DATA PROCESS SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESS METHOD

• US 20150178741A1
• Filed: 12/12/2014
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2013
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: ONO, Hiroaki, TAGAMI, Eiji, SASAKI, Chiho
• Application Number:
  US14/568,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20150178741A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0733 in a data processing system embedded in an image processing device, e.g. printer, facsimile, scanner
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0766 Error or fault reporting or storing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

A data process system includes an operation history data gathering unit that obtains an operation history data of an image process apparatus, a data analysis unit that analyzes the operation history data according to a predetermined condition and generates notification data in a case where the predetermined condition is satisfied, a screen data generation unit that generates screen data according to the notification data for displaying a notification screen to indicate that the predetermined condition is satisfied, and a document data generation unit that generates document data pertaining to a document to be presented to a user of the image process apparatus based on the analyzed operation history data in response to an operation performed on the notification screen.

Claims

1. A data process system comprising:

an operation history data gathering unit configured to obtain an operation history data of an image process apparatus;

a data analysis unit configured to analyze the operation history data according to a predetermined condition and generate notification data in a case where the predetermined condition is satisfied;

a screen data generation unit configured to generate screen data according to the notification data for displaying a notification screen to indicate that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and

a document data generation unit configured to generate document data pertaining to a document to be presented to a user of the image process apparatus based on the analyzed operation history data in response to an operation performed on the notification screen.

2. The data process system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data analysis unit is further configured to analyze the operation history data in correspondence with a plurality of predetermined conditions and generate the notification data with respect to each of the plurality of predetermined conditions that is satisfied.

3. The data process system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the document data generation unit is further configured to generate the document data according to data including the plurality of predetermined conditions associated with the document.

4. The data process system as claimed in claim 3, wherein in a case where the plurality of predetermined conditions are satisfied at the same time according to the data including the plurality of predetermined conditions associated with the document, the document data generation unit is further configured to generate the document data in correspondence with a combination of the plurality of predetermined conditions that are satisfied.

5. The data process system as claimed in claim 2, wherein in a case where the plurality of predetermined conditions are satisfied at the same time according to related data associated with the plurality of predetermined conditions, the screen generation unit is configured to generate the screen data for displaying another notification screen to indicate that the plurality of predetermined conditions are satisfied.

6. The data process system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data analysis unit is configured to analyze the operation history data in correspondence with each node included in a tree structure including data indicating an organization of the user and the image process apparatus of the user.

7. The data process system as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the document data includes data that proposes a change of an environment of the image process apparatus,

wherein the document data generation unit is further configured to generate prediction data in correspondence with the proposed change of the environment of the image process apparatus.

8. A data process method comprising the steps of:

obtaining an operation history data of an image process apparatus;

analyzing the operation history data according to a predetermined condition;

generating notification data in a case where the predetermined condition is satisfied;

generating screen data according to the notification data for displaying a notification screen to indicate that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and

generating document data pertaining to a document to be presented to a user of the image process apparatus based on the analyzed operation history data in response to an operation performed on the notification screen.