Server and client terminal for presenting device management data of XML data
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorsHaruna Sasakuma, Tomohiro Nishiguchi
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Abstract
In a network including a device manager, a device and a client terminal, an acquisition device in the device manager acquires device management data from the device and stores the data as XML data. A selector selects a stylesheet used to present the XML data among one or more stylesheets to be accessed through the network, and an editor correlates the XML data with the selected stylesheet. When the XML data is requested through the network by a presenter of the XML data, a data provider provides the XML data stored in the storage device. Alternatively, the stylesheet selection may be performed in the client terminal. The client terminal can download the stylesheet and present the XML data with the stylesheet.
Claims29
A device manager managing a device and connectable to a client terminal through a network, the device manager comprising:
- an acquisition device which acquires device management data of the device;
- a storage device which stores the acquired device management data as XML data;
- a selector which selects a stylesheet used to present the XML data among one or more stylesheets based on a selection condition;
- an editor which correlates the stylesheet selected by said selector with the XML data;
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- a data provider which provides the XML data to the client terminal in response to a request from the client terminal.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program comprising the steps of:
- making XML data based on device management data of a device in which the program is installed;
- selecting a stylesheet for presenting the XML data among one or more stylesheets based on a selection condition;
- editing the XML data to correlate the XML data with the selected stylesheet;
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- sending the edited XML data to a client terminal connected to the device when requested by the client terminal.
A method of providing XML data by a device manager in a system wherein the device manager is connected through a network to a device managed by the device manager and to a client terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving device management data from the device, and making XML data based on the management data;
- selecting a stylesheet for presenting the XML data among one or more stylesheets based on a selection condition;
- editing the XML data to correlate the XML data with the selected stylesheet;
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- sending the edited XML data to the client terminal when requested by the client terminal.
A client terminal connectable through a network to a device manager which manages a device, the client terminal comprising:
- a data presenter of XML data supporting XML, said data presenter requesting and receiving device management data as XML data through the network to and from the device manager;
- a storage device which stores the received device management data as XML data;
- a selector which selects a stylesheet used to present the XML data among one or more stylesheets based on a selection condition;
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- an editor which correlates the stylesheet selected by said selector with the XML data to be presented by said data presenter;
- whereby the data presenter presents the XML data with use of the stylesheet.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program comprising the steps of:
- sending a request of device management data and receiving the device management data as XML data through a network;
- selecting a stylesheet for the XML data among one or more stylesheets based on a selection condition;
- editing the XML data to use the selected stylesheet for presenting the XML data;
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- presenting the XML data with the selected stylesheet.
A method of presenting XML data by a client terminal in a system wherein the client terminal is connected through a network to a device manager and to a device managed by the device manager, the method comprising the steps of:
- sending a request of device management data to the device manager;
- receiving the device management data as XML data of the device;
- selecting a stylesheet for the XML data among one or more stylesheets based on a selection condition;
- editing the XML data to use the selected stylesheet for presenting the XML data;
- and
- presenting the XML data with the selected stylesheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.