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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2013
Applicants:
Kei Nakabayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kei Nakabayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1288 (2013.01); G06F 3/126 (2013.01); G06F 3/1212 (2013.01); G06F 3/1291 (2013.01); H04N 1/00344 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0072 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information apparatus includes an apparatus information obtaining unit that obtains apparatus information from a plurality of apparatuses connected via a network to the information apparatus, an apparatus selection unit that selects a target apparatus from the plurality of apparatuses based on the obtained apparatus information, and a process result obtaining unit that sends a request to the target apparatus to request the target apparatus to perform a process corresponding to the request, and obtains a result of the performed process from the target apparatus.