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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsJun Horiyama, Koji Nozato
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The present invention makes it possible to uniquely manage the use of peripherals over a wide range or in two or more bases. The present invention controls whether all job information, managed by a management apparatus, is acquired from the management apparatus managing information on data processing, performed by a device, as job information, or additional job information among job information managed by the management apparatus is acquired.
A management system that includes a management apparatus managing information on data processing performed by a device as job information, and an integrated management apparatus acquiring and managing job information managed by a plurality of management apparatuses, wherein the integrated management apparatus comprises:
An information processing apparatus that can communicate with a management apparatus managing information on data processing, performed by a device, as job information and that acquires and manages job information managed by the management apparatus, comprising:
A management method for communicating with a management apparatus managing information on data processing, performed by a device, as job information, and acquiring and managing job information managed by the management apparatus, comprising:
A management program for communicating with a management apparatus managing information on data processing, performed by a device, as job information, and acquiring and managing job information managed by the management apparatus, wherein the management program makes a computer execute:
A recording medium that stores a management program for communicating with a management apparatus managing information on data processing, performed by a device, as job information, and acquiring and managing job information managed by the management apparatus, and can be read by a computer, wherein the management program makes a computer execute:
A management system that includes management apparatuses managing information on data processing performed by each device as job information, and an integrated management apparatus acquiring and managing job information managed by a plurality of management apparatuses, wherein the integrated management apparatus comprises:
An information processing apparatus that can communicate with a management apparatus managing information on data processing, performed by a device, as job information and that acquires and manages job information managed by the management apparatus, comprising:
A management method for communicating with a management apparatus managing information on data processing, performed by a device, as job information, and acquiring and managing job information managed by the management apparatus, comprising:
A management program for communicating with a management apparatus managing information on data processing, performed by a device, as job information, and acquiring and managing job information managed by the management apparatus, wherein the management program makes a computer execute:
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Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management
Print job management: print job history, e.g. logging, accounting, tracking
Computing and data processing
Term end not estimated
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a management system of a usage amount at the time when a user uses a peripheral, which is connected to a network, such as a printer, a scanner, a copier, or a multi function peripheral (MFP) that integrate them, in a network environment constituted of a client computer, a server computer, etc.
2. Related Background Art
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system that becomes a prerequisite of an embodiment of a job account system;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the construction of a client computer and a server computer;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the construction of a printer;
Hereafter, an example of embodiments of the present invention will be explained with referring to drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system that becomes a prerequisite of an embodiment of a job account system. Printers 108 to 110 that are preferable examples of an image forming apparatus of the present invention that are construction members in FIG. 1 will be described.
Printers differently operate according to their functions. For example, the printer 108 is a most general one, and prints data received from a transmission unit in a client computer. In addition, the data processing that a device is required is called a job, and in particular, the printing processing based on print data is called a printing job. The printer 109 sends a total number of delivery pages of the job at the time of job end to the transmission unit in the client computer 101. After printing, the printer 110 stores job information in memory in the printer.