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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2015
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Masami Yamada, Osaka, JP;
Kazumi Sawayanagi, Itami, JP;
Hisashi Uchida, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuya Anezaki, Itami, JP;
Akihiro Torigoshi, Itami, JP;
Yasutaka Ito, Amagasaki, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A controller of a management device managing a plurality of image processing apparatuses acquires ability information and device identification information from the respective image processing apparatuses; determines, based on the ability information of the respective image processing apparatuses, as an in-charge device any one of the respective image processing apparatuses for each of a plurality of protocols predetermined; for the respective protocols, causes the in-charge device determined for the protocol to respond to a packet by multicast of the protocol on behalf of the respective image processing apparatuses; and causes one or more image processing apparatuses other than the in-charge device determined for the protocol to refrain from responding to a packet by multicast of the protocol. The respective image processing apparatuses respond to a packet by multicast of the protocol if the apparatus itself is determined the in-charge device for the protocol.