Device, system and method for controlling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9525796-B2
Application number	US-201514750069-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2015
Priority date	Jul 8, 2014
Publication date	Dec 20, 2016
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016

Abstract

The present invention manages a reset type and a reset condition state, the reset type indicating whether or not a screen reset operation is necessary when each synchronized setting value is synchronized. This information is confirmed when synchronization is performed, and necessary reset processing such as log-out processing is executed if necessary.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
a storage unit configured to store settings data for each of a plurality of setting items; and
a processor and a memory coupled to each other and cooperating to act as units comprising:
(a) a receiving unit configured to receive, from a server via a network, information including difference data between settings data stored in the server and the settings data stored in the storage unit;
(b) a processing unit configured to execute reset processing according to a setting item of the received information, the reset processing being executed during at least one of a log-in state and a state in which a predetermined operation screen is displayed in a display unit of the device; and
(c) an update unit configured to update the settings data stored in the storage unit by using the information including the difference data after execution of the reset processing.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the reset processing is log-out processing of resetting a log-in state in which a user logs into the device.

3. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display unit configured to display an operation screen for operating the device,
wherein the reset processing is processing for causing the operation screen displayed on the display unit to transition to a specific screen.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein if the difference data included in the information received by the receiving unit is difference data of settings data regarding a first setting item and the operation state of the device corresponds to a predetermined operation state, the update unit updates the settings data stored in the storage unit after execution of the reset processing, and
wherein if the difference data included in the information received by the receiving unit is difference data of settings data regarding a second setting item that is different from the first setting item and the operation state of the device corresponds to the predetermined operation state, the update unit updates the settings data stored in the storage unit after the operation state of the device no longer corresponds to the predetermined operation state.

5. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a database in which data that defines intensity for each of a plurality of types of reset processing operations is stored,
wherein if predetermined operation states respectively associated with a plurality of setting items corresponding to a plurality of difference data sets included in the information received by the receiving unit are satisfied, the processing unit executes a reset processing operation determined based on the database from among the plurality of types of reset processing operations corresponding to the plurality of setting items.

6. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a display unit configured to display information indicating that the reset processing is to be performed when executing the reset processing.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a multifunction peripheral.

8. A system including a server and a device connected to the server via a network, the system comprising:
a storage unit configured to store settings data for each of a plurality of setting items; and
a processor and a memory coupled to each other and cooperating to act as units comprising:
(a) a receiving unit configured to receive, from the server, information including difference data between settings data stored in the server and the settings data stored in the storage unit;
(b) a processing unit configured to execute reset processing according to a setting item of the received information, the reset processing being executed during at least one of a log-in state and a state in which a predetermined operation screen is displayed in a display unit of the device; and
(c) an update unit configured to update the settings data stored in the storage unit by using the information including the difference data after execution of the reset processing.

9. A control method for controlling a device, the method comprising:
receiving, from a server via a network, information including difference data between settings data stored in the server and settings data stored in a storage unit provided in the device;
executing reset processing according to a setting item of the received information, the reset processing being executed during at least one of a log-in state and a state in which a predetermined operation screen is displayed in a display unit of the device; and
updating the settings data stored in the storage unit by using the information including the difference data after execution of the reset processing.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to cause a computer to execute a method comprising:
a storing control procedure to store settings data for each of a plurality of setting items in a storage unit;
a receiving control procedure to receive, from a server via a network, information including difference data between settings data stored in the server and the settings data stored in the storage unit;
a reset control procedure to reset processing according to a setting item of the received information, the reset processing being executed during at least one of a log-in state and a state in which a predetermined operation screen is displayed in a display unit of the computer; and
an update control procedure to update the settings data stored in the storage unit by using the information including the difference data after execution of the reset processing.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakahara Hidetaka

Classifications

• H04N2201/0039

  Connection via a network · CPC title

• H04N2201/3274

  Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• H04N1/00973 Primary

  from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal · CPC title

• H04N1/00931 Primary

  Synchronising different operations or sub-apparatus, e.g. controlling on-times taking into account different warm-up times · CPC title