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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 dateOct 26, 1999
Grant dateMay 11, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 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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