Information processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and information processing method
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus capable of obtaining information from an information storing server utilized in common by a least one information processing apparatuses, comprising:
- a connection information managing part managing connection information for connecting to the information storing server, receiving a request concerning the connection information, and conducting a process corresponding to the request; and
a requesting part conducting a request concerning the connection information;
wherein said connection information managing part receives one of an obtain request, an add request, a change request, and a delete request of connection information as the request, and conducts the process corresponding to the obtain request, the add request, the change request, or the delete request.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a connection information managing part managing connection information for connecting to the information storing server, receiving a request concerning the connection information, and conducting a process corresponding to the request; and a requesting part conducting a request concerning the connection information. Thus, the connection information managing part receives one of an obtain request, an add request, a change request, and a delete request of connection information as the request, and conducts the process corresponding to the obtain request, the add request, the change request, or the delete request.
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23 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus capable of obtaining information from an information storing server utilized in common by a least one information processing apparatuses, comprising:
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a connection information managing part managing connection information for connecting to the information storing server, receiving a request concerning the connection information, and conducting a process corresponding to the request; and
a requesting part conducting a request concerning the connection information;
wherein said connection information managing part receives one of an obtain request, an add request, a change request, and a delete request of connection information as the request, and conducts the process corresponding to the obtain request, the add request, the change request, or the delete request. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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- 2. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said connection information managing part manages a generation number, which is changed every time the connection information is updated, by associating with the connection information.
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6. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim, wherein said connection information managing part outputs a message showing a mismatch of the generation number and conducts the process corresponding to the add request, the change request, or the delete request, when the generation number included in the add request, the change request, or the delete request mismatches with the generation number associated with the connection information.
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9. An information processing apparatus capable of obtaining information from an information storing server utilized in common by a least one information processing apparatuses, comprising:
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a connection information managing part managing connection information for connecting to the information storing server, receiving a first request using the connection information, and sending a second request of conducting a process corresponding to the first request to the information storing server corresponding to the connection information; and
a request sending part sending a third request using the connection information, wherein said connection information managing part receives a search request as the third request from the request sending part and searches for information stored in the information storing server in response to the search request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An image forming apparatus including at least one hardware resource used in an image forming process, at least one program conducting a process according to an image form, and a platform managing a use of the hardware resource by said at least one program, comprising:
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a connection information managing part managing connection information for connecting to an information storing server utilized in common by at least one image forming apparatus or information processing apparatus, receiving a request concerning the connection information, and conducting a process corresponding to the request; and
a requesting part conducting a request concerning the connection information, wherein said connection information managing part receives one of an obtain request, an add request, a change request, or a delete request of connection information as the request, and conducts the process corresponding to the obtain request, the add request, the change request, or the delete request. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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20. An image forming apparatus including at least one hardware resource used in an image forming process, at least one program conducting a process according to an image form, and a platform managing a use of the hardware resource by said at least one program, comprising:
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a connection information managing part managing connection information for connecting to the information storing server, receiving a first request using the connection information, and sending a second request of conducting a process corresponding to the first request to the information storing server corresponding to the connection information; and
a request sending part sending a third request using the connection information, wherein said connection information managing part receives a search request as the third request from the request sending part and searches for information stored in the information storing server in response to the search request.
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22. An information processing method conducted by the information processing apparatus capable of obtaining information from an information storing server utilized in common by a least one information processing apparatuses, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request concerning connection information for connecting to the information storing server; and
receiving a request concerning the connection information and conducting a process corresponding to the request, whereby one of an obtain request, an add request, a change request, and a delete request of connection information is received as the request, and a process corresponding to the obtain request, the add request, the change request, or the delete request is conducted.
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23. An information processing method conducted by the information processing apparatus capable of obtaining information from an information storing server utilized in common by a least one information processing apparatuses, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request using connection information for connecting to the information storing server;
requesting a process corresponding to the request to the information storing server corresponding to the connection information; and
receiving a request response from the information storing server corresponding the connection information, whereby a search request is received as the request, information stored in the information storing server is searched for in response to the search request.
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