Information Processing Device

• US 20080158603A1
• Filed: 12/21/2007
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,514,429 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32609 Fault detection or counter-measures, e.g. original mis-positioned, shortage of paper
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32635 of reproducing apparatus or receiver, e.g. out of paper
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32662 remotely, e.g. to the transmitter from the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32694 Storing a fault condition in memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3202 of communication or activity log or report

Abstract

An information processing device may store and output information concerning events occurring in itself or another device. The information processing device may be provided with a destination-event type storing device, a first individual storing device, a first storage control device, and a first output control device. The destination-event type storing device may, for each of a plurality of destinations, store a combination of a destination and an event type. The first individual storing device may have a plurality of individual storing areas. Each individual storing area may correspond to a different destination. The first storage control device may, for each event that occurs, specify the destination combined with the event type from the destination-event type storing device, and store event occurrence information showing that the event type has occurred in the individual storage area corresponding to the specified destination. The first output control device may, for each individual storage area, output the event occurrence information stored in the individual storage area to the destination corresponding to the individual storage area.

Claims

1. An information processing device for storing and outputting information concerning events occurring in itself or another device, the information processing device comprising:

a destination-event type storing device that, for each of a plurality of destinations, stores a combination of a destination and an event type;

a first individual storing device comprising a plurality of individual storing areas, each individual storing area corresponding to a different destination;

a first storage control device that, for each event that occurs, specifies the destination combined with the event type from the destination-event type storing device, and stores event occurrence information showing that the event type has occurred in the individual storage area corresponding to the specified destination; and

a first output control device that, for each individual storage area, outputs the event occurrence information stored in the individual storage area to the destination corresponding to the individual storage area.

2. The information processing device as in claim 1, wherein

the plurality of destinations includes a plurality of mail addresses and/or a plurality of facsimile numbers.

3. The information processing device as in claim 1, wherein

the destination-event type storing device, for each destination, stores a combination of a destination and an output interval, and

the first output control device, for each individual storage area, outputs the event occurrence information stored in the individual storage area to the destination corresponding to the individual storage area at the output interval combined with the destination.

4. The information processing device as in claim 3, wherein

the capacity of each individual storage area is determined such that the larger the output interval combined with the destination corresponding to the individual storage area, the greater the capacity of the individual storage area.

5. The information processing device as in claim 4, further comprising:

a first capacity changing device that, in a case where the stored contents of the destination-event type storing device have changed, specifies the output interval combined with each destination based on the stored contents after this change has occurred, and changes the capacity of each individual storage area in accordance with the specified output intervals.

6. The information processing device as in claim 1, wherein

the capacity of each individual storage area is determined such that the larger the number of event types combined with the destination corresponding to the individual storage area, the greater the capacity of the individual storage area.

7. The information processing device as in claim 6, further comprising:

a second capacity changing device that, in a case where the stored contents of the destination-event type storing device have changed, specifies the number of event types combined with each destination based on the stored contents after this change has occurred, and changes the capacity of each individual storage area in accordance with the specified numbers.

8. The information processing device as in claim 1, further comprising:

an input device that inputs a command from a user; and

a third capacity changing device that changes the capacity of each individual storage area in accordance with the command input to the input device.

9. An information processing device for storing and outputting information concerning events occurring in itself or another device, the information processing device comprising:

an output format-event type storing device that, for each of a plurality of output formats, stores a combination of an output format and an event type;

a second individual storing device comprising a plurality of individual storing areas, each individual storing area corresponding to a different output format;

a second storage control device that, for each event that occurs, specifies the output format combined with the event type from the output format-event type storing device, and stores event occurrence information showing that the event type has occurred in the individual storage area corresponding to the specified output format; and

a second output control device that, for each individual storage area, outputs the event occurrence information stored in the individual storage area by using the output format corresponding to the individual storage area.

10. The information processing device as in claim 9, wherein

the plurality of output formats include an external output format in which the event occurrence information is output to the exterior, and a printing output format in which the event occurrence information is printed.