Imaging forming apparatus with automatic configuration update
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNobuaki Fukasawa
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Abstract
A set value management service receives a replace request for replacing configuration data of a first image forming apparatus, and searches the second image forming apparatus needs to update configuration data as a result of replacement of the first image forming apparatus. The set value management service updates configuration data of the searched second image forming apparatus.
Claims7
An information processing system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus;
- and
- a management device that manages operation setting information for switching an operation of the image forming apparatus, wherein the management device comprises:
- a holding unit configured to hold the operation setting information of the image forming apparatus;
- a request receiving unit configured to receive a replace request for replacing operation setting information of a first image forming apparatus from the first image forming apparatus that has been replaced;
- a searching unit configured to search a second image forming apparatus that needs to update operation setting information as a result of replacement of the first image forming apparatus when the replace request is received;
- and
- an updating unit configured to update the operation setting information of the searched second image forming apparatus, and
- wherein the first image forming apparatus comprises:
- a replace requesting unit configured to transmit the replace request for replacing own operation setting information via the network when the first image forming apparatus is replaced.
A management method in an information processing system comprising an image forming apparatus, and a management device that manages operation setting information for switching an operation of the image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- transmitting, by a first image forming apparatus, a replace request for replacing operation setting information of a first image forming apparatus when the first image forming apparatus is replaced;
- receiving, by the management device, the replace require from the first image forming apparatus;
- searching, by the management device, the second image forming apparatus that needs to update the operation setting information held by management device as a result of replacement of the first image forming apparatus;
- and
- updating, by the management device, the operation setting information of the searched the second image forming apparatus.
A non-transitory storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a management method of an information processing system comprising an image forming apparatus and a management device that manages operation setting information for switching an operation of the image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- transmitting, by a first image forming apparatus, a replace request for replacing operation setting information of a first image forming apparatus when the first image forming apparatus is replaced;
- receiving, by the management device, the replace require from the first image forming apparatus;
- searching, by the management device, the second image forming apparatus needs to update the operation setting information held by management device as a result of replacement of the first image forming apparatus;
- and
- updating, by the management device, the operation setting information of the searched the second image forming apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.