US 2003/0076531 A1 · Output terminal management server and output terminal function setting method

Abstract

The output terminal management server of this invention is connected to at least one output terminal through a telecommunication line. This output terminal management server stores function setting data of output terminals by user using the output terminals. When a user inquiry is received from an output terminal, the output terminal management server searches the inquired user function setting data from the stored function setting data and sends the searched function setting data to the user inquiring output terminal. The output terminal is provided with a user recognition unit for recognizing users. An inquiry of a user that is recognized by the user recognition unit is sent to the output terminal management server. When the function setting data of that user are sent from the output terminal management server in response to the inquiry, the functions of that output terminal are set according to the received function setting data.

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Dependent claims

An output terminal management server connected with at least one unit of output terminal through a telecommunication line, comprising:

storage means for storing function setting data of the output terminal by user who uses the output terminal;
receiving means for receiving a user inquiry from the output terminal through the telecommunication line;
searching means for searching user function setting data inquired from data stored by the storage means when a user inquiry is received by the receiving means from the output terminal;
and
sending means for sending the inquired user function setting data to the user inquiring output terminal through the telecommunication line when the setting data are detected by the searching means.

2 more elements

An output terminal function setting method by an output terminal management connected with at least one unit of output terminal through a telecommunication line, comprising:

storing function setting data of the output terminal by user using the output terminal in advance in the storage unit of the output terminal management server;
making the inquiry of a user to the output terminal management server by the output terminal when that user is recognized;
searching an inquired user function setting data from the data stored in the storage means by the output terminal management server when the inquiry is received for the user from the output terminal;
and
setting functions of the output terminal by sending the function setting data to the user inquiring output terminal through the telecommunication line when the inquired user function setting data are detected.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Output terminal management server and output terminal function setting method

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Output terminal management server and output terminal function setting method

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Abstract

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