Seiko Epson Corporation

Akihito Fukao

Shinya Taniguchi

Toru Takahashi

Hiroaki Sakai

Naruhide Kitada

Senichi Mokuya

Eiji Kubota

Takao Ozawa

A resource management system that manages a resource that a first function module and a plurality of second function modules that necessitates the first function module in execution thereof use. The system includes: a first resource limiting unit that limits a volume of resource that an entirety of the first function module and the plurality of second function modules uses; a resource limiting information acquisition unit that acquires resource limiting information that shows a limiting condition of the resource; and a second resource limiting unit that limits, based on the resource limiting information acquired at the resource limiting information acquisition unit, a volume of the resource that at least one of the plurality of second function modules uses.

System for limiting resource usage by function modules based on limiting conditions and measured usage

A transmitting and receiving method of transmitting and receiving data between a transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus through a network that exchanges data using a packet includes: causing at least one of the transmitting apparatus and the receiving apparatus to secure a storage region corresponding to the data as a data region; and causing at least one of the transmitting apparatus and the receiving apparatus to store divided data, which is obtained by dividing the data in a size equal to or smaller than the size of the packet, in the data region to thereby perform the transmission and reception while managing the location of the divided data.

Transmitting and receiving system, transmitting apparatus, and receiving apparatus

An output system includes a network device for performing an output on the basis of output data and an output data managing device for managing the output data, wherein: the network device and the output data managing device are communicably connected and the network device performs the output.

Output system, network device, output data managing device, output program and output data managing program, and output method

A device identification information managing system is provided. A network printer generates an extension device identifier depending upon dynamic information and a subject-of-registration-device identifier including a basic device identifier of the storage device and a generated extension device identifier, to send the generated subject-of-registration-device identifier to a printer managing server and notify the user. The printer managing server, when receiving a subject-of-registration-device identifier, tentatively registers the received subject-of-registration device identifier to the storage device. When a collating device identifier is received, the received collating device identifier is collated with the subject-of-registration-device identifier of the storage device. Depending upon the collation result, the subject-of-registration-device identifier is registered to the storage device.

Device identification information managing system and method for communicably connecting between a network device and a device managing terminal unit that manages the network device

A file operation limiting system limiting a file operation for a file stored in a storage unit. The storage unit including a file storage area. The file operation limiting system including: a file storage area limiting unit limiting the file operation per file storage area; a total file number obtaining unit obtaining a total file number of a file storage area not limited; a file number limiting unit limiting the file operation when the total file number exceeds a predetermined upper-limit value; a total file capacity obtaining unit obtaining total file capacity of a file storage area not limited by the file storage area limiting unit; and a file capacity limiting unit for limiting the file operation when the total file capacity after the file operation exceeds a predetermined upper-limit value.

File operation limiting system, file operation limiting program, file operation limiting method, electronics and printing apparatus

The invention provides a service provision support system that can reduce the economic expenses imposed on a service recipient due to the provision of a service, and that can provide a service for an unspecified, large number of persons. A charge bundle includes: a usage status detection process, to detect the usage state of a charge bundle compatible device; a charge calculation process, to calculate the usage charge based on the usage status detected during the usage status detection process; and a charge notification process, to notify a charge bundle management server of the usage charge obtained by the charge calculation process. The charge bundle management server generates a charge bundle in accordance with a request received from the service provision terminal, and transmits the generated charge bundle to the charge bundle compatible device. Further, the charge bundle management server performs the charge process to charge the service provider the usage charge acquired during the charge notification process. When the charge bundle compatible device receives the charge bundle, it constitutes the usage status detection process, the charge calculation process, and the charge notification process based on the received charge bundle.

Service provision support system, bundle management terminal, terminal program, bundle data structure, service provision support method, and bundle generation method

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Chino, Japan

Akihito Fukao