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Information provision for notifying peripheral device of abnormality by displaying a storage location for information corresponding to abnormality in peripheral device

US7260751B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 2004
Grant dateAug 21, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/3065
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information provision method for providing information to deal with an abnormality occurred in a peripheral device, comprising: notifying the abnormality to a host apparatus which controls the peripheral device, obtaining a storage location for information corresponding to the abnormality occurred in the peripheral device from a database which holds the storage location for information corresponding to the abnormality, obtaining information located in the storage location from a server, and displaying the information obtained from the server on a display terminal of the host apparatus.

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