Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Renesas Electronics Corporation

Toshiaki Igarashi

Yoshio Iizuka

Akira Sugiyama

Minoru Torii

Yoshito Maekawa

Ryotaro Imine

Yuya Abiko

Akio Ichimura

Yasuhiro Shirai

A print management system transmits first setting information as setting information to be applied to a print apparatus to the print apparatus in a case where an identifier included in a registration request for registration of the print apparatus is registered in association with an account when the registration request is made, and the print management system transmits second setting information as the setting information to be applied to the print apparatus to the print apparatus in a case where the identifier is unregistered.

Print management system and method for managing settings for a print apparatus and registers the print apparatus associated with an account and further transmits first setting information to the print apparatus if the print apparatus is registered

After setting information is changed on an edition screen including a plurality of tabs, a confirmation message for each tab to which the changed setting information belongs is displayed.

Management apparatus for editing setting information across a plurality of tabs

According to one embodiment, a setting information file set in a reference information processing device is acquired in a management device, and a specific designatable item in the setting information file set by the reference information processing device is edited. An instruction describing an automatic setting procedure to be executed by a target information processing device is generated. A setting information file identified by an acquisition request received from the target information processing device is sent to the target information processing device in response to the acquisition request, the target information processing device sending the acquisition request in response to execution of the automatic setting procedure instruction by the target information processing device. Thus, a specific item can be detected from the setting information file acquired by the target information processing device, and device information managed by the target information processing device is set to the detected specific item.

System, management device, information processing device, control method for management device, control method for information processing device, and computer-readable storage medium

If a setting that a second protocol different from a first protocol which is SNMP is used preferentially to the first protocol is selected and a sending target device supports the second protocol, a management apparatus sends setting information according to specifications of the second protocol to the device. If the setting in which the second protocol is used preferentially to the first protocol is selected and a sending target device does not support the second protocol, the management apparatus sends setting information according to specifications of the first protocol to the device.

Management apparatus, control method, and storage medium

A management apparatus configured to communicate with a plurality of information processing apparatuses generates common data to be set into the plurality of information processing apparatuses in common and individual data to be individually set into any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses, in such a manner that the common data and the individual data are associated with an installation location, identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus to be set being not finalized for the any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses. The management apparatus registers and manages the common data and the individual data in a storage unit.

Management apparatus and method for setting data values on an information processing apparatus

To improve characteristics of a semiconductor device (vertical power MOSFET). A spiral p-type column region having a corner is formed in a peripheral region surrounding a cell region in which a semiconductor element is formed. In an epitaxial layer of the peripheral region surrounding the cell region in which the semiconductor element is formed, a trench spirally surrounding the cell region and having the first and second side faces making up the corner is formed and the trench is filled with the epitaxial layer. By spirally arranging the p-type column region (n-type column region) in such a manner, a drop in a withstand voltage margin due to a hot spot can be avoided. In addition, the continuity of the p-type column region (n-type column region) is maintained. As a result, electric field concentration is alleviated step by step toward the outer periphery and the withstand voltage is therefore increased.

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method for the same

A management apparatus obtains setting information from a replacement target device. Thereafter, it designates a distribution mode for distributing the setting information to a new device. If a replace mode is designated as the distribution mode, the management apparatus distributes the setting information to the new device and issues a power-off request to the replacement target device. The replacement target device that received the power-off request turns off its own power. The new device that received the setting information reflects the setting information in the new device in accordance with the designated distribution mode.

Management apparatus, management method and network system

When an application installed in a network device, which allows for the manipulation of setting values of an application from a remote place, is not configured for that device, a management apparatus manipulates setting values using an agent. The management apparatus manipulates the setting values after the application is quitted or manipulates the setting values while the application is running, if the setting values can be manipulated while the application is running.

Management apparatus, management method, management system, and network device for setting values of application programs

A laser diode has a plurality of structures, each of which having a function of scattering, absorbing or reflecting stray light, disposed in a region along an optical waveguide, wherein at least one of said structures is formed in each divided region obtained by equally dividing said region along said optical waveguide into three or more parts in the longitudinal direction of said optical waveguide.

Laser diode and method of manufacturing the same

An electric power control apparatus sets a first period for performing electric power control and an overall target amount of power consumption to be consumed by all of a plurality of information processing apparatuses during the first period, calculates an individual target amount of power consumption to be consumed by each information processing apparatus during a plurality of second periods obtained by segmentalizing the first period, based on the first period and the overall target amount, transmits the corresponding second period and the individual target amount to each information processing apparatus, receives an actual usage value of the amount of power consumption in the corresponding second period transmitted from each information processing apparatus, calculates the individual target amount, based on the actual usage value of the amount and the overall target amount, and retransmits the individual target amount to each information processing apparatus.

Electric power control on a plurality of information processing apparatuses

A device management apparatus acquires the state of a device (image forming apparatus), and determines whether or not an error occurring in the image forming apparatus is the already-occurred error based on the change in the state of the image forming apparatus. When the error occurring in the image forming apparatus is an already-occurred error, the device management apparatus determines whether or not the error continues for a period of time equal to or longer than a predetermined period of time. When the error continues for a period of time equal to or longer than a predetermined period of time, the device management apparatus changes an error notification destination, and retransmits an electronic mail regarding the error to the changed notification destination.

Management apparatus, method for controlling same, and storage medium for same

A method, apparatus, program, and storage medium, for managing a network device by communicating with an information processing device and the network device via a network and managing the network device in response to a request from the information processing device. If a request for execution of a process, which needs particular authorization, upon the network device, is received from the information processing device, it is determined whether a command to invalidate a password of said network device has been received together with the process execution request. When the password of the network device is to be invalidated, a password invalidation request is transmitted to the network device. This technique makes it possible for an administrator of a network device to use it even when the administrator forgets the device password assigned to the network device without having to perform initialization which would cause all setting data to be lost.

Method and apparatus for managing a network, network management program, and storage medium including a network management program stored thereon

According to this invention, a printing control program which is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and generates default print setting information when a computer prints includes a code for a management table creation step of creating a setting management table in which at least one threshold is set for a restricted item in a print process and the setting value of at least one item belonging to the print setting information is related to the range of the value of the restricted item defined by the threshold, a code for a read step of acquiring the current value of the restricted item, and reading, from the management table, the setting value of at least one item that belongs to the print setting information and is related to the range of the value to which the value belongs, and a code for a creation step of creating and saving print setting information containing the setting value read in the read step as the setting of the item.

Printing control apparatus and printing control method

A device management apparatus that enables an information obtaining apparatus to obtain device information from a device management apparatus connected to a first network other than a second network to which the information obtaining apparatus is connected, and manage devices. A communication protocol that can be used by the information obtaining apparatus is extracted from a device information obtaining request from the information obtaining apparatus. When a device connected to the first network is not operating using the communication protocol and is able to activate the communication protocol, the device is requested to activate the communication protocol. When the communication protocol has been successfully activated, and it is necessary to change access settings for the device, the device is requested to change the access settings. When the access settings have been successfully changed, a response concerning device information is created and sent to the information obtaining apparatus.

Device management apparatus, control method, and storage medium

A network device control unit and method are provided in which, not all MIB objects under the control of the network management software are simultaneously acquired during startup of the network management software so the almost simultaneous flow of a large volume of SNMP packets in the LAN will not occur and along with a simultaneous reduction in the load on communications lines, the load on devices such as the printer and network board processing their SNMP packets will also become small. To accomplish this, windows allocated to individual network peripheral devices on a one to one basis and controlling the network device are utilized as device windows, and information to be displayed on the initial screen of the device window is acquired as the initial sheet and displayed. Device windows also acquire and display different sheet information on the device window when determined an entry has been made by the user requesting display of a different type of sheet information.

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Yokohama, Japan

Toshiaki Igarashi