Control apparatus of copying machine with improved communication function for centralized control unit
First Claim
1. A control apparatus collecting data related to a copying machine and communicating with a centralized control unit on the basis of the collected data, comprising:
- communication means for calling said centralized control unit;
first control means for activating said communication means when a predetermined transmission condition is satisfied, said predetermined transmission condition including one with high priority and one with low priority;
determination means for determining that connection with said centralized control unit cannot be made in spite of the fact that said communication means is activated;
differentiating means for differentiating a priority of said predetermined transmission condition in response to an output of said determination means;
setting means for setting retransmission time on the basis of a random number from a predetermined time period when it is differentiated by said differentiating means that the priority of said predetermined transmission condition is low;
timer means for counting the present time; and
second control means for having said communication means call said centralized control unit again when the present time becomes the redialing time.
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Abstract
A control apparatus according to the present invention is a control apparatus collecting data related to copying machines and communicating with a centralized control unit on the basis of the data collected, including a communication device for calling the centralized control unit, a determination device for determining that connection with the centralized control device can not be made in spite of the fact that the communication device is activated, a setting device for setting a retransmission time on the basis of a random number in a predetermined time period in response to a determination output of the determination device, a timer device for counting the present time, and a control device for having the communication device call the centralized control unit again when the present time becomes the retransmission time.
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11 Claims
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1. A control apparatus collecting data related to a copying machine and communicating with a centralized control unit on the basis of the collected data, comprising:
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communication means for calling said centralized control unit; first control means for activating said communication means when a predetermined transmission condition is satisfied, said predetermined transmission condition including one with high priority and one with low priority; determination means for determining that connection with said centralized control unit cannot be made in spite of the fact that said communication means is activated; differentiating means for differentiating a priority of said predetermined transmission condition in response to an output of said determination means; setting means for setting retransmission time on the basis of a random number from a predetermined time period when it is differentiated by said differentiating means that the priority of said predetermined transmission condition is low; timer means for counting the present time; and second control means for having said communication means call said centralized control unit again when the present time becomes the redialing time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A control apparatus collecting data related to a copying machine and communicating with a centralized control unit on the basis of the collected data, comprising:
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communication means for calling said centralized control unit; first control means for activating said communication means when a predetermined transmission condition is satisfied, said predetermined transmission condition including one with high priority and one with low priority; determination means for determining that connection with said centralized control unit can not be made in spite of activation of said communication means; second control means for having said communication means call said centralized control unit again in response to an output of said determining means; differentiating means for differentiating the priority of said predetermined transmission condition; deciding means for deciding that the number of times of calling said centralized control unit of said communication means controlled by said second control means exceeds a predetermined calling number of times corresponding to priority of said predetermined transmission condition; and third control means for forbidding operation of said second control means in response to an output of said decided means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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