Back to results
US 8,947,713 B2Granted
System, method and server
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorTakumi Komori
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorTakumi Komori
Estimating the term…
A system has information processing devices and a server which controls information processing executed by the devices. One of the devices includes a querying part to transmit a query to the server whether the device is permitted to execute the information processing, a notifying part to notify the server of location information indicating a location of the device, and an executing part to execute the information processing in response to an instruction from the server. The server includes a receiving part to receive the query from the device, an identifying part to identify an area in which the device exists according to the information notified by the device which has transmitted the query, and an instructing part to instruct the device which has transmitted the query to execute the information processing based on how many other devices are executing the information processing in the area.
A system, comprising:
A method to control information processing executed by one of a plurality of information processing devices, the method comprising:
A server controlling information processing executed by one of information processing devices, the server comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
Drawings are temporarily unavailable. Open the PDF at USPTO
From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.
Digital output to print unit , e.g. line printer, chain printer: printer job scheduling or printer resource handling
Reducing or saving of used resources, e.g. avoiding waste of consumables or improving usage of hardware resources: with regard to power consumption
Print job management: restricting the usage of resources, e.g. usage or user levels, credit limit, consumables, special fonts
Print job management: job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device
About 6 years 6 months of term left · ends 26 Apr 2033 (estimated)
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a system, method and server. In addition, the present invention specifically relates to a system, method and server which control an execution of predetermined information processing for an information processing device.
2. Description of the Related Art
Other objects and further features of embodiments may become apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing illustrating a system according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing illustrating an exemplary hardware construction of a system according to an embodiment of the invention;
In the following, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1. Overview 2. Hardware 3. Functions 4. Sequence of Actions of a System 4.1 First Example of Sequence 4.2 Second Example of Sequence 4.3 Third Example of Sequence 4.4 Fourth Example of Sequence 1. Overview
FIG. 1 shows an office including plural areas (e.g. rooms, compartments or booths) in which a system 1 according to an embodiment of the invention is installed. FIG. 1 schematically describes a room consisting of four areas in which various devices are installed, and the devices are connected to a server situated outside of the room via a network.
A server 100, information processing devices 120, 122, 124, 126, and 128, communication devices 140, 142, 144, and 146, a gateway 160, and routers 162, 164, and 166 are illustrated in FIG. 1. One or more information processing devices 120, 122, 124, 126, and 128 may form a wireless communication network 180 such as a Personal Area Network (PAN) with the communication devices 140, 142, 144, and 146 and the gateway 160. The information processing devices may communicate with the server 100.