Method and system for controlling and communicating with machines using multiple communication formats
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-015/00
H04N-001/00
H04N-001/32
G06F-011/00
출원번호
US-0108705
(1998-07-01)
등록번호
US-7495787
(2009-02-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Motoyama,Tetsuro
출원인 / 주소
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Ricoh Americas Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
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23
초록▼
A method and system which allows a remote monitoring and diagnostic computer or system to communicate using different communication protocols which are stored within a data base. After a communication is received, it is analyzed to determine if there is a protocol identifier. If the protocol identi
A method and system which allows a remote monitoring and diagnostic computer or system to communicate using different communication protocols which are stored within a data base. After a communication is received, it is analyzed to determine if there is a protocol identifier. If the protocol identifier exists, a data base is searched to determine the format of the header of the communication. Once the format of the header is determined, the header of the received communication is read to determine the information contained therein. This information is utilized to determine the actual format of the data which follows. If the protocol identifier does not exist, the received communication is examined to determine if it is in a format which matches one of a plurality of previously defined format. Critical fields are defined which must have certain values and if the received communication matches these critical values, the record in a communication protocol data base matching the critical values will be utilized in order to determine the protocol of the data which has been received in the communication. The machine to which the remote monitoring and diagnostic system is connected is a business office device such as a copier, printer, or facsimile machine, a digital camera, or another type of device.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A method of diagnosing a first device by a second device which has an ability to diagnose different types of devices including different business office devices, comprising the steps of: transmitting, thr
What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A method of diagnosing a first device by a second device which has an ability to diagnose different types of devices including different business office devices, comprising the steps of: transmitting, through a communication channel, first information from the first device to the second device; receiving, by the second device, the first information which has been transmitted; determining, by the second device, second information utilized by the first device, wherein the second information is a first portion of the first information; parsing, by the second device, a second portion of the first information transmitted by the first device using the second information which has been determined to determine a format of the second portion whereby the second portion is parsed, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion; and diagnosing a condition of the first device by the second device using the second portion which has been parsed. 2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: determining, by the second device, a device identification for the first device. 3. A method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of: selecting an input format of data, used by the parsing step, from a plurality of input formats stored in a data base which defines a plurality of input formats of data. 4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the selecting step comprises: selecting an input format for a facsimile machine from the data base which contains input formats of data for both facsimile machines and copier machines. 5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the selecting step comprises: selecting an input format for a copier machine from the data base which contains input formats of data for both facsimile machines and copier machines. 6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: controlling the first device by the second device by transmitting control information from the first device to the second device using the second information which has been determined. 7. A method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of: determining, by the second device, a header format of data contained in the device identification for the first device. 8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the step of determining, by the second device, the header format of data further comprises: determining, by the second device, the header format of data contained in the device identification for the first device by selecting the header format of data from a protocol identifier data base. 9. A system for remotely diagnosing devices, comprising: a first device which is remotely diagnosed, including: means for transmitting first information through a communication channel; a second device for performing a remote diagnosis of the first device, including: means for receiving the first information which has been transmitted by the first device; means for determining second information utilized by the first device, wherein the second information is a first portion of the first information; means for parsing a second portion of the first information transmitted by the first device using the second information which has been determined to determine a format of the second portion whereby the second portion is parsed, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion; and means for diagnosing a condition of the first device by the second device using the second portion which has been parsed, wherein the second device has an ability to diagnose different types of devices including different business office devices. 10. A system according to claim 9, wherein the second device further comprises: means for determining a device identification for the first device. 11. A system according to claim 10, wherein the second device further comprises: means for selecting an input format of data, used by the means for parsing, from a plurality of input formats stored in a data base which defines a plurality of input formats of data. 12. A system according to claim 11, wherein the means for selecting comprises: means for selecting an input format for a facsimile machine from the data base which contains input formats of data for both facsimile machines and copier machines. 13. A system according to claim 11, wherein the means for selecting comprises: means for selecting an input format for a copier machine from the data base which contains input formats of data for both facsimile machines and copier machines. 14. A system according to claim 9, wherein the second device further comprises: means for controlling the first device by the second device by transmitting control information from the first device to the second device using the second information which has been determined. 15. A system according to claim 10, wherein the second device further comprises: means for determining a header format of data contained in the device identification for the first device. 16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the means for determining the header format of data further comprises: means determining the header format of data contained in the device identification for the first device by selecting the header format of data from a protocol identifier data base. 17. A program product for diagnosing a first device by a second device, wherein the second device has an ability to diagnose different types of devices including different business office devices, the program product including a storage medium embodying instructions for causing the second device to perform the steps of: receiving first information which has been transmitted from the first device through a communication channel; determining second information utilized by the first device, wherein the second information is a first portion of the first information; parsing a second portion of the first information transmitted by the first device using the second information which has been determined to determine a format of the second portion whereby the second portion is parsed, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion; and diagnosing a condition of the first device using the second portion which has been parsed. 18. A program product according to claim 17, wherein the instructions further cause the second device to perform the step of: determining a device identification for the first device. 19. A program product according to claim 18, wherein the instructions further cause the second device to perform the step of: selecting an input format of data, used by the parsing step, from a plurality of input formats stored in a data base which defines a plurality of input formats of data. 20. A program product according to claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause the second device to perform the step of: selecting an input format for one of a facsimile machine and a copier machine from the data base which contains input formats of data for both facsimile machines and copier machines.
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