Peripheral device control system

A peripheral device, which is connected to an information processing apparatus through a network, said peripheral device comprising:

• history information storage means for storing history information including a user ID of a user who used said peripheral device, an operating mode of said peripheral device, and a number of sheets discharged from said peripheral device;
• and
• history information transmission means for transmitting said history information stored by said history information storage means in response to a history information acquisition job transmitted from said information processing apparatus.

An information processing apparatus connected to a peripheral device having history information storage means for storing history information including a user ID of a user who used said peripheral device, an operating mode of said peripheral device, and a number of sheets discharged from said peripheral device, said information processing apparatus comprising:

• history information acquisition means for transmitting a history information acquisition job to said peripheral device and for acquiring said history information stored by said history information storage means according to said history information acquisition job;
• and
• storage means for storing said history information acquired by said history information acquisition means as a paper discharge counter table for every operating mode of said peripheral device.

A history information transmission method for a peripheral device connected to an information processing apparatus through a network, said method comprising the steps of:

• storing history information including a user ID of a user who used said peripheral device, an operating mode of said peripheral device, and a number of sheets discharged from said peripheral device;
• and
• transmitting said history information stored in said history information storage step to said information processing apparatus in response to a history information acquisition job transmitted from said information processing apparatus.

A peripheral device control method of controlling a peripheral device having history information storage means for storing history information including a user ID of a user who used said peripheral device, an operating mode of said peripheral device, and a number of sheets discharged from said peripheral device, said method comprising the steps of:

• transmitting a history information acquisition job to said peripheral device, for acquiring said history information stored by said history information storage means according to said history information acquisition job;
• and
• storing said history information acquired in said history information acquisition step as a paper discharge counter table for every operating mode of said peripheral device.