Image forming apparatus transferring log information
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsSachiko Takeuchi, Takashi Yoshikawa, Tatsuo Ito, Toru Matsuda
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus for performing a process relating to forming of an image includes a log management unit to manage generated log information, and a log transfer unit to transfer log information of a type specified in log transfer information among the log information managed by the log management unit to a transfer destination specified in the log transfer information.
Claims19
An image forming apparatus for performing a process relating to forming of an image, comprising:
- a log management unit configured to generate log information based on an event occurrence, and to generate a flag based on a comparison between the log information and settings in log transfer information to control whether the log information is to be transferred;
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- a log transfer unit configured to transfer log information of a type specified in the log transfer information, among the log information managed by said log management unit, to a transfer destination specified in the log transfer information,
- wherein said log transfer unit is configured to count a number of log information pieces that are erased or lost without being transferred among the log information flagged for transfer.
A method of transferring a log from an image forming apparatus for performing a process relating to forming of an image, comprising:
- a storing step of storing generated log information in memory based on an event occurrence;
- a flagging step of generating a flag based on a comparison between the log information and settings in log transfer information to control whether the log information is to be transferred;
- a transfer step of transferring log information of a type specified in the log transfer information, among the log information stored in the memory, to a transfer destination specified in the log transfer information;
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- a counting step of counting a number of log information pieces that are erased or lost without being transferred among the log information flagged for transfer, in response to finding that the log information stored in the memory is erased or lost.
A log transfer system, comprising:
- an image forming apparatus to perform a process relating to forming of an image;
- one or more log collecting servers coupled to said image forming apparatus via a network, wherein said image forming apparatus includes:
- a log management unit configured to generate log information based on an event occurrence, and to generate a flag based on a comparison between the log information and settings in log transfer information to control whether the log information is to be transferred;
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- a log transfer unit configured to transfer log information of a type specified in the log transfer information, among the log information managed by said log management unit, to a transfer destination specified in the log transfer information,
- wherein said log transfer unit is configured to count a number of log information pieces that are erased or lost without being transferred among the log information flagged for transfer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.