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Network device management system and method of controlling same

US7546365B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 24, 2003
Grant dateJun 9, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/0811
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are a network device management system and method of controlling the same for simplifying the operation of a client application and making it possible to reduce traffic in process-to-process communication. By way of inter-process communication, a client apparatus requests a server apparatus for log information relating to a device connected on a network. Using a prescribed protocol, the server apparatus acquires the device-related log information and transmits this information to the client apparatus by inter-process communication. The client apparatus stores the device-related log information acquired from the server apparatus and, based upon newly acquired log information, changes a display of device-related log information and print job status information.

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