System uses internet electronic mail for communicating status of a monitored device to a monitoring device
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-003/00
G06F-015/16
출원번호
US-0738461
(1996-10-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Motoyama, Tetsuro
출원인 / 주소
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Ricoh Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier &
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A method and system for monitoring, controlling and diagnosing operation of a machine such as a business office machine including a facsimile machine, a copier, and a printer. When the speed of communication between the remote device and machine is not urgent, a connectionless mode of communication
A method and system for monitoring, controlling and diagnosing operation of a machine such as a business office machine including a facsimile machine, a copier, and a printer. When the speed of communication between the remote device and machine is not urgent, a connectionless mode of communication may be used. The form of connectionless communication is an electronic mail message transmitted over the Internet. However, when a condition needs urgent action, a direct connection is used for communication such as communication via a telephone or ISDN line. The information obtained from the machine is stored in one or more data bases within a company and information of the machine is shared between a service department, engineering and design department, manufacturing department, and marketing department. As communication over the Internet via electronic mail is not secure, the connectionless-mode messages transmitted using Internet electronic mail are encrypted.
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1. A method for communicating, comprising:receiving an electronic mail message from a monitoring device, the electronic mail message being communicated using an Internet email protocol; analyzing the electronic mail message; and performing an action by a business office device for at least one of mo
1. A method for communicating, comprising:receiving an electronic mail message from a monitoring device, the electronic mail message being communicated using an Internet email protocol; analyzing the electronic mail message; and performing an action by a business office device for at least one of monitoring, controlling, and diagnosing the business office device in response to the electronic mail message, after the electronic mail message is analyzed, the business office device being selected from a group consisting of a printer, a scanner, a copier, a metering system, and a vending machine. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein:said step of receiving receives an Internet electronic mail message which has been transmitted over the Internet, said step of analyzing analyzes the Internet electronic mail message, and said step of performing comprises performing the action by the business office device, in response to the Internet electronic mail message, after the Internet electronic mail message is analyzed. 3. A method according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein:said step of performing an action comprises performing a mechanical action by the business office device. 4. A method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of:transmitting an electronic mail message which includes a response message which contains information of the business office device including information obtained from sensors, when the electronic mail message which has been received requests a value to be returned. 5. A method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of:transmitting over the Internet an Internet electronic mail message which includes a response message which contains information of the business office device including information obtained from sensors, when the electronic mail message which has been received requests a value to be returned. 6. A method according to claim 3, wherein:the steps of receiving and analyzing are performed by the business office device. 7. A method according to claim 3, wherein the receiving step comprises:receiving the electronic mail message which includes an identifier followed by an “@” symbol followed by a domain name. 8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the receiving step further comprises:receiving the electronic mail message which includes a description of an encoding type of the e-mail message. 9. A method according to claim 3, wherein the receiving step comprises:receiving the electronic mail message through a Local Area Network (“LAN”). 10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the receiving step comprises:receiving the electronic mail message without using a telephone line. 11. A method according to claim 3, wherein the receiving step comprises:receiving the electronic mail message without using a telephone line. 12. A method according to one of claims 1 and 2, further comprising the step of:transmitting an electronic mail message which includes a response message which contains information of the business office device including information obtained from sensors, when the electronic mail message which has been received requests a value to be returned. 13. A method according to one of claims 1 and 2, further comprising the step of:transmitting over the Internet an Internet electronic mail message which includes a response message which contains information of the business office device including information obtained from sensors, when the electronic mail message which has been received requests a value to be returned. 14. A method according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein:the steps of receiving and analyzing are performed by the business office device. 15. A method according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the analyzing step includes:parsing the electronic mail message; and determining an action which the electronic mail message requests to be taken. 16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the step of performing an action comprises:transmitting a response message from the business office device to the monitoring device in response to the electronic mail message. 17. A method according to claim 16, wherein the step of transmitting comprises:transmitting the response message which contains information of the business office device including information obtained from sensors, when the received electronic mail message requests a value to be returned. 18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the step of transmitting comprises:transmitting, through Internet electronic mail, the response message which is an Internet electronic mail message. 19. A method according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the receiving step comprises:receiving the electronic mail message which includes an identifier followed by an “@” symbol followed by a domain name. 20. A method according to claim 19, wherein the receiving step further comprises:receiving the electronic mail message which includes a description of an encoding type of the e-mail message. 21. A method according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the receiving step comprises:receiving the electronic mail message through a firewall of a network which includes the business office device. 22. A method according to claim 21, wherein the receiving step further comprises:receiving the electronic mail message which includes an identifier followed by an “@” symbol followed by a domain name. 23. A method according to claim 22, wherein the receiving step further comprises:receiving the electronic mail message which includes a description of an encoding type of the e-mail message. 24. A method according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the receiving step comprises:receiving the electronic mail message through a Local Area Network (“LAN”). 25. A method according to claim 24, wherein the receiving step comprises:receiving the electronic mail message without using a telephone line. 26. A method according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the receiving step comprises:receiving the electronic mail message without using a telephone line. 27. A method according to claim 1, wherein:the step of performing an action by a business office device performed by the business office device which is at least one of a printer, copier, facsimile machine, and scanner. 28. A system for communicating, comprising:means for receiving an electronic mail message from a monitoring device, the electronic mail message being communicated using an Internet email protocol; means for analyzing the electronic mail message; and means for performing an action by a business office device for at least one of monitoring, controlling, and diagnosing the business office device, in response to the electronic mail message, after the electronic mail message is analyzed, the business office device being selected from a group consisting of a printer, a scanner, a copier, a metering system, and a vending machine. 29. A system according to claim 28, wherein:said means for receiving receives an Internet electronic mail message which has been transmitted over the Internet, said means for analyzing analyzes the Internet electronic mail message, and said means for performing comprises means for performing the action by the business office device, in response to the Internet electronic mail message, after the Internet electronic mail message is analyzed. 30. A system according to one of claims 28 and 29, wherein:said means for performing an action comprises means for performing a mechanical action by the business office device. 31. A system according to claim 30, further comprising:means for transmitting an electronic mail message which includes a response message which contains information of the business office device including information obtained from sensors, when the electronic mail message which has been received requests a value to be returned. 32. A system according to claim 30, further comprising:means for transmitting over the Internet an Internet electronic mail message which includes a response message which contains information of the business office device including information obtained from sensors, when the electronic mail message which has been received requests a value to be returned. 33. A system according to claim 30, wherein:the means for receiving and means for analyzing are both part of the business office device. 34. A system according to claim 30, wherein the means for receiving comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message which includes an identifier followed by an “@” symbol followed by a domain name. 35. A system according to claim 34, wherein the means for receiving further comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message which includes a description of an encoding type of the e-mail message. 36. A system according to claim 35, wherein the means for receiving comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message through a Local Area Network (“LAN”). 37. A system according to claim 36, wherein the means for receiving comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message without using a telephone line. 38. A system according to claim 30, wherein the means for receiving comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message without using a telephone line. 39. A system according to one of claims 28 and 29, further comprising:means for transmitting an electronic mail message which includes a response message which contains information of the business office device including information obtained from sensors, when the electronic mail message which has been received requests a value to be returned. 40. A system according to one of claims 28 and 29, further comprising:means for transmitting over the Internet an Internet electronic mail message which includes a response message which contains information of the business office device including information obtained from sensors, when the electronic mail message which has been received requests a value to be returned. 41. A system according to one of claims 28 and 29, wherein:the means for receiving and means for analyzing are both part of the business office device. 42. A system according to one of claims 28 and 29, wherein the means for analyzing includes:means for parsing the electronic mail message; and means for determining an action which the electronic mail message requests to be taken. 43. A system according to claim 42, wherein the means for performing an action comprises:means for transmitting a response message from the business office device to the monitoring device in response to the electronic mail message. 44. A system according to claim 43, wherein the means for transmitting comprises:means for transmitting the response message which contains information of the business office device including information obtained from sensors, when the received electronic mail message requests a value to be returned. 45. A system according to claim 44, wherein the means for transmitting comprises:means for transmitting, through Internet electronic mail, the response message which is an Internet electronic mail message. 46. A system according to one of claims 28 and 29, wherein the means for receiving comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message which includes an identifier followed by an “@” symbol followed by a domain name. 47. A system according to claim 46, wherein the means for receiving further comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message which includes a description of an encoding type of the e-mail message. 48. A system according to one of claims 28 and 29, wherein the means for receiving comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message through a firewall of a network which includes the business office device. 49. A system according to claim 48, wherein the means for receiving further comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message which includes an identifier followed by an “@” symbol followed by a domain name. 50. A system according to claim 49, wherein the means for receiving further comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message which includes a description of an encoding type of the e-mail message. 51. A system according to one of claims 28 and 29, wherein the means for receiving comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message through a Local Area Network (“LAN”). 52. A system according to claim 51, wherein the means for receiving comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message without using a telephone line. 53. A system according to one of claims 28 and 29, wherein the means for receiving comprises:means for receiving the electronic mail message without using a telephone line. 54. A system according to claim 28, wherein the means for performing an action by a business office device is performed by the business office device which is at least one of a printer, copier, facsimile machine, and scanner.
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