Network image processing apparatus and monitoring apparatus

• US 7,352,483 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2002
• Issued: 04/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Communications Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Communications Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Osanai, Akira, Ozaki, Minoru
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Douglas Q.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Park; Chan S
• Application Number:
  US10/176,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20030002075A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,111 Days
• Field of Search: 710/15, 710/19, 709223-226, 709/237, 709217-219, 709208-211, 358/1.12, 358/1.14, 358/1.15, 358/434, 358/436, 358/438, 358/439, 370/408, 370/346
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5075 Remote control machines, e.g. by a host
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3013 where the computing system is an embedded system, i.e. a combination of hardware and software dedicated to perform a certain function in mobile devices, printers, automotive or aircraft systems testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof G05B23/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3055 Monitoring arrangements for monitoring the status of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring if the computing system is on, off, available, not available error or fault processing without redundancy G06F11/0703; error detection or correction by redundancy in data representation G06F11/08; error detection or correction by redundancy in operation G06F11/14; error detection or correction by redundancy in hardware G06F11/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3072 where the reporting involves data filtering, e.g. pattern matching, time or event triggered, adaptive or policy-based reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning

Abstract

A number-of-commands counter counts number of commands received during a predetermined measurement period, which is timed by a timer. An access interval determiner determines command reception frequency from the count result, and decides on an optimum access interval time. An MIB update unit updates <access interval MIB> based on the optimum access interval time. An SNMP agent responds to an obtaining command and transmits <access interval MIB>. An MIB receiver receives <access interval MIB> and an MIB obtainer analyzes <access interval MIB> to recognize the access interval time. A timer setter sets the recognized access interval time at a timer as a timer setting.

Claims

1. A network printing apparatus that communicates with at least a first monitoring apparatus and a second monitoring apparatus via a network, comprising:

an inquiry receiver that receives a first inquiry from the first monitoring apparatus regarding status information of the network printing apparatus and a second inquiry from the second monitoring apparatus regarding the status information of the network printing apparatus;

a status information transmitter that transmits the status information to the first monitoring apparatus and the second monitoring apparatus in response to said first inquiry and said second inquiry, respectively;

an interval determiner that determines a first interval value for the first monitoring apparatus and a second interval value for the second monitoring apparatus according to a frequency of the first inquiry from the first monitoring apparatus and a frequency of the second inquiry from the second monitoring apparatus; and

an interval value transmitter that transmits the first interval value and the second interval value to the first monitoring apparatus and the second monitoring apparatus, respectively, the first monitoring apparatus accessing said network printing apparatus according to the first interval value, and the second monitoring apparatus accessing said network printing apparatus according to the second interval value, wherein the first interval value differs from the second interval value.