Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080313360 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM - An accurate, highly reliable peripheral device control system is realized by issuing notifications related to a print job having the correct content from a printer driver with accurate timing and in the correct order, and conveying correct information to an application with accurate timing and in the correct order in a peripheral device control system that uses a low-performance printer. In an peripheral device control system composed of an information processing apparatus and a peripheral device, the information processing apparatus acquires peripheral device information related to the peripheral device from the peripheral device, generates job information from the peripheral device information, and notifies the job information. At this time, a notification not yet issued is created based on notified printing and printed page numbers and a current printing page number, and issued. | 12-18-2008 |
20090100422 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - If a device driver is simply installed in the same manner for any network environment, there is a possibility that the device driver is installed in a manner improper for a particular network environment. To avoid the above problem, an information processing apparatus selects an optimum installation mode according to property information of the information processing apparatus and property information of an image forming apparatus. | 04-16-2009 |
20090175200 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DEVICE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain pieces of identification information sent from devices mutually connected via a network, a determination unit configured to determine, in a case where the pieces of identification information which are obtained by the obtaining unit and sent by using mutually different protocols are identical with each other, that the devices which send the pieces of identification information are identical with each other, and a display unit configured to integrate information related to the devices determined to be identical with each other by the determination unit and display the information on a display apparatus. | 07-09-2009 |
20090265482 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus connected with a peripheral apparatus via a communication line includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a destination of the peripheral apparatus, and a provision unit configured to provide functions for at least one of managing and controlling the peripheral apparatus according to the destination information acquired by the acquisition unit. The provision unit is configured to refer to information indicating a function to be provided according to the destination of the peripheral apparatus and to provide a function for at least one of managing and controlling the peripheral apparatus. | 10-22-2009 |
20090303531 | SYSTEM, SERVER, SERVER CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides a system that registers, in a second information processing apparatus, device information unique to a peripheral device capable of connecting to a first information processing apparatus, wherein the first information processing apparatus includes an addition unit configured to add, to the device information, information indicating whether the device information was manually inputted to the first information processing apparatus in response to operations of a user or was automatically inputted to the first information processing apparatus by the peripheral device, and the second information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register, in the database, device information to which has been added the information indicating the device information was automatically inputted, and device information to which the information indicating the device information was manually inputted has been added and that has been determined to not yet be registered in the database, in association with user information. | 12-10-2009 |
20110004705 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When an application is launched, it is determined whether a launching source is a device management. If it is determined that the launching source is the device management, a peripheral apparatus associated with the device management serving as the launching source is controlled as a default peripheral apparatus. | 01-06-2011 |
20110051190 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus includes a management unit configured to manage a device that provides a plurality of functions, and a utilization unit configured to utilize one function among the plurality of functions. In the apparatus, the management unit confirms whether a function different from the one function, among the plurality of functions, is available according to management and control data that includes information for constructing a management screen, which management screen being a screen configured to manage the device, and a setting unit sets an argument to an object indicating a link to the utilization unit according to a result of the confirmation. In the apparatus, the utilization unit is configured, if the object, which is displayed on the management screen, is designated, to set the device according to the argument. | 03-03-2011 |
20110119606 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An information processing apparatus configured to display a management screen, used for managing a connected peripheral device, based on control information described with respect to a function that can be instruct d from the management screen includes a storing unit, and a registration unit. The registration unit may register in the storing unit a type of language displayed on a screen provided by software that runs on the information processing apparatus. A display about the software is performed on the management screen based on the type of language registered by the registration unit and the control information. | 05-19-2011 |
20110128571 | PERIPHERAL APPARATUS CONTROL SYSTEM, PERIPHERAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PERIPHERAL APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In a network printing system utilizing WSD Print Service, a highly operable peripheral apparatus control system that utilizes a mass storage device and a low-cost shared printer that does not include a function for requesting print data to an information processing apparatus is provided. The peripheral apparatus control system includes an information processing apparatus and a peripheral apparatus mutually connected via a network. The information processing apparatus inputs a job request and a reservation request to the peripheral apparatus. The peripheral apparatus includes a first measurement unit that measures the difference between reception timings of the job request and the reservation request. If the difference between the reception timings is equal to or less than a first predetermined time, a reservation ID is input and a reservation of the job request is accepted. | 06-02-2011 |
20110208881 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD,AND PROGRAM - A system is proposed, which provides a device management application that provides an appropriate display or function in accordance with an environment in which a user uses the system, which automatically fits to an environment in which a user uses the system, and which has an excellent operability. | 08-25-2011 |
20110258349 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The view language of a specific application can be adaptively switched in response to a language switching request from a user. If the user selects the specific application via a user interface on a peripheral device management screen, it is determined whether view language information having been set matches view language information designated and received as an argument when the specific application is selected. If it is determined that the view language information having been set does not match the view language information designated and received as the argument, view language information set beforehand in a storage unit is replaced by the view language information designated and received as the argument. | 10-20-2011 |
20120005378 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A peripheral device control system with high operability, which can provide a device management screen that provides appropriate display contents and functions according to a user's use environment, is implemented. The system is configured by an information processing apparatus, a peripheral device, a peripheral device management function required to manage the peripheral device, a peripheral device management screen, peripheral device management function control information, a first application, a first driver, and a second driver. When the first application is launched from the peripheral device management screen, a first driver name is generated using a second driver name, and is set as a default device. | 01-05-2012 |
20120110213 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A peripheral apparatus management unit of an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition function for acquiring version information of an operating system. The unit further includes a selection function for selecting peripheral apparatus management function control information that defines information required to construct a view content of a peripheral apparatus management screen that includes a function related object, based on the version information of the operating system acquired by the acquisition function. The unit further includes an installation function for installing the peripheral apparatus management function control information selected by the selection function on the information processing apparatus. The unit further includes a display function for reading the peripheral apparatus management function control information installed by the installation function, constructing the view content of the peripheral apparatus management screen based on the peripheral apparatus management function control information, and displaying the peripheral apparatus management screen. | 05-03-2012 |
20120170071 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DEVICE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain pieces of identification information sent from devices mutually connected via a network, a determination unit configured to determine, in a case where the pieces of identification information which are obtained by the obtaining unit and sent by using mutually different protocols are identical with each other, that the devices which send the pieces of identification information are identical with each other, and a display unit configured to integrate information related to the devices determined to be identical with each other by the determination unit and display the information on a display apparatus. | 07-05-2012 |
20130003106 | PRINT CONTROL DEVICE, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A print control device manages a print job and a printer based on an instruction from a client terminal. The print control device accepts a print instruction to the printer from the client terminal and authentication information about the client terminal, confirms the validity of the authentication information to an authentication unit configured to issue and manage the authentication information, registers the print job as an execution job together with the authentication information if the authentication information is valid, and accesses the authentication unit during registration of the execution job to thereby update the expiration date/time of the registered authentication information. | 01-03-2013 |
20130046970 | PERIPHERAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A peripheral apparatus is communicably connected to a management apparatus. The management apparatus manages information of jobs in services provided from a providing apparatus via a network to execute processing of the jobs. The peripheral apparatus includes a communication unit. The communication unit transmits, in a series of processes in the services, checking information used to determine whether there is any job in the management apparatus to the management apparatus by a communication method that does not execute encryption. The communication unit transmits, in the series of processes in the services, other information different from the checking information to the management apparatus by a communication method that executes encryption. | 02-21-2013 |
20130159837 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus connected with a peripheral apparatus via a communication line includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a destination of the peripheral apparatus, and a provision unit configured to provide functions for at least one of managing and controlling the peripheral apparatus according to the destination information acquired by the acquisition unit. The provision unit is configured to refer to information indicating a function to be provided according to the destination of the peripheral apparatus and to provide a function for at least one of managing and controlling the peripheral apparatus. | 06-20-2013 |
20130179961 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, INTERMEDIATE SERVICE DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a method for controlling an information processing system including a relay service device, an intermediate service device, and an authentication service device. The control method includes transmitting an authentication request from the intermediate service device to the intermediate service device; acquiring a first access token from the authentication service device that has made a success of authentication; storing the first access token; comparing the stored first access token with a second access token included in an execution request of an relation processing upon reception of the processing execution request from the relay service; and executing processing received from the intermediate service device when it is determined in the comparing that the first access token matches the second access token or not executing the processing when it is determined in the comparing that the first access token does not match the second access token. | 07-11-2013 |
20140218762 | SYSTEM, JOB MANAGEMENT SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, JOB PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A job management server, which is connected to a Web application server and a job processing apparatus via a network, comprises: a registration unit which registers, when a job received from the Web application server is added with information indicating that a request source of the job is the job processing apparatus, the job in a first job queue, and to register, when the job is not added with the information, the job in a second job queue having a lower priority than the first job queue; and a transmission unit which transmits the job registered in the first job queue in response to a request from the job processing apparatus while a user utilizes a Web application via the job processing apparatus. | 08-07-2014 |
20140376052 | PERIPHERAL APPARATUS CONTROL SYSTEM, PERIPHERAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PERIPHERAL APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In a network printing system utilizing WSD Print Service, a highly operable peripheral apparatus control system that utilizes a mass storage device and a low-cost shared printer that does not include a function for requesting print data to an information processing apparatus is provided. The peripheral apparatus control system includes an information processing apparatus and a peripheral apparatus mutually connected via a network. The information processing apparatus inputs a job request and a reservation request to the peripheral apparatus. The peripheral apparatus includes a first measurement unit that measures the difference between reception timings of the job request and the reservation request. If the difference between the reception timings is equal to or less than a first predetermined time, a reservation ID is input and a reservation of the job request is accepted. | 12-25-2014 |