Method for managing image processing devices on a network

Details Method for managing image processing devices on a network Method for managing image processing devices on a network

2005-08-09

2005-08-09

Du, Thuan (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

Power conservation

C713S340000, C358S001150

Reexamination Certificate

active

06928564

ABSTRACT:
In a client personal computer, when a user starts a remote copy program, the initial remote copy and setting screens are displayed on a screen. Together with this display, power consumption information and status information describing the operating state of each image processing device such as printers and scanners are collected over a network. This information is updated as necessary. The power consumption is estimated for each combination of image processing devices cooperatively processing a job based on the collected information. The combination having the least power consumption among the possible combinations is displayed on a screen. When a user presses the start key, operation specification information including specification for cooperatively executing a job are transmitted to each selected image processing device. In this way, the combination having the least power consumption is selected when a plurality of image processing devices connected on a network cooperatively process a job.

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