System for transmitting a message including user request from image forming unit to management unit
US5434650A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00113
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming unit management system includes: an image forming unit; a communication control unit for connecting the image forming unit to a management unit via a communication line to transmit a message from the image forming unit to the management unit and to transmit a response message from the management unit to the image forming unit; a storage part for storing a plurality of message codes respectively indicating a plurality of message types; an operation part for inputting a message type and a request for transmitting a message of the message type to the management unit; a first control part for setting one of the plurality of message codes that corresponds to the input message type and for transmitting a message including the message code to the communication control unit if the request is inputted from the operation part; and a second control part for transmitting the message, received from the first control part, to the management unit, and for transmitting a response message to the image forming unit if the response message is received from the management unit.
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