IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, LOG MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- application programs that generate logs;
an interface information storing unit configured to store interface information for the respective application programs, the interface information being used to obtain the logs generated by the corresponding application programs; and
a log management unit configuredto receive a log acquisition request,to obtain the logs of one or more of the application programs specified in the log acquisition request based on the corresponding interface information stored in the interface information storing unit, andto output the obtained logs as a response to the log acquisition request.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes application programs that generate logs, an interface information storing unit configured to store interface information for the respective application programs, and a log management unit. The interface information is used to obtain the logs generated by the corresponding application programs. The log management unit is configured to receive a log acquisition request, to obtain the logs of one or more of the application programs specified in the log acquisition request based on the corresponding interface information stored in the interface information storing unit, and to output the obtained logs as a response to the log acquisition request.
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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application programs that generate logs; an interface information storing unit configured to store interface information for the respective application programs, the interface information being used to obtain the logs generated by the corresponding application programs; and a log management unit configured to receive a log acquisition request, to obtain the logs of one or more of the application programs specified in the log acquisition request based on the corresponding interface information stored in the interface information storing unit, and to output the obtained logs as a response to the log acquisition request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of managing logs performed by an image forming apparatus including application programs that generate the logs, the method comprising:
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storing interface information for the respective application programs, the interface information being used to obtain the logs generated by the corresponding application programs; receiving a log acquisition request; obtaining the logs of one or more of the application programs specified in the log acquisition request based on the corresponding interface information; and outputting the obtained logs as a response to the log acquisition request. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program code for causing an image forming apparatus including application programs that generate logs to perform a method comprising:
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storing interface information for the respective application programs, the interface information being used to obtain the logs generated by the corresponding application programs; receiving a log acquisition request; obtaining the logs of one or more of the application programs specified in the log acquisition request based on the corresponding interface information; and outputting the obtained logs as a response to the log acquisition request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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