Information processing apparatus, management control method, computer program and memory medium
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus capable of acquiring, from a peripheral device management apparatus for managing information specific to a peripheral device connected through a local area network, information specific to said peripheral device through an external network, and, from a general-purpose computer management apparatus for managing information specific to a general-purpose computer connected through said local area network, information specific to said general-purpose computer through said external network, thereby executing unified management on said peripheral device and on said general-purpose computer, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- discrimination means for discriminating whether the information received through said external network is specific to said peripheral device or is relating to said general-purpose computer;
specifying means for specifying, in case said discrimination means recognizes that the information received through said external network is specific to the peripheral device and indicates absence of inventory, information for specifying an expendable included in said information indicating the absence of inventory and information for specifying a user who is the owner of the expendable showing said absence of inventory; and
display control means for causing a predetermined display unit to display information indicating the type of said expendable specified by said specifying means and information for identifying said user.
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Abstract
The information processing apparatus of the present invention comprises alarm means for informing an alarm to expedite the delivery of an expendable to a communication address assigned to a person in charge of distribution, in response, after the instruction for delivery according to the information on the expendable of predetermined type included in the inventory absence information received from a user base side and information for specifying the user, to reception of information indicating a decrease or absence of the inventory of the expendable of the predetermined type.
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32 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus capable of acquiring, from a peripheral device management apparatus for managing information specific to a peripheral device connected through a local area network, information specific to said peripheral device through an external network, and, from a general-purpose computer management apparatus for managing information specific to a general-purpose computer connected through said local area network, information specific to said general-purpose computer through said external network, thereby executing unified management on said peripheral device and on said general-purpose computer, the information processing apparatus comprising:
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discrimination means for discriminating whether the information received through said external network is specific to said peripheral device or is relating to said general-purpose computer;
specifying means for specifying, in case said discrimination means recognizes that the information received through said external network is specific to the peripheral device and indicates absence of inventory, information for specifying an expendable included in said information indicating the absence of inventory and information for specifying a user who is the owner of the expendable showing said absence of inventory; and
display control means for causing a predetermined display unit to display information indicating the type of said expendable specified by said specifying means and information for identifying said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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reception means for receiving inventory absence information indicating that the inventory number of expendable of a predetermined type used in a peripheral device is less than a predetermined number, together with information for specifying the user; and
informing means for informing an alarm to a communication address assigned to a person in charge of distribution, in response, after an instruction for delivery according to the information on the expendable of predetermined type included in the inventory absence information received by said reception means and said information for specifying the user, to reception of information indicating a decrease or absence of the inventory of said expendable of said predetermined type by said reception means.
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11. A management control method for an information processing apparatus capable of acquiring, from a peripheral device management apparatus for managing information specific to a peripheral device connected through a local area network, information specific to said peripheral device through an external network, and, from a general-purpose computer management apparatus for managing information specific to a general-purpose computer connected through said local area network, information specific to said general-purpose computer through said external network, thereby executing unified management on said peripheral device and on said general-purpose computer, the method comprising:
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a discrimination step of discriminating whether the information received through said external network is specific to said peripheral device or is relating to said general-purpose computer;
a specifying step for specifying, in case said discrimination step recognizes that the information received through said external network is specific to the peripheral device and indicates absence of inventory, information for specifying an expendable included in said information indicating the absence of inventory and information for specifying a user who is the owner of the expendable showing said absence of inventory; and
a display control step of causing a predetermined display unit to display information indicating the type of said expendable specified by said specifying means and information for identifying said user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A management control method comprising:
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a reception step of receiving inventory absence information indicating that the inventory number of expendable of a predetermined type used in a peripheral device is less than a predetermined number, together with information for specifying the user; and
an informing step of informing an alarm to a communication address assigned to a person in charge of distribution, in response, after an instruction for delivery according to the information on the expendable of predetermined type included in the inventory absence information received by said reception step and said information for specifying the user, to reception of information indicating a decrease or absence of the inventory of said expendable of said predetermined type by said reception step.
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21. A computer program to be executed by an information processing apparatus capable of acquiring, from a peripheral device management apparatus for managing information specific to a peripheral device connected through a local area network, information specific to said peripheral device through an external network, and, from a general-purpose computer management apparatus for managing information specific to a general-purpose computer connected through said local area network, information specific to said general-purpose computer through said external network, thereby executing unified management on said peripheral device and on said general-purpose computer, the program comprising:
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a discrimination step of discriminating whether the information received through said external network is specific to said peripheral device or is relating to said general-purpose computer;
a specifying step for specifying, in case said discrimination step recognizes that the information received through said external network is specific to the peripheral device and indicates absence of inventory, information for specifying an expendable included in said information indicating the absence of inventory and information for specifying a user who is the owner of the expendable showing said absence of inventory; and
a display control step of causing a predetermined display unit to display information indicating the type of said expendable specified by said specifying means and information for identifying said user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program to be executed by an information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a reception step of receiving inventory absence information indicating that the inventory number of expendable of a predetermined type used in a peripheral device is less than a predetermined number, together with information for specifying the user; and
an informing step of informing an alarm to a communication address assigned to a person in charge of distribution, in response, after an instruction for delivery according to the information on the expendable of predetermined type included in the inventory absence information received by said reception step and said information for specifying the user, to reception of information indicating a decrease or absence of the inventory of said expendable of said predetermined type by said reception step.
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31. A memory medium storing a computer readable program to be executed by an information processing apparatus capable of acquiring, from a peripheral device management apparatus for managing information specific to a peripheral device connected through a local area network, information specific to said peripheral device through an external network, and, from a general-purpose computer management apparatus for managing information specific to a general-purpose computer connected through said local area network, information specific to said general-purpose computer through said external network, thereby executing unified management on said peripheral device and on said general-purpose computer, the program comprising:
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a discrimination step of discriminating whether the information received through said external network is specific to said peripheral device or is relating to said general-purpose computer;
a specifying step for specifying, in case said discrimination step recognizes that the information received through said external network is specific to the peripheral device and indicates absence of inventory, information for specifying an expendable included in said information indicating the absence of inventory and information for specifying a user who is the owner of the expendable showing said absence of inventory; and
a display control step of causing a predetermined display unit to display information indicating the type of said expendable specified by said specifying means and information for identifying said user.
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32. A memory medium storing computer readable codes, the codes comprising:
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a reception step of receiving inventory absence information indicating that the inventory number of expendable of a predetermined type used in a peripheral device is less than a predetermined number, together with information for specifying the user; and
an informing step of informing an alarm to a communication address assigned to a person in charge of distribution, in response, after an instruction for delivery according to the information on the expendable of predetermined type included in the inventory absence information received by said reception step and said information for specifying the user, to reception of information indicating a decrease or absence of the inventory of said expendable of said predetermined type by said reception step.
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