System and method for controlling the settings of an imaging forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHideo Asahara
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus determines whether an import data receiving path is affected by import processing, imports import data when it is determined that the import data receiving path is not affected, outputs an import result log via the import data receiving path, and displays, when it is determined that the import data receiving path is affected, a warning screen indicating that the import data receiving path is affected by the import before the import data is imported.
Claims13
An image forming apparatus having a function of importing import data including a setting value for the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
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- a processing unit in communication with the memory, the processing unit configured to control:
- a receiving unit configured to receive an import instruction to receive, via any one of a plurality of paths, the import data including the setting value for the image forming apparatus and perform import processing on the import data;
- an analysis unit configured to analyze the import data based on the import instruction;
- a determination unit configured to determine, based on an import data receiving path via which the import data has been received and the import data that has been analyzed by the analysis unit, whether the import data receiving path is affected by performing import processing on the import data;
- an output unit configured to output, when the determination unit determines that the import data receiving path is not affected, an import result log representing a result of importing the import data via the import data receiving path after the import data has been imported and, when the determination unit determines that the import data receiving path is affected, the output unit outputs the import result log via an output path different from the import data receiving path;
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- a display unit configured to display, when the determination unit determines that the import data receiving path is affected and prior to performing import processing on the import data, a screen displaying a warning that the import data receiving path is affected.
A method for controlling an image forming apparatus having a function of importing import data including a setting value for the image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving an import instruction to receive the import data including a setting value for the image forming apparatus via one of a plurality of paths;
- performing import processing on the import data;
- analyzing the import data based on the import instruction;
- determining, based on an import data receiving path via which the import data has been received and the analyzed import data, whether the import data receiving path is affected by performing import processing on the import data;
- outputting, when it is determined that the import data receiving path is not affected, an import result log representing a result of importing the import data via the import data receiving path after the import data has been imported,
- outputting, when it is determined that the import data receiving path is affected, the import result log via an output path different from the import data receiving path;
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- displaying, when it is determined that the import data receiving path is affected and prior to performing import processing on the import data, a screen displaying a warning that the import data receiving path is affected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.