Patent ID: 7424231
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with a service center and a plurality of image forming devices through a network; a storage unit configured to store identifying information of the information processing apparatus and address information of the service center; a reading unit configured to read the address information of the service center from the storage unit; an accessing unit configured to access the service center through the network by using the address information of the service center read by the reading unit and the identifying information of the information processing apparatus; a monitored device information receiving unit configured to receive monitored device information including a serial number and address information of the respective image forming devices to be monitored by the information processing apparatus from the service center accessed by the accessing unit, the monitored device information is associated with the identifying information of the information processing apparatus in the service center; and a device managing unit configured to manage the plurality of image forming devices corresponding to the monitored device information received by the monitored device information receiving unit through the network, wherein the device managing unit comprises: wherein the service center and the plurality of image forming devices are connected through the information processing apparatus.