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US 2006/0190574 A1Published application
Managing configuration request received via network
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsTakashi Yoshikawa, Toru Matsuda
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, system, computer program and product are disclosed, each capable of managing a configuration request received via a network. Upon receiving a configuration right request form a client, a determination is made as to whether or not a configuration right can be issued. Based on the determination, the configuration right is issued to the client.
Claims20
A method for managing a configuration request, comprising:
- receiving a configuration right request from a client via a network, which requests issuance of a configuration right, wherein the configuration right allows the client to exclude others from performing an operation related to a configuration of the network apparatus;
- determining whether to issue the configuration right to the client;
- issuing the configuration right to the client when the determining determines to issue the configuration right to the client;
- and
- allowing the client to set the configuration of the network apparatus after issuing the configuration right to the client.
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A network apparatus, comprising:
- an operation controller configured to control an operation of the network apparatus by running a plurality of processes concurrently;
- a network interface configured to receive a configuration right request from a client via a network;
- and
- a right manager configured to issue a configuration right to the client based on a determination result when the configuration right request is received by the network interface,
- wherein the determination result indicates that the configuration right can be issued to the client when the plurality of processes confirms availability of the network apparatus.
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A multifunctional apparatus connectable to a client via a network, comprising:
- a hardware resource configured to perform a plurality of functions;
- and
- a software resource configured to start, when executed, a plurality of processes to cause the hardware resource to perform at least one function of the plurality of functions,
- wherein the software resource starts a configuration management operation upon receiving a configuration right request from the client, the configuration management operation comprising:
- inquiring the plurality of processes to determine whether to issue a configuration right to the client in response to the configuration right request;
- notifying the plurality of processes when the inquiring step determines to issue the configuration right to the client;
- sending a first response to the client, which requests for a configuration update request when the inquiring step determines to issue the configuration right;
- and
- setting a configuration of the multifunctional apparatus according to the configuration update request.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.