printing unit is determined not to be normal when printing on the first surface, the printing apparatus executes processing for maintenance by using a sheet different from the sheet used for printing on the first surface. | 08-09-2012 |
20130100187 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A print control apparatus configured to cause a printing unit to perform print processing includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a condition for executing maintenance processing of the printing unit is satisfied, a shortening unit configured to shorten redundant maintenance operations in first maintenance processing and second maintenance processing in a case where the determination unit determines that a condition for executing the second maintenance processing is satisfied before completion of the first maintenance processing, and a control unit configured to cause the first maintenance processing and the second maintenance processing to be carried out after the shortening unit shortens the redundant maintenance operations. | 04-25-2013 |
20130336698 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - An apparatus includes an input unit and a printing control unit to cause a printing unit to execute printing on a continuous sheet. The input unit inputs an instruction for printing by the printing unit. The printing control unit causes the printing unit to execute printing according to a second job subsequent to printing on a first surface of the continuous sheet based on a first job, wherein the instruction input by the input unit may include a first job that is a two-sided printing and a second job that is a one-sided printing, or a first job that is a one-sided printing and a second job that is a two-sided printing. A supplying unit is controlled to supply the printed continuous sheet to a reversal unit which reverses the continuous sheet to execute printing on a second surface after executing printing on a first surface of the continuous sheet. | 12-19-2013 |
20140313530 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - An apparatus includes a presenting unit and a control unit. The presenting unit presents a plurality of options for interrupt printing along with an amount of incompletely printed sheet to be discharged while images are being printed on both surfaces of a continuous sheet in accordance with a prior job. The control unit interrupts, when one of the plurality of options presented by the presenting unit is designated, the prior job in timing according to the designated option to execute an interrupt job. | 10-23-2014 |
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20080248422 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, COMPOUND AND ACID GENERATOR - A resist composition including a base component (A) and an acid-generator component (B), the acid-generator component (B) including an acid generator (B1) including a compound represented by general formula (b1-8) shown below (wherein R | 10-09-2008 |
20080292988 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - This resist composition according to the present invention includes a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) which generates an acid upon exposure, wherein the acid generator component (B) includes an acid generator (B1) represented by a general formula (b1-6-1) shown below and an acid generator (B2) represented by a general formula (b1-6-2) shown below: | 11-27-2008 |
20080311522 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, COMPOUND AND ACID GENERATOR - A compound represented by general formula (b-14); and acid generator consisting of the compound; and a resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the acid-generator component (B) including an acid generator (B1) consisting of a compound represented by general formula (b1-14): | 12-18-2008 |
20090023097 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A positive resist composition including a resin component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and has a structural unit (a1) represented by general formula (a1-0-2) shown below, and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure and includes an acid generator (B1) consisting of a compound represented by general formula (b1-12) shown below: | 01-22-2009 |
20090061356 | POLYMER COMPOUND, POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A polymer compound having a structural unit (a0) represented by a general formula (a0-1) shown below, and a structural unit (a1) that is derived from an acrylate ester containing an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group but is not classified as said structural unit (a0). | 03-05-2009 |
20100035192 | METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A method of forming a resist pattern including: forming a resist film on a substrate using a chemically amplified negative resist composition; forming a latent image of a first line and space pattern by subjecting the resist film to first exposure through a photomask; forming a latent image of a second line and space pattern so as to intersect with the latent image of the first line and space pattern by subjecting the resist film to second exposure through a photomask; and subjecting the resist film to developing to form a hole pattern in the resist film. | 02-11-2010 |