System and method of managing resource in network system
First Claim
1. A network system comprising a plurality of peripheral devices, a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral devices and a resource manager apparatus for managing the resources being respectively connected via a network, wherein said resource manager apparatus comprises means for storing setting information indicating relation between each of said peripheral devices and resources set thereon, means for, when resources of one of said peripheral devices are updated, searching for the others concerning the updated resource on the basis of the setting information, and means for notifying said resource updating apparatus that resources of said searched peripheral device should be updated.
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Abstract
A network system comprising a plurality of peripheral devices, a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by the peripheral devices and a resource manager apparatus for managing the resources being respectively connected via a network is provided. The resource manager apparatus comprises means for storing setting information indicating relation between each of the peripheral devices and resources set thereon, means for, when resources of one of said peripheral devices are updated, searching for the others concerning the updated resource on the basis of the setting information, and means for notifying said resource updating apparatus that resources of the searched peripheral device should be updated.
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1. A network system comprising a plurality of peripheral devices, a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral devices and a resource manager apparatus for managing the resources being respectively connected via a network, wherein said resource manager apparatus comprises
means for storing setting information indicating relation between each of said peripheral devices and resources set thereon, means for, when resources of one of said peripheral devices are updated, searching for the others concerning the updated resource on the basis of the setting information, and means for notifying said resource updating apparatus that resources of said searched peripheral device should be updated.
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14. A resource manager apparatus communicating with a plurality of peripheral devices and a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral devices and managing the resources, comprising
means for storing setting information indicating relation between each of said peripheral devices and resources set thereon, means for, when resources of one of said peripheral devices are updated, searching for the others concerning the updated resource on the basis of the setting information, and means for notifying said resource updating apparatus that resources of said searched peripheral device should be updated.
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21. A resource managing method executed on a system comprising a plurality of peripheral devices and a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral devices being respectively connected, comprising the steps of
searching, when resources of one of said peripheral devices are updated, for the others concerning the updated resource on the basis of setting information indicating relation between each of said peripheral devices and resources set thereon, and notifying said resource updating apparatus that resources of said searched peripheral device should be updated.
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24. A recording medium which records a resource managing program for executed on a system comprising a plurality of peripheral devices and a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral devices being respectively connected, said resource managing program allowing a computer to execute the steps of
searching, when resources of one of said peripheral devices are updated, for the others concerning the updated resource on the basis of setting information indicating relation between each of said peripheral devices and resources set thereon, and notifying said resource updating apparatus that resources of said searched peripheral device should be updated.
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27. A resource managing program for executed on a system comprising a plurality of peripheral devices and a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral devices being respectively connected, said resource managing program allowing a computer to execute the steps of
searching, when resources of one of said peripheral devices are updated, for the others concerning the updated resource on the basis of setting information indicating relation between each of said peripheral devices and resources set thereon, and notifying said resource updating apparatus that resources of said searched peripheral device should be updated.
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30. A network system comprising a peripheral device, computers, a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral device or said computers and a resource manager apparatus for managing the resources being respectively connected via a network, wherein said resource manager apparatus comprises
means for storing setting information indicating relation between each of said computers and resources set thereon, means for, when resources of said peripheral device or one of said computers are updated, searching for the other computers concerning the updated resource on the basis of the setting information, and means for notifying the searched computer that resources have been updated.
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42. A resource manager apparatus communicating with a peripheral device, computers, and a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral device or said computers and managing the resources, comprising
means for storing setting information indicating relation between each of said computers and resources set thereon, means for, when resources of said peripheral device or one of said computers are updated, searching for the other computers concerning the updated resource on the basis of the setting information, and means for notifying the searched computer that resources have been updated.
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43. A resource managing method executed on a system comprising a peripheral device, computers, and a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral device or said computers being respectively connected, comprising the steps of
storing setting information indicating relation between each of said computers and resources set thereon, searching, when resources of said peripheral device or one of said computers are updated, for the other computers concerning the updated resource on the basis of the setting information, and notifying the searched computer that resources have been updated.
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44. A recording medium which records a resource managing program for executed on a system comprising a peripheral device, computers, and a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral device or said computers being respectively connected, said resource managing program allowing a computer to execute the steps of
storing setting information indicating relation between each of said computers and resources set thereon, searching, when resources of said peripheral device or one of said computers are updated, for the other computers concerning the updated resource on the basis of the setting information, and notifying the searched computer that resources have been updated.
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45. A resource managing program for executed on a system comprising a peripheral device, computers, and a resource updating apparatus for updating resources used by said peripheral device or said computers being respectively connected, said resource managing program allowing a computer to execute the steps of
storing setting information indicating relation between each of said computers and resources set thereon, searching, when resources of said peripheral device or one of said computers are updated, for the other computers concerning the updated resource on the basis of the setting information, and notifying the searched computer that resources have been updated.
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46. An information processing system in which a server, and devices including pluralities of client terminals and peripheral devices are connected to a network, comprising:
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storage holding means for storing and holding resource information concerning resources of said devices on the network;
first update means for updating a resource in accordance with a request from a client terminal;
second update means for updating the resource information in said storage holding means when said first update means updates the resource to a peripheral device;
comparison means for comparing resource information stored and held in said storage holding means with resource information which another client terminal has; and
third update means for updating the resource of said another client terminal on the basis of a comparison result of said comparison means. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method of controlling an information processing system in which a server, and devices including pluralities of client terminals and peripheral devices are connected to a network, comprising:
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the storage holding step of storing and holding, in a predetermined storage medium, resource information concerning resources of the devices on the network;
the first update step of updating a resource in accordance with a request from a client terminal;
the second update step of updating the resource information in the storage medium when the resource to a peripheral device is updated in the first update step;
the comparison step of comparing resource information stored and held in the storage holding step with resource information which another client terminal has; and
the third update step of updating the resource of the another client terminal on the basis of a comparison result in the comparison step. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A recording medium which stores a program code functioning as an information processing system in which a server, and devices including pluralities of client terminals and peripheral devices are connected to a network, wherein the program code includes:
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a program code of the storage holding step of storing and holding, in a predetermined storage medium, resource information concerning resources of the devices on the network;
a program code of the first update step of updating a resource in accordance with a request from a client terminal;
a program code of the second update step of updating the resource information in the storage medium when the resource to a peripheral device is updated in the first update step;
a program code of the comparison step of comparing resource information stored and held in the storage holding step with resource information which another client terminal has; and
a program code of the third update step of updating the resource of the another client terminal on the basis of a comparison result in the comparison step.
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