JP2010074377A - Electronic device, information processing system, information transmission method, program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow vendors of electronic devices to acquire information (counter information or the like) stored in electronic devices (MFP or the like). <P>SOLUTION: Each of MFPs 30 (30a, 30b and 30c) regularly and automatically transmits information (counter information or the like) stored in device bodies to a Web server 10 through the Internet 1 based on configuration information according to programs provided from the Web server 10 through Web applications, or manually (at a transmission timing indicated from the outside) transmits information of device bodies to the Web server 10 through the Internet 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus such as an image processing apparatus such as an image forming apparatus (for example, a printer, a digital copying machine, a digital multifunction peripheral) or an image reading apparatus (for example, a scanner), and an image processing system including the electronic apparatus and a Web server. The present invention relates to an information transmission method in the electronic device, a program for realizing a function necessary for a computer that controls the electronic device (function related to the present invention), and a computer-readable recording medium storing the program.

  For example, in the maintenance service form of an image forming apparatus such as a current digital multi-function peripheral (hereinafter referred to as “MFP”) or a printer (LP), how many copies and prints the user's image forming apparatus performed regularly. Information (hereinafter referred to as “counter information”) needs to be known by the vendor of the image forming apparatus. If the vendor of the image forming apparatus and the organization corresponding thereto are near the user's office where the image forming apparatus is located, the service person may visit the user and obtain the counter information directly. If the user is in a remote area, it is necessary to call the user and have the counter information acquired by the user's operation, and to be sent to the service person by telephone.

Accordingly, an image processing apparatus such as an image forming apparatus has been proposed that has a function of transmitting counter information to a vendor (management apparatus) of the image processing apparatus via the Internet so as not to burden the user ( For example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-352845 A

  However, in the image processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to introduce special hardware separately in order to realize the transmission function of the counter information. However, it is necessary for a service person on the vendor side of the image processing apparatus to change the setting or upgrade the system for all the image processing apparatuses to be managed, which places a lot of burden on the service person.

  In addition, since there is already a technique for displaying an HTML page on a Web server on the panel of the image processing apparatus, the HTML page is provided on the vendor side of the image processing apparatus and requests acquisition of counter information. Is displayed on the panel of the image processing apparatus, so that the user can acquire the counter information. However, in this method, the user may fail to acquire the counter information due to some mistake, There is a possibility that proper service cannot be provided by making a mistake.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to enable a vendor of an electronic device to acquire information (counter information or the like) in the electronic device.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention records an electronic device, an information processing system including the electronic device, an information transmission method in the electronic device, a program executed by a computer that controls the electronic device, and the program A computer-readable recording medium is provided.

An electronic apparatus according to the present invention is an electronic apparatus having a communication unit that communicates with a Web server, and includes an information transmission unit that transmits information in the electronic device to the Web server based on setting information of the Web server. It is a thing.
The information transmitting means may automatically transmit information in the electronic device to the Web server periodically or transmit information in the electronic device to the Web server at the timing of an external transmission instruction. . And it is good to provide the transmission destination setting means which sets the transmission destination of the information in the said electronic device so that change is possible.

  Alternatively, the information transmitting unit transmits the information in the electronic device to the Web server periodically and the information in the electronic device is transmitted to the Web server at the timing of an external transmission instruction. It may be configured by manual transmission means, and transmission selection means for selecting transmission by the automatic transmission means or transmission by the manual transmission means based on setting information of the Web server may be provided. And it is good to provide the transmission destination setting means which sets the transmission destination of the information in the said electronic device so that change is possible.

In this case, it is good to show in either of the following (1)-(5).
(1) After transmitting the information in the electronic device to the Web server, the automatic transmission means sends the transmitted information and a transmission result indicating whether the transmission has succeeded or failed to the administrator of the electronic device. Notify them.
(2) a display means for displaying information visible to the user, and an operation means for the user to operate on the information displayed on the display means, wherein the manual transmission means includes information in the electronic device. Is displayed on the display means, and when transmission is instructed by operation of the operation means, the information is transmitted to the Web server.

(3) The communication means includes means for communicating with other electronic equipment provided with display means for displaying information visible to the user and operation means for the user to perform operations on the information displayed on the display means. The manual transmission means transmits the information in the electronic device to the other electronic device and displays the information on the display means, and when the transmission is instructed by the operation of the operation means, Send to Web server.
(4) It comprises display means for displaying information visible to the user and operation means for the user to perform operations on the information displayed on the display means, and the manual transmission means includes information in the electronic device. Is displayed on the display means, and when the information to be transmitted to the Web server is selected from the information by the operation of the operation means and the transmission is instructed, the selected information is transmitted to the Web server. To do.

(5) The communication means includes a display means for displaying information visible to the user, and a means for communicating with another electronic device provided with an operation means for the user to operate the information displayed on the display means. The manual transmission means transmits information in the electronic device to the other electronic device and causes the display means to display the information, and information to be transmitted to the Web server from among the information is stored in the operation means. When transmission is selected by an operation and the transmission is instructed, the selected information is transmitted to the Web server.
(6) In addition to the configuration of (4) or (5), the manual transmission unit transmits the selected information to the Web server, and then transmits the transmitted information and whether the transmission has succeeded or failed. The transmission result shown is notified to the administrator of the electronic device.

An information processing system according to the present invention is an information processing system including the electronic device described above and a Web server having a communication unit that communicates with the electronic device, and includes an information setting unit that sets information in the Web server. It is provided.
An information transmission method according to the present invention is an information transmission method in an electronic device having communication means for communicating with a Web server, and transmits information in the electronic device to the Web server based on setting information of the Web server. Is.

The program according to the present invention has an information transmission function for transmitting information in the electronic device to the Web server based on the setting information of the Web server to a computer that controls the electronic device having communication means for communicating with the Web server. It is a program for realizing.
The recording medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  According to this invention, the electronic device receives its own information (counter information, etc.) based on the setting information of the Web server (for example, by receiving a trigger that is periodically generated by the setting information for the timer). This information can be acquired by the vendor of the electronic device.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
First, a configuration example of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information processing system.
The information processing system of this example includes a Web server 10 including a Web application (hereinafter simply referred to as “Web application”) and a plurality of MFPs 30 (30a, 30b, 30c). These can be communicably connected via the Internet 1 (which may be another external network).

The Web server 10 exists outside a local network such as an in-house LAN, that is, on a public network, and provides a service.
As a result, the Web server 10 is released by the MFP vendor, which is the vendor of each MFP 30, and is provided as a service, so that various information such as counter information in each MFP 30 is automatically sent to the MFP vendor without any trouble for the user. A service to transmit can be provided.

Next, another configuration example of the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of the information processing system. The same parts as those in FIG.

  The Web server 10 exists in the in-house LAN 50 (which may be another local network), that is, in a place where the MFP 30 is installed, and is used to collect information such as counter information in each MFP 30 in the in-house IT department or the like. In addition, when it is not desired to automatically transmit counter information to the MFP vendor from the viewpoint of security, this system is constructed to collect counter information in each MFP 30, and an administrator in the company manually stores the counter information. Used when transmitting to MFP vendor.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the Web server 10 of FIGS. 1 and 2.
The Web server 10 includes a CPU 11, a display interface (hereinafter “interface” is referred to as “I / F”) 12, a RAM 13, chip sets 14 and 15, a hard disk device (hereinafter referred to as “HDD”) 16, and a communication I / F 17 ( 17a, 17b), a mouse 18, and a keyboard 19.

The CPU 11 is a central processing unit that controls the entire Web server 10 according to a program in the HDD 16. The CPU 11 operates according to a program in the HDD 16 and controls the Web server 10 to set various information such as setting time information (time information) in a timer (not shown).
Therefore, the programs in the CPU 11 and the HDD 16 can function as information setting means according to the present invention.

The display I / F 12 outputs a signal for displaying information such as the state of the device to the user using a monitor (display) connected to the outside.
The RAM 13 is a readable / writable memory used as a work memory for the CPU 11 to execute programs and an image memory for developing and storing image data.
The chip set 14 connects the CPU 11, the display I / F 12, and the RAM 13 with a high-speed internal bus, and also exchanges data with the external general-purpose bus 20.

The HDD 16 is a memory device connected to the general-purpose bus 20, and stores programs and data including an OS (operating system) and an application (Web application) for realizing processing related to the present invention.
The communication I / F 17 is an interface for communicating with the MFP 30 of FIG. 1 or 2 and other external devices.

The chip set 14, the HDD 16, and the communication I / F 17 are connected by a general-purpose bus 20 that is slower than the internal bus.
The chip set 15 exchanges data with the chip set 14, the HDD 16, and the communication I / F 17 and a lower-speed bus 21 and port.
In the mouse port and the keyboard port, an input by a user operation is received by a mouse 18 and a keyboard 19 which are input devices connected to the outside.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the MFP 30 in FIGS. 1 and 2.
The MFP 30 is an image forming apparatus capable of realizing various functions including a copy machine, a printer, and a scanner device (service), that is, a copy function, a printer function, and a scanner function. The MFP 30 includes an operation panel 31, a CPU 32, and an ASIC (Application Specific). Integrated Circuit) 33, RAM 34, ROM 35, communication I / F 36, and engine unit 37.

  The operation panel 31 performs operations on a display device (display means) such as an LCD or a CRT that displays information visible to the user, and information displayed on the display device and the MFP 30 (hereinafter also referred to as “device”). It consists of various operation keys (operation means) for performing. By using the operation panel 31, for example, transmission of information in the device displayed on the display device can be instructed by a user operation, or a print command for the engine unit 37 can be input by a user operation.

  The CPU 32 is a central processing unit that performs overall control of the entire device according to a program in the ROM 35. The CPU 32 controls input / output of various devices connected via the ASIC 33, controls processing (copy processing, print processing, scanner processing) by the engine unit 37, and counts the number of copies and prints ( Integration), processing by the communication I / F 36 (such as communication processing with the Web server 10 such as transmission processing) is controlled, and the information transmission destination is set to be changeable.

Therefore, the programs in the CPU 32 and the ROM 35 can function as information transmission means (automatic transmission means, manual transmission means), transmission destination setting means, transmission selection means, and information setting means according to the present invention.
There is counter information as information transmitted to the Web server 10. The counter information includes copy counter information which is information indicating the counted number of copies and print counter information which is information indicating the counted number of copies.

  The ASIC 33 is a multi-function device board composed of a plurality of I / Fs and the like for connecting the CPU 32, RAM 34, ROM 35, communication I / F 36, and operation panel 31, respectively, and aims to share devices to be controlled by the CPU 32. This is an IC that supports high efficiency development of applications and the like from the viewpoint of architecture. Here, the ASIC 33 includes hardware elements for image processing.

The RAM 34 is a readable / writable memory used as a work memory for the CPU 32 to execute programs and an image memory for developing and storing image data.
The ROM 35 is a read-only memory that stores various programs and data including the OS and the device browser (DeviceBrowser) 40 (40a, 40b, 40c) of FIGS.
The communication I / F 36 is an interface for communicating with the Web server 10.

  The engine unit 37 includes an optical reading unit (image reading unit) that optically reads an image of a document, and a printing mechanism unit (image forming unit) that prints print data as a visible image on a sheet (or other recording medium). ). Note that when the print data is composed of PDL (Printer Description Language), the print mechanism unit needs to convert it into bitmap-like image data for printing a visible image on paper.

  Next, an outline of control related to the present invention when the information processing system shown in FIG. 1 is used will be described with reference to FIG. The processing by the device browser and the web application is actually executed by the corresponding CPU operating according to those programs. However, for the convenience of explanation, these programs execute the processing.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an outline of control related to the present invention when the information processing system shown in FIG. 1 is used.
For example, the device browser 40a in the MFP 30a acquires information such as counter information from the device main body based on setting information based on a program such as a script provided by the Web application from the Web server 10, and transmits the information to the Internet. 1 to the Web server 10 managed by the MFP vendor or another server (which may be a terminal device such as a personal computer). For the transmission, a communication protocol such as HTTP or HTTPS may be used.

  The counter information is acquired by collectively setting the transmission destination of the counter information, the counter information and what kind of information of the device main body to be transmitted, the type of the transmission information, etc. on the Web server 10 side collectively. The number of management items of the MFP vendor can be reduced as compared with the conventional method, but can be set on the MFP 30a side.

Next, an outline of control related to the present invention when the information processing system shown in FIG. 2 is used will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an outline of control related to the present invention when the information processing system shown in FIG. 2 is used.
The device browser 40 of each MFP 30 acquires information such as counter information from the device main body based on the same setting information as described above, and uses the information as an in-house administrator (MFP administrator, IT administrator, etc.) in the in-house LAN 50. ) To the Web server 10 managed.

  The Web server 10 collects information such as counter information from each MFP 30, and operates the input unit (mouse 18 or keyboard 19) by an in-house administrator to send the collected information to the MFP vendor's server (personal computer) via the Internet 1. Or the like (which may be a terminal device). For the transmission, a communication protocol such as HTTP or HTTPS may be used.

Next, processing operations when each MFP 30 in the information processing system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 transmits information to the Web server 10 and the like will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the processing operation when transmitting counter information will be described, but information other than counter information can also be transmitted.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a first example of a communication sequence when each MFP 30 in the information processing system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 transmits counter information to the Web server 10.

This communication sequence shows a case where each MFP 30 automatically transmits counter information to the Web server 10.
When the timer 101 in the Web server 10 reaches a preset time, the timer 101 issues a counter information acquisition trigger signal to the Web application 102 in step S1.
When receiving the trigger signal, the Web application 102 sequentially issues a counter information acquisition request, which is an event for acquiring counter information, to each MFP 30 (30a, 30b, 30c) in step S2.

  Upon receiving the counter information acquisition request, each MFP 30 acquires counter information from the device main body based on setting information by a program such as a script provided by the Web application 102 from the Web server 10 in Step S3, and the counter information Are transmitted to the Web server 10 (or another server) managed by the MFP vendor or the in-house administrator in the in-house LAN 50 as the destination set in advance in step S4.

  Here, when the information processing system shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 is used and the counter information in each MFP 30 is automatically transmitted to the Web server 10 managed by the MFP vendor or in-house administrator, each MFP 30 has a special function. If an operation screen is not required, but the user himself / herself confirms the counter information in each MFP 30 and wants to transmit it to the Web server 10 managed by the MFP vendor or the in-house administrator, the following operation may be performed.

  For example, an operation screen including a copy counter information display unit 31a, a print counter information display unit 31b, and a “SEND” button 31c for transmitting counter information as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the operation panel 31 (actually a display). By displaying and confirming the copy counter information on the copy counter information display unit 31a and the print counter information on the print counter information display unit 31b by the user himself, by specifying (pressing) the “SEND” button 31c, The counter information can be transmitted manually.

The operation screen shown in FIG. 8 is one example in which the operation screen displayed on the operation panel 31 is customized. Creation of an operation screen having the same function is performed by changing a web application in the web server 10. Is possible.
The counter information transmission instruction may be made by designating another button having a function equivalent to that of the “SEND” button 31c.

Next, another processing operation when the MFP 30 in the information processing system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 transmits information to the Web server 10 or the like will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the processing operation when transmitting counter information will be described, but information other than counter information can also be transmitted.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a second example of a communication sequence when the MFP 30 in the information processing system illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 transmits counter information to the Web server 10.

This communication sequence shows a case where the counter information is manually transmitted to the Web server 10 managed by the MFP vendor or the in-house administrator using the “SEND” button 31c in FIG.
In step S11, the MFP 30 (for example, the MFP 30a) is instructed by the user 201 to transmit counter information by designating the “SEND” button 31c on the operation screen shown in FIG. 8 displayed on the operation panel 31. In step S12, counter information is acquired from the device body using the script function.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S13, where the acquired counter information is transmitted to the web server 10 that is the transmission destination defined in the web server 10, and the transmission result indicating whether the transmission is successful or unsuccessful is transmitted to the web server in step S14. Receive from server 10.
In step S 15, the received transmission result is displayed on the operation panel 31 of the MFP 30 that is the transmission source of the counter information, thereby transmitting the transmission result to the user 201.

  According to this embodiment, by providing a service for obtaining counter information using a web application in the web server, it is possible to always provide the latest service by maintaining only the web application. However, it becomes possible to transmit own information (counter information or the like) to the Web server based on setting information by a program provided by the Web application from the Web server, and the MFP vendor can acquire the information. In addition, by setting the number of man-hours to be performed by human intervention to 0, it is possible to eliminate acquisition of wrong counter information and mistakes.

Each MFP 30 can also perform the following processes (1) to (6) by a program provided by the Web application from the Web server 10.
(1) The above-described automatic transmission or manual transmission of information in the device main body (information acquired from the device main body) is selectively set.
(2) Information acquired from the device main body is transmitted to a terminal device (other MFP may be used) such as a personal computer of the in-house manager and displayed on the monitor (display means), and an input unit (operation) of the terminal device When the transmission is instructed by the operation of (means), the acquired information is transmitted to the Web server.

(4) When the information acquired from the device main body is displayed on the operation panel and the information to be transmitted to the Web server is selected from the information by the operation on the operation panel and the transmission is instructed, the above selection is made. Information sent to the Web server.
(5) Information acquired from the device main body is transmitted to the terminal device of the in-house manager (may be another MFP) and displayed on the monitor, and the information to be transmitted to the Web server is the information of the terminal device. When the transmission is instructed by selection by the operation of the input unit, the selected information is transmitted to the Web server.

(6) After the information acquired from the device main body or the information selected from the information is transmitted to the Web server, the transmitted information and the transmission result indicating whether the transmission is successful or unsuccessful are displayed on the terminal device of the in-house administrator Is notified using e-mail (e-mail, etc.). The notification destination can be set in advance by a program provided from the Web server 10 by the Web application.

  The embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an information processing system including an MFP and a Web server has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other image formation such as an analog copying machine, a digital copying machine, and a FAX apparatus is performed. Other electronic devices such as network appliances, vending machines, medical equipment, power supply equipment, air conditioning systems, gas / water / electric metering systems, AV equipment, game equipment, as well as image readers such as scanners and scanners The present invention can also be applied to an information processing system including a device and a Web server.

[Program related to this invention]
This program stores information transmission means (automatic transmission means, manual transmission means), transmission destination setting means, transmission selection means, information setting means, which are functions related to the present invention, to a CPU (computer) that controls an electronic device such as an MFP. The above-described effects can be obtained by causing the CPU to execute such a program.

Such a program may be stored in a storage means such as a ROM, a nonvolatile memory (flash ROM, EEPROM, etc.), or an HDD (hard disk device) provided in the electronic device from the beginning. To a non-volatile recording medium (memory) such as a CD-ROM or a memory card, flexible disk, MO, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD + R, DVD + RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM Can also be provided. The program recorded on the recording medium can be installed in the electronic device and executed by the CPU, or the program can be executed by reading the program from the recording medium and executing the program. it can.
Furthermore, it is also possible to download and execute an external device that is connected to a network and includes a recording medium that records the program, or an external device that stores the program in the storage unit.

  As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it becomes possible for a vendor of an electronic device to acquire information in the electronic device. By using the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic device that is easily managed by a vendor of the electronic device.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the information processing system which is embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of the information processing system which is embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the Web server 10 in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the MFP 30 in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of the control in connection with this invention at the time of using the information processing system shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of the control regarding this invention at the time of using the information processing system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a first example of a communication sequence when each MFP 30 in the information processing system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 transmits counter information to a Web server 10. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation screen displayed on the operation panel 31 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a second example of a communication sequence when the MFP 30 in the information processing system illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 transmits counter information to the Web server 10.

Explanation of symbols

1: Internet 10: Web server 11, 32: CPU
12: Display I / F 13, 34: RAM 16: HDD
17a, 17b, 36: Communication I / F 18: Mouse 19: Keyboard 30 (30a, 30b, 30c): MFP 31: Operation panel 33: ASIC 35: ROM 37: Engine unit 40 (40a, 40b, 40c): Device Browser 102: Web application

Claims (16)

An electronic device having communication means for communicating with a Web server,
An electronic device comprising information transmission means for transmitting information in the electronic device to the Web server based on setting information of the Web server. The electronic device according to claim 1,
The information transmitting means transmits information in the electronic device to the Web server automatically and periodically. The electronic device according to claim 1,
The information transmission means transmits information in the electronic device to the Web server at the timing of an external transmission instruction. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An electronic apparatus comprising a transmission destination setting unit configured to change a transmission destination of information in the electronic apparatus. The electronic device according to claim 1,
The information transmission unit includes an automatic transmission unit that periodically transmits information in the electronic device to the Web server, and a manual transmission that transmits information in the electronic device to the Web server at a timing of an external transmission instruction. Consisting of means,
An electronic apparatus comprising: a transmission selection unit that selects transmission by the automatic transmission unit or transmission by the manual transmission unit based on setting information of the Web server. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein
An electronic apparatus comprising a transmission destination setting unit configured to change a transmission destination of information in the electronic apparatus. The electronic device according to claim 5 or 6,
The automatic transmission means transmits information in the electronic device to the Web server, and then notifies the administrator of the electronic device of the transmitted information and a transmission result indicating whether the transmission has succeeded or failed. An electronic device characterized by that. The electronic device according to claim 5 or 6,
A display means for displaying information visible to the user, and an operation means for the user to operate on the information displayed on the display means,
The manual transmission unit displays information in the electronic device on the display unit, and transmits the information to the Web server when transmission is instructed by an operation of the operation unit. . The electronic device according to claim 5 or 6,
The communication means includes means for communicating with another electronic device having display means for displaying information visible to the user and operation means for the user to perform operations on the information displayed on the display means,
The manual transmission unit transmits information in the electronic device to the other electronic device and causes the display unit to display the information. When the transmission is instructed by an operation of the operation unit, the manual transmission unit transmits the information to the Web server. An electronic device characterized by transmitting. The electronic device according to claim 5 or 6,
A display means for displaying information visible to the user, and an operation means for the user to operate on the information displayed on the display means,
The manual transmission unit displays information in the electronic device on the display unit, and information to be transmitted to the Web server is selected from the information by operation of the operation unit and transmission is instructed. An electronic apparatus that transmits the selected information to the Web server. The electronic device according to claim 5 or 6,
The communication means includes means for communicating with other electronic devices including display means for displaying information visible to the user and operation means for the user to perform operations on the information displayed on the display means,
The manual transmission unit transmits information in the electronic device to the other electronic device and displays the information on the display unit, and information to be transmitted to the Web server is selected from the information by operation of the operation unit. When the transmission is instructed, the selected information is transmitted to the Web server. The electronic device according to claim 10 or 11,
After transmitting the selected information to the Web server, the manual transmission unit notifies the administrator of the electronic device of the transmitted information and a transmission result indicating whether the transmission has succeeded or failed. An electronic device characterized by that. An information processing system comprising: the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 12; and a Web server having a communication unit that communicates with the electronic device.
An information processing system comprising information setting means for setting information in the Web server. An information transmission method in an electronic device having communication means for communicating with a Web server,
An information transmission method comprising transmitting information in the electronic device to the Web server based on setting information of the Web server. In a computer that controls an electronic device having a communication unit that communicates with a Web server,
A program for realizing an information transmission function for transmitting information in the electronic device to the Web server based on setting information of the Web server.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 15 is recorded.

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