US 8,135,998 B2 · Information processor and information processing method

Abstract

There is provided an information processor capable of preventing an unintended operation from being caused by configuration information set in the information processor being updated even if the information processor such as a multi-function peripheral receives configuration information from outside during execution of a job, as well as capable of (1) making it possible to know that update has not been performed, (2) making it possible to externally confirm that update has not been performed and (3) updating the configuration information as soon as possible after the job ends; and an information processing method. If configuration information is inputted from an external device via an EthernetÒ 1008 or the like, the information processor included in a multi-function peripheral 1001 or the like determines whether the information processor is executing a job. If it is determined that the information processor is not executing a job, then the received configuration information is recorded and the configuration information is updated. If it is determined that the information processor is executing a job, then the receiving operation is terminated.

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Dependent claims

A printer, comprising:

a monitor;
a receiving unit constructed to receive configuration information to be set for the printer from a sending device;
a determination unit constructed to, if an event of receiving the configuration information is detected, determine whether or not the printer is executing a job;
a recording unit constructed to record the configuration information in a predetermined storage area if it is determined by the determination unit that the printer is not executing a job;
a control unit constructed to control the recording unit so as not to execute recording the configuration information in the predetermined storage area, and to generate history information indicating that the configuration information has not been recorded in the predetermined storage area, if it is determined by the determination unit that the printer is executing a job;
and
a display unit constructed to display the history information generated by the control unit on the monitor of the printer such that various users of the printer can confirm that the configuration information has not been recorded in the predetermined storage area, wherein the display unit displays information indicating a reason why the recording of the configuration information in the predetermined storage area has not been executed.

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A printer, comprising:

a monitor;
a receiving unit constructed to receive configuration information to be set for the printer from a sending device;
a recording unit constructed to record the configuration information received by the receiving unit in a predetermined storage area;
a history information storing unit constructed to store history information indicating a recording result of the recording unit;
a display unit constructed to display the history information stored by the history information storing unit on the monitor of the printer;
and
a determination unit constructed to, if a receiving event of the configuration information is detected, determine whether or not the printer is executing a job,
wherein if it is determined by the determination unit that the printer is executing a job, the recording unit does not record the configuration information received by the receiving unit in the predetermined storage area and the history information storing unit stores history information indicating that the configuration information has not been recorded in the predetermined storage area,
wherein if it is determined by the determination unit that the printer is not executing a job, the recording unit records the configuration information received by the receiving unit in the predetermined storage area and the history information storing unit stores history information indicating that the configuration information has been recorded in the predetermined storage area, and
wherein the display unit displays information indicating a reason why the recording of the configuration information in the predetermined storage area has not been executed.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for a printer for causing execution of:

a receiving procedure for receiving configuration information to be set for the printer from a sending device, wherein the printer comprises a monitor;
a recording procedure for recording the configuration information received by the receiving procedure in a predetermined storage area;
a history information storing procedure for storing history information indicating a recording result of the recording procedure;
a display procedure for displaying the history information stored by the history information storing procedure on the monitor of the printer;
and
a determination procedure for, if a receiving event of the configuration information is detected, determining whether or not the printer is executing a job,
wherein if it is determined by the determination procedure that the printer is executing a job, the recording procedure does not record the configuration information received by the receiving procedure in the predetermined storage area and the history information storing procedure stores history information indicating that the configuration information has not been recorded in the predetermined storage area,
wherein if it is determined by the determination procedure that the printer is not executing a job, the recording procedure records the configuration information received by the receiving procedure in the predetermined storage area and the history information storing procedure stores history information indicating that the configuration information has been recorded in the predetermined storage area, and
wherein the display procedure displays information indicating a reason why the recording of the configuration information in the predetermined storage area has not been executed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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