Data output apparatus, data processing apparatus and data output system including these apparatuses

A data output system, comprising:

• a data output apparatus;
• and
• a data processing apparatus connected to the data output apparatus;
• wherein the data output apparatus includes:
• a first storage for storing in advance a first common code which is a part of a plurality of common codes stored in the data processing apparatus and which corresponds to a function or a model of the data output apparatus
• a second storage for storing language designation information which designates a language;
• and
• a transmitting section for transmitting the first common code which corresponds to the function or the model of the data output apparatus, and the language designation information to the data processing apparatus,
• wherein the data processing apparatus includes:
• a data storage which stores a plurality of message groups corresponding to a plurality of languages, wherein each of the plurality of message groups includes a plurality of message data, and the plurality of message data and the plurality of common codes are stored such that a common code is associated with message data corresponding to different languages and having a same meaning;
• a request receiving section which receives the first common code and the language designation information transmitted from the transmitting section of the data output apparatus;
• an extracting section which extracts only message data included in one of the plurality of message groups that corresponds to the language of the transmitted language designation information and which corresponds to the transmitted first common code from among the plurality of message data stored in the data storage;
• and
• an extracting result transmitting section which transmits the extracted message data to the data output apparatus,
• wherein the data output apparatus further includes:
• a receiving section which receives the extracted message data from the data processing apparatus;
• and
• a third storage for storing the received message data,
• wherein the data output apparatus conducts output processing of a message based on the message data stored in the third storage.

A data processing apparatus which can be connected to a data output apparatus, the data processing apparatus comprising:

• a data storage which stores
• a plurality of message groups corresponding to a plurality of languages, wherein each of the plurality of message groups includes a plurality of message data, and the plurality message data and a plurality of common codes are stored such that a common code is associated with message data corresponding to different languages and having a same meaning;
• a request receiving section which receives a first common code which is a part of all of the plurality of common codes stored in the data storage and which corresponds to a function or a model of the data output apparatus and a language designation information which designates a language, the first common code and the language designation information being transmitted from a transmitting section of the data output apparatus;
• an extracting section which extracts from the plurality of message data stored in from the data storage only message data which is included in one of the plurality of message groups that corresponds to the language of the transmitted language designation information and which corresponds to the transmitted first common code the data storage;
• and
• an extracting result transmitting section which transmits the extracted message data to the data output apparatus.

A data output method for a data output apparatus which can be connected with a data processing apparatus which stores a plurality of message groups corresponding to a plurality of languages, wherein each of the plurality of message groups includes a plurality of message data, and the plurality message data and a plurality of common codes are stored such that a common code is associated with message data corresponding to different languages and having a same meaning, the data output method comprising steps of:

• storing in a first storage a first common
• which is a part of the plurality of common codes stored in the data processing apparatus and which corresponds to a function or a model of the data output apparatus;
• storing language designation information which designates a language in a second storage;
• transmitting the first common code which corresponds to the function or the model of the data output apparatus, and the language designation information to the data processing apparatus;
• extracting only message data which is included in one of the plurality of message groups that corresponds to the language of the transmitted language designation information and which corresponds to the transmitted first common code from among all of the plurality of message data stored in the data processing apparatus;
• receiving the extracted message data from the data processing apparatus;
• storing the received message data in a third storage;
• and
• conducting an output processing of a message based on the message data stored in the third storage.