# US 10,120,622 B2 · Printing machine

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- Number: US 10,120,622 B2
- Document ID: US10120622B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/843,459
- Filed: 2017-12-15
- Published: 2018-06-21
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-12-20
- Assignees: Riso Kagaku Corporation
- Applicants: Riso Kagaku Corporation
- Inventors: Atsushi Takata
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10120622B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/1236: {Connection management}
- B41F 33/16: Programming systems for automatic control of sequence of operations
- B41J 29/38: Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
- G06F 3/1203: {Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management}
- G06F 3/1285: {Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server}
- G06F 3/1286: {via local network}
- G06Q 10/20: Administration of product repair or maintenance
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- B41F: PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES (manifolding devices or office printing machines B41L)
- B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The printing machine according to claim 1, wherein the storage device further stores a maintenance object flag to indicate whether or not the printing machine is an object machine of a maintenance contract, and a contact address of a maintenance contract counterparty, and
wherein when the number of changes in the MAC addresses at a time when the printing machine is turned on is a predetermined ratio or more, and when the maintenance object flag stored in the storage device indicates that the printing machine is the object machine of the maintenance contract, the processor notifies the contact address of the need for maintenance through the network.