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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2007
Kazuyuki Fukui, Toyohashi, JP;
Mikio Masui, Kobe, JP;
Hiroyuki Ozawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuichiro Kaneko, Yokohama, JP;
Norihisa Takayama, Kobe, JP;
Yoshikazu Ikenoue, Itami, JP;
Kazuyuki Fukui, Toyohashi, JP;
Mikio Masui, Kobe, JP;
Hiroyuki Ozawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuichiro Kaneko, Yokohama, JP;
Norihisa Takayama, Kobe, JP;
Yoshikazu Ikenoue, Itami, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a new MFP is connected in a state where a plurality of MFPs are connected to a network, each of a plurality of MFPs obtains an IP address of MPF from the new MFP, and if user data including the obtained IP address is stored, then transmits to the new MFP the registered user information associated with the obtained IP address by the user data. On the other hand, if user data including the obtained IP address is not stored in HDD, the new MFP is requested to transmit registered user information. Upon reception of the registered user information, the new MFP displays a confirmation window to ask the user for permission to write that registered user information into HDD. Upon reception of the request, the new MFP transmits registered user information. This facilitates the setting for newly connecting an apparatus to the network.