Display instruction apparatus, display instruction method, and computer program product
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1. A display instruction apparatus comprising:
- a hardware processor;
a first storage unit that stores a device name of a plurality of network devices connected to a network, and position information for a position on a screen that is associated to a respective device name; and
a second storage unit that stores jobs executable in response to an icon representing a first one of the network devices being dragged and dropped onto an icon representing a second one of the network devices, said jobs being based on a combination of the first one and the second one of the network devices, wherein the hardware processor includes,a display-screen transmitting unit that when a display information request with specified placement locations is received from a client terminal connected to the network, refers to the first storage unit and generates a display screen on which icons representing the network devices are displayed at positions on a device layout image corresponding to the specified placement locations, and transmits the generated display screen to the client terminal; and
an instruction transmitting unit that, in response to the icon representing the first one of the network devices being dragged and dropped onto the icon representing the second one of the network devices at the client terminal, refers to the second storage unit and transmits jobs corresponding to the combination of the first one and the second one of the network devices, and in response to receiving a selected job from the client terminal, and transmits an instruction for executing a predetermined process according to the selected job between the first one and the second one of the network devices that have icons subjected to being dragged and dropped.
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Abstract
A display instruction apparatus transmits a display screen on which symbols representing network devices connected to a network are displayed to a client terminal connected to the network; and transmits, when a drag-and-drop operation between symbols of network devices is received from the client terminal, an instruction for executing a predetermined process between the network devices that are subjected to the drag-and-drop operation to the network devices.
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1. A display instruction apparatus comprising:
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a hardware processor; a first storage unit that stores a device name of a plurality of network devices connected to a network, and position information for a position on a screen that is associated to a respective device name; and a second storage unit that stores jobs executable in response to an icon representing a first one of the network devices being dragged and dropped onto an icon representing a second one of the network devices, said jobs being based on a combination of the first one and the second one of the network devices, wherein the hardware processor includes, a display-screen transmitting unit that when a display information request with specified placement locations is received from a client terminal connected to the network, refers to the first storage unit and generates a display screen on which icons representing the network devices are displayed at positions on a device layout image corresponding to the specified placement locations, and transmits the generated display screen to the client terminal; and an instruction transmitting unit that, in response to the icon representing the first one of the network devices being dragged and dropped onto the icon representing the second one of the network devices at the client terminal, refers to the second storage unit and transmits jobs corresponding to the combination of the first one and the second one of the network devices, and in response to receiving a selected job from the client terminal, and transmits an instruction for executing a predetermined process according to the selected job between the first one and the second one of the network devices that have icons subjected to being dragged and dropped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A display instruction method performed by a display instruction apparatus that includes a display-screen transmitting unit, an instruction transmitting unit, a first storage unit that stores a device name of a plurality of network devices connected to a network and position information for a position on a screen that is associated with a respective device name, and a second storage unit that stores jobs executable in response to an icon representing a first one of the network devices being dragged and dropped onto an icon representing a second one of the network devices, said jobs being based on a combination of the first one and the second one of the network device, the display instruction method comprising:
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at the display-screen transmitting unit, when a display information request with specified placement locations is received from a client terminal connected to the network, referring to the first storage unit and generating a display screen on which icons representing the network devices that are displayed at positions on a device layout image corresponding to the specified placement locations; transmitting the generated display screen to the client terminal; and at the instruction transmitting unit, in response to the icon representing the first one of the network devices being dragged and dropped onto the icon representing the second one of the network devices at the client terminal, referring to the second storage unit and transmitting jobs corresponding to the combination of the first one and the second one of the network devices, and in response to receiving a selected job from the client terminal, and transmitting an instruction for executing a predetermined process according to the selected job between the first one and the second one of the network devices that have icons subjected to being dragged and dropped. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer readable program codes recorded thereon, the program codes configured to perform a displaying method when executed by a processor of a display instruction apparatus, the display instruction apparatus including a display-screen transmitting unit, an instruction transmitting unit, first a storage unit that stores a device name of a plurality of network devices connected to a network and position information for a position on a screen that is associated to a respective device name, and a second storage unit that stores jobs executable in response to an icon representing a first one of the network devices being dragged and dropped onto an icon representing a second one of the network devices, said jobs being based on a combination of the first one and the second one of the network device, the method comprising:
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at the display-screen transmitting unit, when a display information request with specified placement locations is received from a client terminal connected to the network, referring to the first storage unit and generating a display screen on which icons representing the network devices are displayed at positions on a device layout image corresponding to the specified placement locations; transmitting the generated display screen to the client terminal; and at the instruction transmitting unit, in response to the icon representing the first one of the network devices being dragged and dropped onto the icon representing the second one of the network devices at the client terminal, referring to the second storage unit and transmitting jobs corresponding to the combination of the first one and the second one of the network devices, and in response to receiving a selected job from the client terminal, and transmitting an instruction for executing a predetermined process according to the selected job between the first one and the second one of the network devices that have icons subjected to being dragged and dropped.
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