Electrically controlled apparatus

• US 7,191,028 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Issued: 03/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yoshimoto, Tsutomu, Yoshiura, Syouichirou, Nomura, Tatsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Tanh Q.
• Application Number:
  US11/259,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20060036340A1
• Time in Patent Office: 502 Days
• Field of Search: 345/440, 345/440.1, 345/440.2, 345/441, 345/442, 345/443, 700/17, 700/83, 700/99, 700/100, 700/102, 700/108, 710/1, 710/5, 710/6, 710 15- 19, 710/62, 710/72, 710/73, 715/700, 715/716, 715/719, 715/762, 715/763, 715/961, 715/963, 715965-967, 715/969, 715/974
• US Class Current: 700/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1217 achieving reduced idle time at the output device or increased asset utilization
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1229 Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1273 Print job history, e.g. logging, accounting, tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00477 Indicating status, e.g. of a job for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N2201/3219
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00832 Recording use, e.g. counting number of pages copied
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3202 of communication or activity log or report
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/961 Operator interface with visual structure or function dictated by intended use
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/963 Calendar or scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/965 for process control and configuration
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/966 Computer process, e.g. operation of computer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/967 Visual or iconic programming
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/969 Network layout and operation interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/974 Slider control as on-screen object in operator interface

Abstract

An electronically controlled apparatus of the present invention includes: an input-output section, which electronically processes and outputs input data; a control section, which electronically controls the input-output section according to operating status data of each component of the input-output section; a managing section, which monitors the operating status data of each component of the input-output section, so as to store and manage the operating status data with corresponding time information of the operating status data; and a processing section, which creates graphic display of the operating status data in a given time scale according to the operating status data and the time information. With the electronically controlled apparatus, it becomes easier to manage regular inspections and replenishing expendables, without lowering an activity rate.

Claims

1. An electronically controlled apparatus, comprising:

an input-output section, which electronically processes and outputs input data;

a control section, which electronically controls the input-output section according to activity rate data of each component of the input-output section;

a managing section, which monitors the activity rate data of each component of the input-output section, so as to store and manage the activity rate data with corresponding time information of the activity rate data;

a processing section, which creates a graphic display of the activity rate data in a given time scale according to the activity rate data and the time information;

a display section, which displays the graphic display that was processed in the processing section; and

a reservation instructing section, which makes a reservation for a new job for each component according to the displayed graphic display,

wherein the reservation instruction section can display on the graphic display a plurality of previously entered jobs on the time scale indicating when the previously entered jobs are scheduled for as reserved icons, and wherein a reservation icon is initially displayed on the graphic display at a time location proximate the current time and the reservation icon may be moved by a user to another desired time location to reserve the new job if a previously reserved job already exists at the current time.

2. The electronically controlled apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a reservation mark displaying section, which displays, when there already exists a job reservation, the reserved job on the graphic display when the graphic display of the activity rate data of the each component, created by the processing section, is displayed.

3. The electronically controlled apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a reservation completion indicating section, which displays the new job reservation made by the reservation instructing section, the reservation being displayed on the graphic display of the activity rate of the each component, created by the processing section.