Management System, Image Forming Apparatus, Management Server, and Recording Medium
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsAtsushi Matsumoto, Jaclyn Tiffanie Tan
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Abstract
A management system includes an image forming apparatus and a management server. The management server manages the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is configured to switch a constant connection with the management server by a protocol for the constant connection between enabling and disabling. The management server is configured to operate the image forming apparatus via the constant connection.
Claims7
A management system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus;
- and
- a management server that manages the image forming apparatus;
- wherein
- the image forming apparatus is configured to switch a constant connection with the management server by a protocol for the constant connection between enabling and disabling, and
- the management server is configured to operate the image forming apparatus via the constant connection.
An image forming apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus is configured to switch a constant connection with a management server that manages the image forming apparatus between enabling and disabling, the management server being configured to operate the image forming apparatus via the constant connection by a protocol for the constant connection.
A management server that manages an image forming apparatus, wherein:
- the management server is configured to operate the image forming apparatus via a constant connection with the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus being configured to switch the constant connection with the management server by a protocol for the constant connection between enabling and disabling;
- and
- the management server is configured to give notice of a state whether the image forming apparatus has enabled the constant connection or not.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.