Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system – Performance or efficiency evaluation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-08
2007-05-08
Barlow, John (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system
Performance or efficiency evaluation
C702S182000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11209797
ABSTRACT:
A maintenance mediation apparatus mediating maintenance operation instruction information in which a maintenance center gives an instruction for a maintenance operation to a corresponding one of maintenance target apparatuses connected thereto through a network is disclosed. The maintenance mediation apparatus includes a reception part receiving the maintenance operation instruction information from the maintenance center; a maintenance policy database storing a maintenance policy defining at least one of whether to authorize the maintenance operation on the corresponding maintenance target apparatus by the maintenance center and whether to authorize transmission of each item of usage condition information of the corresponding maintenance target apparatus to the maintenance center; a determination part determining whether to execute the maintenance operation referring to the maintenance policy database; and a transmission part transmitting the received maintenance operation instruction information to the corresponding maintenance target apparatus based on the result of the determination by the determination part.
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U.S. Appl. No. 11/413,211, filed Apr. 28, 2006, Yoichi Kanai.
Barlow John
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Washburn Douglas N
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