Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus information obtaining apparatus, operation information providing apparatus, operation information providing method, operation information providing program and the recording medium
- Patent Title (中): 装置信息获取装置,操作信息提供装置,操作信息提供方法,操作信息提供程序和记录介质
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Application No.: US11226318Application Date: 2005-09-15
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Publication No.: US08441663B2Publication Date: 2013-05-14
- Inventor: Tomoko Kano , Atsushi Ibaraki , Kazuhiko Kato , Hisashi Takata
- Applicant: Tomoko Kano , Atsushi Ibaraki , Kazuhiko Kato , Hisashi Takata
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2004-270321 20040916
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract:
An apparatus information obtaining apparatus for obtaining apparatus information including model information of an image output apparatus from the image output apparatus via a network is disclosed. The apparatus information obtaining apparatus includes: an image output apparatus list database storing a list of image output apparatuses from which the apparatus information is obtained; an apparatus information send instruction sending unit for instructing the image output apparatus included in the image output apparatus list to send the apparatus information; and an apparatus information receiving unit for receiving the apparatus information from the image output apparatus that is instructed to send the apparatus information.
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