INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AN INFORMATION APPARATUS, MACRO EXECUTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. An information processing system in which a first information apparatus and a second information apparatus holding at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function are connected to each other via a network, comprising:
- a macro acquiring unit that is provided in the first information apparatus and that acquires a macro held by the second information apparatus;
an unsupported function detecting unit that is provided in the second information apparatus and that detects functions that cannot be realized by the first information apparatus from among functions included in the macro;
a warning information transmitting unit that is provided in the second information apparatus and that creates warning information relating to the functions detected by said unsupported function detecting unit and transmits the warning information to the first information apparatus; and
a notifying unit that is provided in the first information apparatus and that notifies a user of the warning information transmitted by said warning information transmitting unit.
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Abstract
An information processing system in which a warning is generated in advance when a macro including unsupported functions is executed, realizing improved usability for users. A multi-function apparatus and a server holding at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function are connected to each other via a network. A macro referring section provided in the multi-function apparatus acquires a macro held by the second information apparatus. An unsupported function checking section provided in the server detects functions that cannot be realized by the first information apparatus from among functions included in the macro. A warning information providing section provided in the second information apparatus creates warning information relating to the detected unsupported functions and transmits the warning information to the multi-function apparatus. A warning section provided in the multi-function apparatus notifies a user of the transmitted warning information.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. An information processing system in which a first information apparatus and a second information apparatus holding at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function are connected to each other via a network, comprising:
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a macro acquiring unit that is provided in the first information apparatus and that acquires a macro held by the second information apparatus; an unsupported function detecting unit that is provided in the second information apparatus and that detects functions that cannot be realized by the first information apparatus from among functions included in the macro; a warning information transmitting unit that is provided in the second information apparatus and that creates warning information relating to the functions detected by said unsupported function detecting unit and transmits the warning information to the first information apparatus; and a notifying unit that is provided in the first information apparatus and that notifies a user of the warning information transmitted by said warning information transmitting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information apparatus that holds at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function and is connected to another information apparatus via a network, comprising:
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a macro information providing unit that provides the other information apparatus with a macro designated by the other information apparatus; an unsupported function detecting unit that detects functions that cannot be realized by the other information apparatus from among functions included in the designated macro; and a warning information transmitting unit that creates warning information on the functions detected by said unsupported function detecting unit and transmits the warning information to the other information apparatus.
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8. An information processing system in which a first information apparatus and a second information apparatus holding at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function are connected to each other via a network, comprising:
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a macro acquiring unit that is provided in the first information apparatus and that acquires a macro held by the second information apparatus; an unsupported function detecting unit that is provided in the first information apparatus and that detects functions that cannot be realized by the first information apparatus from among functions included in the macro; a warning information transmitting unit that is provided in the second information apparatus and that creates warning information relating to the functions detected by said unsupported function detecting unit and transmits the warning information to the first information apparatus; and a notifying unit provided in the first information apparatus and that notifies a user of the warning information transmitted by said warning information transmitting means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An information apparatus that is connected to another information apparatus holding at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function via a network, comprising:
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a macro acquiring that acquires a macro held by the other information apparatus; an unsupported function detecting unit that detects functions that cannot be realized by the information apparatus from among functions included in the macro; and a notifying unit that receives warning information relating to the functions, detected in said unsupported function detecting means, from the other information apparatus and notifies a user of the warning information.
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12. A macro executing method applied to an information processing system in which a first information apparatus and a second information apparatus holding at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function are connected to each other via a network, comprising:
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a macro acquiring step in which the first information apparatus acquires a macro held by the second information apparatus; an unsupported function detecting step in which the second information apparatus detects functions that cannot be realized by the first information apparatus from among functions included in the macro; a warning information transmitting step in which the second information apparatus creates warning information relating to the functions detected in said unsupported function detecting step and transmits the warning information to the first information apparatus; and a notifying step in which the first information apparatus notifies a user of the warning information transmitted in said warning information transmitting step.
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13. A macro executing method applied to an information apparatus that holds at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function and is connected to another information apparatus via a network, comprising:
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a macro providing step of providing the other information apparatus with a macro designated by the other information apparatus; an unsupported function detecting step of detecting functions that cannot be realized by the other information apparatus from among functions included in the designated macro; and a warning information transmitting step of creating warning information on the functions detected in said unsupported function detecting step and transmitting the warning information to the other information apparatus.
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14. A macro executing method applied to an information processing system in which a first information apparatus and a second information apparatus holding at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function are connected to each other via a network, comprising:
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a macro acquiring step in which the first information apparatus acquires a macro held by the second information apparatus; an unsupported function detecting step in which the first information apparatus detects functions that cannot be realized by the first information apparatus from among functions included in the macro; a warning information transmitting step in which the second information apparatus creates warning information relating to the functions detected in said unsupported function detecting step and transmits the warning information to the first information apparatus; and a notifying step in which the first information apparatus notifies a user of the warning information transmitted in said warning information transmitting step.
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15. A macro executing method applied to an information apparatus that is connected to another information apparatus holding at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function via a network, comprising:
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a macro acquiring step of acquiring a macro held by the other information apparatus; an unsupported function detecting step of detecting functions that cannot be realized by the information apparatus from among functions included in the macro; and a notifying step of receiving warning information relating to the functions, detected in said unsupported function detecting step, from the other information apparatus and notifying a user of the warning information.
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16. A storage medium storing a program for causing an information apparatus to execute a macro executing method applied to the information apparatus that holds at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one macro indicative of a procedure of executing at least one function and connected to another information apparatus via a network, said method comprising:
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a macro providing step of providing the other information apparatus with a macro designated by the other information apparatus; an unsupported function detecting step of detecting functions that cannot be realized by the other information apparatus from among functions included in the designated macro; and a warning information transmitting step of creating warning information on the functions detected in said unsupported function detecting step and transmitting the warning information to the other information apparatus.
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17. A storage medium storing a program for causing an information apparatus to execute a macro executing method applied to the information apparatus that is connected to another information apparatus holding at least one macro indicative of a procedure for executing at least one function via a network, said method comprising:
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a macro acquiring step of acquiring a macro held by the other information apparatus; an unsupported function detecting step of detecting functions that cannot be realized by the information apparatus from among functions included in the macro; and a notifying step of receiving warning information relating to the functions, detected in said unsupported function detecting step, from the other information apparatus and notifying a user of the warning information.
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