Management apparatus and method for setting a schedule for transmitting department counter information from image forming apparatuses
US8488161B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00113
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A management apparatus capable of setting a suitable schedule for transmitting operation information to a plurality of image forming apparatuses, in which a management load and an operation status of a user are fully considered, identifies a plurality of image forming apparatuses which include overlapping department ID and manages the plurality of identified image forming apparatuses in a group when the plurality of identified image forming apparatuses is less than a predetermined maximum value. The management apparatus determines a transmission schedule for each of a plurality of the managed groups so that department counter information is transmitted from the image forming apparatuses belonging to each group at intervals of at least a first time period.
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