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Information processing device, hub, network information processing system having hub, information processing program, and recording medium

A technology of an information processing device and a line gathering device, which is applied to printing devices, printing, digital output to printing units, etc., which can solve the problems of reducing the processing capacity of image forming devices, unable to send printing tasks, and rising costs, so as to reduce data communication volume effect

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-02
SHARP KK
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Therefore, the processing capability of the image forming apparatus is reduced due to useless task reception and transmission.
Moreover, under the structure disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 3, since the server decides whether to send the job to other devices, when the server fails, the print job cannot be sent.
[0021] In addition, in the structure disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 5, it is necessary to separately prepare a server for distributing print jobs to a plurality of printers, so the cost increases.
Also, in the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 4, since the server determines the group to send the print job to, for example, when the server fails, the print job cannot be sent.

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[0072] One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12 .

[0073] The information processing device according to the present embodiment is configured so that although no server is provided, it is possible to perform adjustments to send a job (data) to a specific address commonly set by the information processing device.

[0074] In addition, in the following description, an MFP, which is one of the image forming apparatuses, is used as an information processing apparatus as an example.

[0075] Also, the aforementioned specific address (hereinafter referred to as a virtual address) refers to an address shared by all or some of the image forming apparatuses connected via the communication unit. On the other hand, a unique address refers to an address that each image forming apparatus has, and specifically refers to an address that is given to each image forming apparatus and is different for each image forming apparatus. That is,...

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[0241] Other embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 13 to 24 .

[0242] And in the following description, data is constituted by a plurality of frames. That is, data represents, for example, a summary of print jobs and the like, and frames represent fragments of data. Also, each frame has a destination address and a source address. In addition, in the following description, a MAC address will be used as an address, but the type of address is not particularly limited.

[0243] A network printer system (network information processing system) according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15 . FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a network printer system according to this embodiment. In addition, FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the configuration of main parts of the above-mentioned network printer system. The network printer system 101 according to this embodim...

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[0330] Further other embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 25 to 30 . In addition, for convenience of description, components having the same functions as those of the components described in Embodiment 2 above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

[0331] In the conversion device 100 according to the present embodiment, the frame to be transmitted to the virtual address is allocated according to the state of the port 111 connected to each MFP 97 .

[0332] FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram for explaining information recorded in the state table 121 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 25 , the state table 121 stores the unique address of each MFP 97 connected to the conversion device 100 and state information indicating the capability (device information, state) of the MFP 97 .

[0333] Specifically, in the present embodiment, the state of...

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A coordination unit (34) is provided which switches the state between an active state in which data sent to a specific address is registered and the data is processed, and an inactive state other than the active state. When it is determined that unprocessed data stored in a data storage unit (31) cannot be processed within a predetermined time, the coordination unit (34) instructs another MFP to make a transition to the active state. At the same time, the coordination unit (34) make a transition to the inactive state to allow a data processing unit (32) to process unprocessed data. This configuration coordinates a job (data) without using a server.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an information processing device, a line gathering device, a network information processing system with the line gathering device, an information processing program and a recording medium. Background technique [0002] In recent years, along with improvements in computer performance and reduction in cost, network systems have been constructed that share peripheral devices in a network, especially a LAN (Local Area Network), and process information sent from a computer. [0003] Examples of the shared peripheral devices include image forming apparatuses such as copiers, scanners, and MFPs (MultiFunction Printers). By connecting a plurality of image forming apparatuses to a LAN to construct a network system, a print job sent from a computer can be executed by a plurality of image forming apparatuses. [0004] In such a network system, each print job to be output usually specifies an output device when an output command is issued...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/12B41J29/38
Inventor 梅景笃植田末弘高谷宏
Owner SHARP KK