IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM

• US 20180183950A1
• Filed: 12/26/2017
• Published: 06/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Inventors: Nagasawa, Kenichi
• Granted Patent: US 10,536,586 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1206 resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1236 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1287 via internet
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• 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 1/00344 with a management, maintenance, service or repair apparatus monitoring H04N1/00002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00973 from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

An image processing apparatus that communicates with at least one server includes: a hardware processor that: receives an input of a schedule of maintenance on the server; transmits information to the server; prohibits transmission processing of information to the server during a maintenance period on the basis of the schedule received by the hardware processor; and a storage that stores information indicating prohibition of the transmission processing by the hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor transmits the information stored in the storage to the server after completion of maintenance of the server on the basis of the schedule.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus that communicates with at least one server, comprising:

a hardware processor that;

receives an input of a schedule of maintenance on the server;

transmits information to the server;

prohibits transmission processing of information to the server during a maintenance period on the basis of the schedule received by the hardware processor; and

a storage that stores information indicating prohibition of the transmission processing by the hardware processor,

wherein the hardware processor transmits the information stored in the storage to the server after completion of maintenance of the server on the basis of the schedule.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second hardware processor that executes input being capable of inputting the schedule,

wherein the hardware processor receives the schedule input by the second hardware processor.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hardware processor receives information including the schedule transmitted from the server.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second hardware processor that obtains the schedule from the server,

wherein the hardware processor receives the schedule input by the second hardware processor.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the second hardware processor obtains the schedule from a management server that aggregates the schedule from the server.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hardware processor changes a period of prohibiting the transmission processing of the information to the server during the maintenance period on the basis of the schedule that is updated.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the hardware processor starts transmitting the information stored in the storage to the server in a case where the hardware processor receives information indicating completion of maintenance from the server.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hardware processor re-transmits the information to the server at predetermined intervals in a case where the transmitted information has not been received by the server.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the hardware processor re-transmits after maintenance of the server with intervals longer than intervals of re-transmission executed at other times.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second hardware processor that selects processing toward information to be stored in the storage during the maintenance period of the server.

11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display that displays information indicating the schedule on the basis of operation during the maintenance period of the server.

12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the server is a cloud server.

13. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus that communicates with at least one server and includes a storage, the method comprising:

receiving an input of a schedule of maintenance on the server;

transmitting information to the server;

prohibiting transmission processing of information to the server during a maintenance period on the basis of the received schedule;

storing information indicating prohibition of the transmission processing in the storage; and

transmitting the information stored in the storage to the server after completion of maintenance of the server on the basis of the schedule.

14. A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program executed by an image processing apparatus that communicates with at least one server and includes a storage, the program causing a processor included in the image processing apparatus to execute:

receiving an input of a schedule of maintenance on the server;

transmitting information to the server;

prohibiting transmission processing of information to the server during a maintenance period on the basis of the received schedule;

storing information indicating prohibition of the transmission processing in the storage; and

transmitting the information stored in the storage to the server after completion of maintenance of the server on the basis of the schedule.