Information processing system, method and recording medium

• US 8,593,678 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2012
• Issued: 11/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Ohishi, Tsutomu, Tanaka, Hiroyuki, Fujisaki, Kazumi
• Primary Examiner(s): SINGH, SATWANT K
• Application Number:
  US13/680,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20130077131A1
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1293 Printer information exchange with computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1296 Printer job scheduling or printer resource handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00095 Systems or arrangements for the transmission of the picture signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00944 using hot folders, i.e. folders or directories which trigger an action when written to or accessed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00946 Details of actions associated with a hot folder
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00973 from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2166 for mass storage, e.g. in document filing systems information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32101 Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32358 using picture signal storage, e.g. at transmitter H04N1/17 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0043 Point to multipoint H04N2201/0039 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0046 Software interface details, e.g. interaction of operating systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

An image forming apparatus that functions as a client of a distributed file system is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: a distributed file system process part for mounting a file system of a server apparatus on the image forming apparatus to enable the image forming apparatus to access the file system of the server apparatus as the distributed file system of the image forming apparatus; and a storing process part for accessing the file system of the server apparatus and storing, in the file system, information that is stored in a storage unit used by the image forming apparatus.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

a first information processing apparatus;

a second information processing apparatus connected to the first information processing apparatus via a network;

a data storage portion in the second information processing apparatus;

a portion in the first information processing apparatus configured to perform processing to access the data storage portion of the second information processing apparatus;

a portion in the first information processing configured to launch, in the first information processing apparatus, a program stored in the data storage portion; and

a power saving mode for saving power consumption in a wait state,

wherein, in the power saving mode, the program stored in the data portion cannot be launched by the portion in the first information processing apparatus configured to launch a program stored in the data storage portion, but the program stored in the data storage portion can be launched via the network.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the program is an application program.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the program is a target program to be debugged.

4. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

performing processing in a first information processing apparatus, connected via a network to a second information processing apparatus having a data storage portion therein, to access the data storage portion of the second information processing apparatus;

launching, in the first information processing apparatus, a program stored in the data storage portion of the second information processing apparatus; and

causing the first information processing apparatus to enter a power saving mode for saving power consumption in a wait state,

wherein, in the power saving mode, the program stored in the data storage portion cannot be launched by a portion in the first information processing apparatus configured to launch a program stored in the data storage portion, but the program stored in the data storage portion can be launched via the network.

5. The information processing method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the program is an application program.

6. The information processing method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the program is a target program to be debugged.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an information processing program for causing an image forming apparatus to perform information processing, comprising:

first information processing means for performing processing in a first information processing apparatus, connected via a network to a second information processing apparatus having a data storage portion therein;

data access program code means for accessing the data storage portion of the second information processing apparatus;

program launching program code means for launching, in the first information processing apparatus, a program stored in the data storage portion of the second information processing apparatus; and

a power saving mode for saving power consumption in a wait state,

wherein, in the power saving mode, the program stored in the data storage portion cannot be launched by the program launching program code means, but the program stored in the data storage portion can be launched via the network.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein the program is an application program.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein the program is a target program to be debugged.