Image forming device having a regular information dispatch judgment unit
First Claim
1. An image forming device equipped with a communication unit which connects the image forming device to a central management equipment via a communication line in order to allow the central management equipment to remotely perform maintenance of the image forming device, the image forming device comprising:
- a first transmitting unit periodically transmitting a regular message, indicating a state information of the device, to the management equipment by connecting the device to the management equipment via the communication line when a timing of dispatch of the regular message is detected;
a second transmitting unit transmitting an irregular message, indicating a malfunction information of the device, to the management equipment by connecting the device to the management equipment via the communication line when a malfunction in the device is detected; and
a transmission judgment unit determining, immediately before the regular message transmission is started, whether the irregular message has been transmitted within a preset period prior to a timing of the regular message transmission, based on a stored newest malfunction information, the transmission judgment unit allowing the first transmitting unit to transmit the regular message only when it is determined that the irregular message has not been transmitted within the preset period.
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Abstract
In an image forming device, a first transmitting unit periodically transmits a regular message, indicating a state information of the device, to a central management equipment by connecting the device to the management equipment via a communication line when a timing of dispatch of the regular message is detected. A second transmitting unit transmits an irregular message, indicating a malfunction information of the device, to the management equipment by connecting the device to the management equipment via the communication line when a malfunction in the device is detected. A transmission judgment unit determines, immediately before the regular message transmission is started, whether the irregular message has been transmitted within a preset period prior to a timing of the regular message transmission, based on a stored newest malfunction information.
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1. An image forming device equipped with a communication unit which connects the image forming device to a central management equipment via a communication line in order to allow the central management equipment to remotely perform maintenance of the image forming device, the image forming device comprising:
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a first transmitting unit periodically transmitting a regular message, indicating a state information of the device, to the management equipment by connecting the device to the management equipment via the communication line when a timing of dispatch of the regular message is detected;
a second transmitting unit transmitting an irregular message, indicating a malfunction information of the device, to the management equipment by connecting the device to the management equipment via the communication line when a malfunction in the device is detected; and
a transmission judgment unit determining, immediately before the regular message transmission is started, whether the irregular message has been transmitted within a preset period prior to a timing of the regular message transmission, based on a stored newest malfunction information, the transmission judgment unit allowing the first transmitting unit to transmit the regular message only when it is determined that the irregular message has not been transmitted within the preset period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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