Network system in which plurality of image processing apparatuses are connected
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    发明授权
    Network system in which plurality of image processing apparatuses are connected 失效
    连接有多个图像处理装置的网络系统

    公开(公告)号:US06775712B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-10

    申请号:US10209097

    申请日:2002-08-01

    IPC分类号: G06F1516

    摘要: The present invention is to allow display based on the setting positions of devices in selection of a desired device to be used, and facilitate selection considering the setting positions of the devices. The present invention can also display equipments so as to allow discrimination between an equipment included in an image processing apparatus and an equipment connected on a communication line. Equipments in a network environment are placed on the first floor (1F), the second floor (2F), and the third floor (3F) in a building and connected through a network (LAN 1300). For example, a computer (1310) collects device information including status information and setting position information from usable input/output devices. For example, status information representing “BUSY” and setting position information representing “3F-B block” are transferred from a virtual optical scanner (1302). The computer (1310) displays the connected input/output devices together with the setting position information obtained from the devices. An image processing apparatus (100) has various input/output devices including a reader unit (1), a printer unit (2), and an image input/output control unit (3). In addition, various input/output equipments (two optical scanner devices (1302, 1303) and three facsimile transmission/reception devices (1305, 1306, 1307)) are connected to the image processing apparatus (100) through a LAN interface unit (9) and the LAN (1300). A CPU (123) of a core unit (10) manages the input/output equipments to determine whether they are connected through the network. When a desired input/output equipment is to be selected, whether the input/output equipments are connected through the network is explicitly indicated.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是为了允许基于设备选择期望的设备的设置位置进行显示,并且考虑到设备的设置位置便于选择。 本发明还可以显示设备,以便允许区分包括在图像处理设备中的设备和连接在通信线路上的设备。 网络环境中的设备被放置在建筑物的一楼(1F),二楼(2F)和三楼(3F)上,并通过网络(LAN 1300)连接。 例如,计算机(1310)从可用的输入/输出设备收集包括状态信息和设置位置信息的设备信息。 例如,从虚拟光学扫描器(1302)传送表示“BUSY”的状态信息和表示“3F-B块”的设定位置信息。 计算机(1310)将连接的输入/输出设备与从设备获得的设置位置信息一起显示。 一种图像处理装置(100)具有包括读取器单元(1),打印机单元(2)和图像输入/输出控制单元(3)的各种输入/输出设备。 此外,通过LAN接口单元(9)将各种输入输出设备(两个光学扫描器设备(1302,1303)和三个传真发送/接收设备(1305,1306,1307))连接到图像处理设备(100) )和LAN(1300)。 核心单元(10)的CPU(123)管理输入/输出设备以确定它们是否通过网络连接。 当选择所需的输入/输出设备时,是否明确指出输入/输出设备是否通过网络连接。