Terminal device

A terminal device, comprising:

• a self-pattern storing system;
• a configuring system configured to configure information on an expression pattern into the self-pattern storing system;
• an obtaining system configured to obtain the information on the expression patterns for other terminal devices connected to a network;
• a setting system configured to define an expression pattern different from any of the expression patterns for the other terminal devices as the expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the information on the expression patterns for the other terminal devices obtained by the obtaining system, the setting system being configured to set information on the defined expression pattern as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
• an output device configured to output perceptual information;
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• an output executing system configured to make the output device output the expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the information on the expression pattern that is configured into the self-pattern storing system by the configuring system;
• wherein the terminal device is connectable with a network;
• the obtaining system sends, to other terminal devices connected to the network, a request for information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices via the network and obtains the information on the expression patterns for the other terminal devices that is transmitted by the other terminal devices via the network in response to the request;
• the output executing system is configured to make the output device output the expression pattern for the terminal device based upon the information set by the setting system as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
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• the terminal device is configured to be operated by a host device via the network.

A terminal device configured to be operated by a host device connected to a network, the terminal device being to be connected to the network together with other terminal devices, each of which has at least one of an appearance and function similar to those of the terminal device, the terminal device, comprising:

• an output device configured to output information;
• a self-pattern storing system configured to store information on an expression pattern for the terminal device;
• an obtaining system configured to obtain the information on the expression patterns for other terminal devices connected to a network;
• a setting system configured to define the expression pattern different from any of the expression patterns for the other terminal devices as the expression pattern for the terminal device, the setting system being configured to set information on the defined expression pattern as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
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• an output executing system configured to make the output device output the expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the information on the expression pattern stored in the self-pattern storing system;
• wherein the terminal device is connectable with a network;
• the obtaining system sends, to other terminal devices connected to the network, a request for information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices via the network and obtains the information on the expression patterns for the other terminal devices that is transmitted by the other terminal devices via the network in response to the request;
• the output executing system is configured to make the output device output the expression pattern for the terminal device based upon the information set by the setting system as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
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• the terminal device is configured to be operated by the host device via the network.

A network system, comprising:

• a plurality of terminal devices connected with a network and configured to be operated by a host device;
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• a host device configured to individually operate the plurality of the terminal devices;
• wherein each terminal device includes:
• the output executing system is configured to make the output device output the expression pattern for the terminal device based upon the information set by the setting system as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
• and,
• wherein the terminal device is configured to be discriminated from the other terminal devices connected to the network with the expression pattern that the output executing system makes the output device output, and wherein the host device includes:
• a host device displaying system configured to display information;
• a host indicator information storing system configured to store therein indicator information including at least one of a name and location data on the network that are given to each of the terminal devices as information for indicating each of the terminal devices;
• a host expression pattern storing system configured to store therein the information on the expression pattern for each of the terminal devices, associated with the indicator information stored in the host indicator information storing system;
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• a display executing system configured to make the host device displaying system display the expression pattern for the terminal device corresponding to the indicator information given to each of the terminal devices, associated with the indicator information, based upon the information on the expression pattern for each of the terminal devices stored in the host expression pattern storing
• an output device configured to output information;
• a self-pattern storing system configured to store information on the expression pattern for the terminal device therein;
• an obtaining system configured to obtain information on expression patterns for other terminal devices connected to a network;
• the obtaining system sends, to other terminal devices connected to the network, a request for information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices via the network and obtains the information on the expression patterns for the other terminal devices that is transmitted by the other terminal devices via the network in response to the request;
• a setting system configured to define an expression pattern different from any of the expression patterns for the other terminal devices as the expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the information obtained by the obtaining system, the setting system being configured to set information on the defined expression pattern as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
• a configuring system configured to configure the information on the expression pattern, which is set by the setting system as the expression pattern for the terminal device, into the self-pattern storing system;
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• an output executing system configured to make the output device output the expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
• system, in the case where the indicator information stored in the host indicator information storing system is displayed on the host device displaying system.

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer readable instructions for controlling a terminal device to be operated by a host device connected to a network, the terminal device being to be connected to the network together with other terminal devices, each of which has at least one of an appearance and function similar to those of the terminal device, the computer readable instructions controlling the terminal device to:

• obtain information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices connected to the network;
• define an expression pattern different from any of the expression patterns for the other terminal devices as an expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the information obtained in said obtaining;
• set information on the expression pattern defined in said defining as information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
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• output the expression pattern for the terminal device based upon the information, set in said setting, on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
• wherein computer readable instructions control the terminal device which is connectable with the network to;
• obtain from other terminal devices connected to the network, a request for information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices via the network and obtains the information on the expression patterns for the other terminal devices that is transmitted by the other terminal devices via the network in response to the request;
• output from each of each of the plurality of terminal devices the expression pattern for the terminal device based upon the information set by the setting system as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
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• the terminal device is configured to be operated by the host device via the network.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions for controlling a network system including a plurality of terminal devices connected thereto and a host device configured to individually operate the plurality of terminal devices via the network, each of the plurality of terminal devices having at least one of an appearance and function similar to those of each of the other terminal devices, the computer readable instructions controlling the network system to:

• obtain information on an expression pattern defined as an expression pattern for each of the plurality of terminal devices;
• set the expression pattern for each of the plurality of terminal devices such that the expression patterns for the plurality of terminal devices differ from each other, based upon the information, obtained in said obtaining;
• configure into each of the plurality of terminal devices the information on the expression pattern for itself based upon the expression pattern for each of the plurality of terminal devices set in said setting;
• output from each of the plurality of terminal devices the expression pattern for itself, based upon the information on the expression pattern for itself;
• store the information on the expression pattern for each of the plurality of terminal devices, associated with indicator information, for indicating each of the plurality of terminal devices, including at least one of a name and location data on the network that are given to each of the plurality of terminal devices;
• display the indicator information on the host device;
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• display the expression pattern and the indicator information, associated with one another, according to the expression pattern outputted from each of the plurality of terminal devices in said outputting, based upon the information, stored in said storing, on the expression pattern for each of the plurality of terminal devices, in the case where the indicator information is displayed on the host device in said displaying the indicator information;
• wherein the computer readable instructions control each terminal device to obtain information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices connected to the network, and define an expression pattern different from any of the expression patterns for the other terminal devices as an expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the information obtained in said obtaining;
• wherein computer readable instructions control each terminal device which is connectable with the network to;
• obtain from other terminal devices connected to the network, a request for information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices via the network and obtains the information on the expression patterns for the other terminal devices that is transmitted by the other terminal devices via the network in response to the request;
• output from each of each of the plurality of terminal devices the expression pattern for the terminal device based upon the information set by the setting system as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
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• the terminal device is configured to be operated by the host device via the network.

An image forming device connectable with a network, comprising:

• an output unit configured to output information;
• a self-pattern storing unit configured to store first information on an expression pattern for the image forming device;
• an obtaining unit configured to obtain second information on expression patterns for other image forming devices connected to the network;
• a setting unit configured to define an expression pattern different from any of the expression patterns for the other image forming devices as the expression pattern for the image forming device, based upon the second information obtained by the obtaining unit, the setting system being configured to set information on the defined expression pattern as the first information to be stored in the self-pattern storing unit;
• a registering unit configured to register, into the self-pattern storing unit, the first information set by the setting unit;
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• an output controller configured to control the output unit to output the defined expression pattern for the image forming device, based on the first information stored in the self-pattern storing unit;
• wherein the image forming device is connectable with a network;
• the obtaining unit sends, to other terminal devices connected to the network, a request for information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices via the network and obtains the information on the expression patterns for the other terminal devices that is transmitted by the other terminal devices via the network in response to the request;
• the output controller is configured to make the output device output the expression pattern for the terminal device based upon the information set by the setting system as the information on the expression pattern for the terminal device;
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• the terminal device is configured to be operated by a host device via the network.