PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, A PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTED TO A PERIPHERAL MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND A METHOD OF THE SAME OF EXECUTING A PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROCESS SCHEDULE GENERATED ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION SENT FROM A DEVICE AND TRANSMITTING A RESULT TO A MONITORING DEVICE
US6735641B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00109
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A peripheral equipment management device and method for integrally managing peripheral equipment connected via a network are provided. In the peripheral equipment management device, a command is given to a plurality of printers at predetermined intervals. The peripheral equipment management device receives responses from the printers, stores the responses, and reports the responses to a monitoring device which monitors the printers.
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