US 9,542,302 B2Granted

System and method for remote debugging of an application in an image forming apparatus over a network

AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

InventorChangsong Sun

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Abstract

A system includes an intervening server, an information processing apparatus, and an image forming apparatus. The information processing apparatus i) sends debug command information including a debug command and a first identifier to the intervening server, ii) periodically requests for operation log information including an operation log and a second identifier to the intervening server, iii) receives the operation log information, and iv) stores the operation log associated with the debug command, if the first identifier matches with the second identifier. The image forming apparatus i) periodically requests for the debug command information to the intervening server, ii) receives the debug command information, iii) acquires the operation log of an application in response to the debug command, and iv) sends, to the intervening server, the operation log information including the operation log and the second identifier included in the debug command information.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A system comprising:

an intervening server configured to be connected to a network and provide a network communication service;
an information processing apparatus configured to be connected to the network, wherein the information processing apparatus includes a first client capable of using the network communication service provided by the intervening server;
and
an image forming apparatus configured to be connected to the network, wherein the image forming apparatus includes an application, a debugger capable of performing a debugging operation on the application, and a second client capable of using the network communication service provided by the intervening server;
wherein the first client is configured to i) send debug command information that includes a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of the image forming apparatus, a debug command and a first universally unique identifier (UUID) to the intervening server, ii) periodically request for operation log information that includes a second IP address of the information processing apparatus, an operation log and a second UUID from the intervening server, iii) receive the operation log information from the intervening server, and iv) if the first UUID matches the second UUID store the operation log associated with the debug command;
and
wherein the second client is configured to i) periodically request for the debug command information from the intervening server, ii) receive the debug command information from the intervening server, iii) acquire the operation log that is obtained by operating the application in response to the debug command, and iv) send, to the intervening server, the operation log information that includes the operation log and the second UUID included in the debug command information;
and
wherein a firewall in the information processing apparatus and a firewall in the image forming apparatus are both set so that outbound access is permitted but inbound access is denied, and a firewall in the intervening server is set so that inbound access is permitted but outbound access is denied.

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A method performed by a debugging system, wherein the debugging system comprises:

i) an intervening server configured to be connected to a network and provide a network communication service, ii) an information processing apparatus configured to be connected to the network and request for the network communication service from the intervening server, and iii) an image forming apparatus, including an application and a debugger that supports debugging of the application, configured to be connected to the network and request for the network communication service from the intervening server, wherein the method comprises:
via the information processing apparatus,
sending debug command information that includes a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of the image forming apparatus, a debug command and a first universally unique identifier (UUID) to the intervening server,
periodically requesting for operation log information that includes a second IP address of the information processing apparatus, an operation log and a second UUID from the intervening server, and
receiving the operation log information from the intervening server, and iv) if the first UUID matches the second UUID store the operation log associated with the debug command;
and
via the image forming apparatus,
periodically requesting for the debug command information from the intervening server,
receiving the debug command information from the intervening server,
acquiring the operation log that is obtained by operating the application in response to the debug command, and
sending, to the intervening server, the operation log information that includes the operation log and the second UUID included in the debug command information;
wherein a firewall in the information processing apparatus and a firewall in the image forming apparatus are both set so that outbound access is permitted but inbound access is denied, and a firewall in the intervening server is set so that inbound access is permitted but outbound access is denied.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause performance of a set of functions on an information processing apparatus configured to be connected to a network and request for a network communication service from an intervening server, an image forming apparatus including an application and a debugger that supports debugging of the application configured to be connected to the network and request for the network communication service from the intervening server, and the intervening server configured to be connected to the network and provide the network communication service, wherein the set of functions comprises:

via the information processing apparatus,
sending debug command information that includes a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of the image forming apparatus, a debug command and a first universally unique identifier (UUID) to the intervening server,
periodically requesting operation log information that includes a second IP address of the information processing apparatus, an operation log and a second UUID from the intervening server, and
receiving the operation log information from the intervening server, and if the first UUID matches the second UUID storing the operation log associated with the debug command;
and
via the image forming apparatus,
periodically requesting the debug command information from the intervening server,
receiving the debug command information from the intervening server,
acquiring the operation log that is obtained by operating the application in response to the debug command, and
sending, to the intervening server, the operation log information that includes the operation log and the second UUID included in the debug command information;
wherein a firewall in the information processing apparatus and a firewall in the image forming apparatus are both set so that outbound access is permitted but inbound access is denied, and a firewall in the intervening server is set so that inbound access is permitted but outbound access is denied.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.