Patent ID: 8533298
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A box data management apparatus which extracts box data from a plurality of devices having storage boxes, each of which stores the box data and is connected to a network, and including a display screen which displays a list of the box data without dividing the extracted box data on a basis of the plurality of devices and the storage boxes, the box data management apparatus comprising: a processing unit that controls operations of the box data management apparatus; an operational parameter collection part configured to collect from the box data extracted from the plurality of devices operational parameters which correspond to information for processing the box data in the plurality of devices; and a box data processing part including a user selection section configured to enable a user to select a desired box data from the box data displayed in the list, and an extraction section configured to extract and display the operational parameters for the selected desired box data, the box data processing part operable to automatically select multiple devices from among the plurality of devices which are capable of processing the selected desired box data according to the extracted operational parameters, and the box data processing part configured to display in a same list the selected multiple devices and operational parameters on a display menu so that the selected multiple devices and the operational parameters are selectable from the display menu by a user.