Diagnosis method and apparatus for peripheral device of host
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung-hye Kim
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Abstract
A diagnosis method for use with peripheral devices includes diagnosing states of the peripheral devices connected to a host, automatically and periodically, and outputting a history of diagnostic results to a predetermined storage unit. The diagnosis method further includes automatically stopping the diagnosis of the peripheral devices if the peripheral devices are operated by a user during the diagnosis, and resuming or restarting the diagnosis of the peripheral devices when the peripheral devices or the host return to idle. Consequently, a vendor of one of the peripheral devices may recognize the problems in the peripheral device, to efficiently manage the peripheral device while reducing cost for after-sale service.
Claims33
A diagnosis method for use with peripheral devices of a host, the method comprising:
- automatically and periodically diagnosing states of the peripheral devices connected to the host;
- and
- outputting diagnostic results to a predetermined storage unit to form a history of the diagnostic results.
A diagnosis apparatus for use with a peripheral device of a host, the apparatus comprising:
- an automatic diagnosis unit to automatically and periodically diagnose a state of the peripheral device connected to the host, and to output diagnostic results;
- and
- a diagnostic result storage unit to receive the diagnostic results and to store a diagnostic history of the diagnostic results.
A recording medium encoded with a program readable by a computer, the program implementing a method of operating a diagnosis process for use with a peripheral device of a host, the method comprising:
- automatically and periodically diagnosing the state of the peripheral device connected to the host;
- and
- outputting diagnostic results to a predetermined recording apparatus to form a diagnostic history of the diagnostic results.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.