System for transmitting a message including user request from image forming unit to management unit
First Claim
1. An image forming unit management system comprising:
- an image forming unit;
a communication control unit for connecting the image forming unit to a management unit via a communication line to transmit a user message from the image forming unit to the management unit and to transmit a response message from the management unit to the image forming unit;
storage means for storing a plurality of message codes respectively indicating a plurality of message types;
operation means provided in the image forming unit for inputting a message type and a request that a user message of the message type is transmitted from the image forming unit to the management unit through the communication control unit;
first control means coupled to said operation means for setting one of the plurality of message codes stored in said storage means, that corresponds to the message type inputted from the operation means, and for transmitting a user message including said message code to the communication control unit if the request is inputted from the operation means; and
second control means provided in the communication control unit for transmitting the user message, received from said first control means, to the management unit, and for transmitting a response message to the image forming unit when the response message is received from the management unit.
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Abstract
An image forming unit management system includes: an image forming unit; a communication control unit for connecting the image forming unit to a management unit via a communication line to transmit a message from the image forming unit to the management unit and to transmit a response message from the management unit to the image forming unit; a storage part for storing a plurality of message codes respectively indicating a plurality of message types; an operation part for inputting a message type and a request for transmitting a message of the message type to the management unit; a first control part for setting one of the plurality of message codes that corresponds to the input message type and for transmitting a message including the message code to the communication control unit if the request is inputted from the operation part; and a second control part for transmitting the message, received from the first control part, to the management unit, and for transmitting a response message to the image forming unit if the response message is received from the management unit.
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1. An image forming unit management system comprising:
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an image forming unit; a communication control unit for connecting the image forming unit to a management unit via a communication line to transmit a user message from the image forming unit to the management unit and to transmit a response message from the management unit to the image forming unit; storage means for storing a plurality of message codes respectively indicating a plurality of message types; operation means provided in the image forming unit for inputting a message type and a request that a user message of the message type is transmitted from the image forming unit to the management unit through the communication control unit; first control means coupled to said operation means for setting one of the plurality of message codes stored in said storage means, that corresponds to the message type inputted from the operation means, and for transmitting a user message including said message code to the communication control unit if the request is inputted from the operation means; and second control means provided in the communication control unit for transmitting the user message, received from said first control means, to the management unit, and for transmitting a response message to the image forming unit when the response message is received from the management unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An image forming unit management system comprising:
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an image forming unit; a plurality of management units located at remote sites; a communication control unit for connecting the image forming unit to each of the plurality of management units via a communication line to transmit a user message from the image forming unit to the management unit of interest; storage means provided in the image forming unit for storing a plurality of message codes respectively indicating a plurality of message types; operation means provided in the image forming unit for inputting a message type and a request that a user message of the message type is transmitted from the image forming unit to the management unit through the communication control unit; first control means coupled to said operation means for setting one of the plurality of message codes stored in the storage means, that corresponds to the message type inputted from the operation means, and for transmitting a user message including said message code to the communication control unit if the request is inputted from the operation means; second control means provided in the communication control unit for detecting the message code of the user message received from said first control means to determine a destination management unit among the plurality of management units; and third control means coupled to said second control means for transmitting the user message, received from said first control means, to said destination management unit via the communication line. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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