System and method for providing configuration information of network-based apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus configuration system including a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network, wherein the apparatuses comprise at least setting processing source apparatuses in which configuration information for configuring apparatus operation is stored, and a setting processing target apparatus for which the configuration information is to be set, and at least one of the apparatuses has a setting processing execution unit that selects an apparatus being used by a user of the setting processing target apparatus among the setting processing source apparatuses and sets the configuration information about the setting processing target apparatus based on the configuration information stored in the selected apparatus.
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Abstract
A method for automatically configuring an apparatus is provided by an apparatus configuration system including a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network, wherein the apparatuses include at least setting processing source apparatuses in which configuration information for configuring apparatus operation is stored, and a setting processing target apparatus for which the configuration information is to be set, and wherein at least one of the apparatuses has a setting processing execution unit that selects an apparatus being used by a user of the setting processing target apparatus among the setting processing source apparatuses and sets the configuration information about the setting processing target apparatus based on the configuration information stored in the selected apparatus.
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1. An apparatus configuration system including a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network, wherein
the apparatuses comprise at least setting processing source apparatuses in which configuration information for configuring apparatus operation is stored, and a setting processing target apparatus for which the configuration information is to be set, and at least one of the apparatuses has a setting processing execution unit that selects an apparatus being used by a user of the setting processing target apparatus among the setting processing source apparatuses and sets the configuration information about the setting processing target apparatus based on the configuration information stored in the selected apparatus.
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6. An apparatus configuration method for a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network, wherein
the apparatuses comprise at least setting processing source apparatuses in which configuration information for configuring apparatus operation is stored, and a setting processing target apparatus for which the configuration information is to be set, and at least one of the apparatuses selects an apparatus being used by a user of the setting processing target apparatus among the setting processing source apparatuses and sets the configuration information about the setting processing target apparatus based on the configuration information about the selected apparatus.
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11. An apparatus configuration method for a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network, wherein:
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a server that controls configuration of the apparatuses connected to the network and a first and second apparatuses that have already been configured are connected to the network;
when a third apparatus is additionally connected to the network, the third apparatus provides the server with apparatus information;
the server obtains a distance between the connected third apparatus and the first apparatus and a distance between the connected third apparatus and the second apparatus;
the server determines which of the first and second apparatuses is closer to the third apparatus;
if the distance between the first and third apparatuses is shorter than the distance between the second and third apparatuses, the server obtains configuration information about the first apparatus from the first apparatus;
the server generates configuration information about the third apparatus based on the obtained configuration information about the first apparatus and provides the third apparatus with the generated configuration information; and
the third apparatus performs apparatus configuration based on the provided configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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