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Maintenance method and apparatus for information processing apparatus

US8994969B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8994969-B2
Application numberUS-201213719931-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 19, 2012
Priority dateDec 27, 2011
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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In accordance with an embodiment, a maintenance method for an information processing apparatus comprises: acquiring a machine identification information for identifying the machine of the information processing apparatus and a machine information includes a setting value information of a plurality of setting items of a machine and an error information of the machine through an external storage apparatus, associating the acquired machine information with the machine identification information and storing the associated information in a database, acquiring a statistical image which is generated based on the setting value information of a plurality of information processing apparatuses, generating a setting value image determined by the setting value information of the machine based on the machine information stored in the database and combining the setting value image with the statistical image and displaying the combined image on a display unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A maintenance method for an information processing apparatus, comprising: acquiring, by a processor, a machine identification information for identifying the machine of the information processing apparatus and a machine information includes a setting value information of a plurality of setting items of a machine and an error information of the machine from an external storage apparatus; storing, by the processor, the acquired machine information in associa…

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What does patent US8994969B2 cover?
In accordance with an embodiment, a maintenance method for an information processing apparatus comprises: acquiring a machine identification information for identifying the machine of the information processing apparatus and a machine information includes a setting value information of a plurality of setting items of a machine and an error information of the machine through an external storage …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toshiba Kk, Toshiba Tec Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F16/248. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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