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Printing machine

AssigneeRiso Kagaku Corporation

InventorAtsushi Takata

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Abstract

A printing machine includes a storing unit, a determination section, and an execution section. The storing unit stores MAC addresses of information processing machines when the power is turned off. The determination section collects MAC addresses of information processing machines through a network when the printing machine is turned on. The determination section determines which of an initial configuration support process and a registration support process is to be executed on the basis of the number of changes in a comparison of the MAC address collected and the MAC address stored in the storing unit, the initial configuration support process supporting an execution of an initial configuration of the printing machine, the registration support process supporting an execution of a registration process of the terminal. The execution section executes a process determined by the determination section.

Claims2

Dependent claims

A printing machine to be connected with a plurality of terminals through a network to execute printing processing based on a printing job sent from each terminal, the printing machine comprising:

a storage device that stores MAC addresses of all terminals connected to the printing machine when the printing machine is turned off;
and
a processor that
collects MAC addresses of all terminals connected to the printing machine through the network when the printing machine is turned on,
determines which of an initial configuration support process and a registration support process is to be executed based on the number of changes in a comparison of the MAC addresses collected with the MAC addresses stored in the storage device, the initial configuration support process supporting an execution of an initial configuration of the printing machine, and the registration support process supporting an execution of a registration process of the terminal, and
executes the determined process.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/843,459Filed 15 Dec 2017
Priority: JP 2016-24661120 Dec 2016
Published: US 2018/0173475 A121 Jun 2018
Granted: 6 Nov 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

G06F 3/1236
Specifically adapted to use a particular technique: connection management
B41F 33/16
Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices: programming systems for automatic control of sequence of operations
B41J 29/38
Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for: drives, motors, controls or automatic…
G06F 3/1203
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management

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US 2018/0173475 A1Pre-grant publication · published 21 Jun 2018
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