Network system

A network system having a plurality of terminal devices and an electronic device whose function is shared by said plurality of terminal device, said plurality of terminal devices and said electronic device being communicatively connected through a network, operational parameters of said electronic device being set by users of said plurality of terminal devices through the network, said network system comprising:

• a number of execution determining system that determines the number of times of operations to be executed by said electronic device in accordance with operational parameters set by a first user;
• a monitoring system that monitors whether the number of executed operations of said electronic device exceeds the number of times determined by said number of execution determining system when a request for modification of the operational parameters issued by a second user is received;
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• a modification control system that modifies the operational parameters in accordance with the request for modification if monitoring system determines that the number of executed operations of said electronic device exceeds the number of times determined by said number of execution determining system, said modification control system executing at least one of rejecting the request by the second user and outputting a message corresponding to the request by the second user if said monitoring system determines that the number of executed operations of said electronic device is equal to or less than the number of times determined by said number of execution determining system.

A network system having a plurality of terminal devices and an electronic device whose function is shared by said plurality of terminal device, said plurality of terminal devices and said electronic device being communicatively connected through a network, operational parameters of said electronic device being set by said plurality of terminal devices through the network, said network system comprising:

• a modifying system that modifies the operational parameters in accordance with a request for modification of the operational parameters requested by a terminal device;
• a message storing system that stores a message input by a user of the terminal device with which the operational parameters are modified in relationship with modified operational parameters;
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• a message outputting system that outputs the message stored In relationship with the modified operational parameters by said message storing system in response to an output command of a message corresponding to the modified operational parameters.

An electronic device for a network system having a plurality of terminal devices, a function of said electronic device being shared by the plurality of terminal device, the plurality of terminal devices and said electronic device being communicatively connected through a network, operational parameters of said electronic device being set by users of the plurality of terminal devices through the network, said electronic device comprising:

• a monitoring time determining system that determines a monitoring time with respect operational parameters set by a first user;
• a monitoring system that monitors whether a request for modification of the operational parameters issued by a second user is received during the monitoring period;
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• a modification control system that modifies the operational parameters in accordance with the request for modification if said monitoring system determines that the request for the modification is received after expiration of the monitoring period, said modification control system executing at least one of rejecting the request by the second user and outputting a message corresponding to the request by the second user if said monitoring system determines that the request for modification is received during the monitoring period.

An electronic device for a network system having a plurality of terminal devices, a function of said electronic device being shared by the plurality of terminal device, the plurality of terminal devices and said electronic device being communicatively connected through a network, operational parameters of said electronic device being set by users of the plurality of terminal devices through the network, said electronic device comprising:

• a number of execution determining system that determines the number of times of operations to be executed by said electronic device in accordance with operational parameters set by a first user;
• a monitoring system that monitors whether the number of executed operations of said electronic device exceeds the number of times determined by said number of execution determining system when a request for modification of the operational parameters issued by a second user is received;
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• a modification control system that modifies the operational parameters in accordance with the request for modification if monitoring system determines that the number of executed operations of said electronic device exceeds the number of times determined by said number of execution determining system, said modification control system executing at least one of rejecting the request by the second user and outputting a message corresponding to the request by the second user if said monitoring system determines that the number of executed operations of said electronic device is equal to or less than the number of times determined by said number of execution determining system.

An electronic device for a network system having a plurality of terminal devices, a function of said electronic device being shared by the plurality of terminal device, the plurality of terminal devices and said electronic device being communicatively connected through a network, operational parameters of said electronic device being set by the plurality of terminal devices through the network, said electronic device comprising:

• a modifying system that modifies the operational parameters in accordance with a request ferm dification of the operational parameters requested by a terminal device;
• a message storing system that stores a message input by a user of the terminal device, with which the operational parameters are modified, in relationship with the modified operational parameters;
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• a message outputting system that outputs the message stored in relationship with the modified operational parameters by said message storing system in response to an output command of a message corresponding to the modified operational parameters.

A computer program product which controls a computer to function as an electronic device for a network system having a plurality of terminal devices, a function of said electronic device being shared by the plurality of terminal device, the plurality of terminal devices and said electronic device being communicatively connected through a network, operational parameters of said electronic device being set by users of the plurality of terminal devices through the network, the computer program product controlling the computer to have functions of:

• a monitoring time determining system that determines a monitoring time with respect operational parameters set by a first user;
• a monitoring system that monitors whether a request for modification of the op rational parameters issued by a second user is received during the monitoring period;
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• a modification control system that modifies the operational parameters in accordance with the request for modification if said monitoring system determines that the request for the modification is received after expiration of the monitoring period, said modification control system executing at least one of rejecting the request by the second user and outputting a message corresponding to the request by the second user if said monitoring system determines that the request for modification is received during the monitoring period.

A computer program product which controls a computer to function as an electronic device for a network system having a plurality of terminal devices, a function of said electronic device being shared by the plurality of terminal device, the plurality of terminal devices and said electronic device being communicatively connected through a network, operational parameters of said electronic device being set by users of the plurality of terminal devices through the network, the computer program product controlling the computer to have functions of:

• a number of execution determining system that determines the number of times of operations to be executed by said electronic device in accordance with operational parameters set by a first user;
• a monitoring system that monitors whether the number of executed operations of said electronic device exceeds the number of times determined by said number of execution determining system when a request for modification of the operational parameters issued by a second user is received;
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• a modification control system that modifies the operational parameters in accordance with the request for modification if monitoring system determines that the number of executed operations of said electronic device exceeds the number of times determined by said number of execution determining system, said modification control system executing at least one of rejecting the request by the second user and outputting a message corresponding to the request by the second user if said monitoring system determines that the number of executed operations of said electronic device is equal to or less than the number of times determined by said number of execution determining system.

A computer program product that controls a computer to function as an electronic device for a network system having a plurality of terminal devices, a function of said electronic device being shared by the plurality of terminal device, the plurality of terminal devices and said electronic device being communicatively connected through a network, operational parameters of said electronic device being set by the plurality of terminal devices through the network, the computer program product controlling the computer to have functions of:

• a modifying system that modifies the operational parameters in accordance with a request for modification of the operational parameters requested by a terminal device;
• a message storing system that stores a message input by a user of the terminal device, with which the operational parameters are modified, in relationship with the modified operational parameters;
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• a message outputting system that outputs the message stored in relationship with the modified operational parameters by said message storing system in response to an output command of a message corresponding to the modified operational parameters.

A network system having a plurality of terminal devices and an electronic device whose function is shared by said plurality of terminal device, said plurality of terminal devices and said electronic device being communicatively connected through a network, operational parameters of said electronic device being set by users of said plurality of terminal devices through the network, said network system comprising:

• a monitoring condition determining system that determines a monitoring condition with respect operational parameters set by a first user;
• a monitoring system that monitors whether a request for modification of the operational parameters received from a second user meets the monitoring condition;
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• a modification control system that modifies the operational parameters in accordance with the request for modification if the monitoring system determines that the request for the modification meets the monitoring condition, said modification control system executes a predetermined operation If said monitoring system determines that the request for modification does not meet the monitoring condition