JP4589767B2 - Managed apparatus, control method of managed apparatus, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a managed device having a function of transmitting information to a management device, a control method for controlling such a managed device, a program for causing a computer to control such a managed device, and such a program The present invention relates to a recording medium on which is recorded.

Conventionally, copying machines can count the number of copies made, and the management device can collect and count information on the number of copies from a large number of copying machines so that it can be used for managing copy expenses. A centralized management system for copied copiers is known.
In such a centralized management system, as shown in FIG. 10, a data acquisition device 92 is connected to a copying machine 91, and the number of copies of the copying machine 91 is connected to the management device 93 via the data acquisition device 92. To collect data.

More specifically, while the copying machine 91 counts the number of copies, the data acquisition device 92 periodically acquires the count value from the copying machine 91 and stores it. Then, the count value stored as the number of copies in the copying machine 91 is transmitted from the data acquisition device 92 to the management device 93 on a predetermined closing date.
In this case, as the communication paths 94 and 95, use of a dedicated cable, a network, a telephone line, etc. can be considered.

By performing the operation as described above, even if the copying machine 91 is turned off at the notification date of the closing date, if the data acquisition device 92 is turned on, the management device 93 The data acquisition device 92 can notify the number of copies acquired from the copying machine 91.
Such a centralized management method is described in Patent Document 1, for example.
Japanese Patent No. 3221734

However, in the centralized management method as described above, a data acquisition device 92 is required in addition to the copying machine 91 and the management device 93 which are managed devices. For this reason, there is a problem that installation and connection of the apparatus are complicated.
Further, when the data acquisition device 92 is omitted and the copying machine 91 and the management device 93 communicate directly, if the power of the copying machine 91 is turned off at a predetermined notification timing, the management device 93 There is a problem that the count value in the copying machine 91 cannot be obtained.

  Even if the managed device is a device other than a copying machine, or the information acquired by the management device 93 is information other than the number of copies, the management device can detect the problem from the managed device. The same occurs when attempting to acquire information on the status of a managed device and information on members used by the managed device.

  The present invention solves such a problem, and when the management apparatus attempts to acquire information on the status of the managed apparatus or information on members used by the managed apparatus from the managed apparatus, Even if the power of the managed device is OFF at the timing, it is an object to be able to acquire information at that time.

In order to achieve the above object, the managed device of the present invention is a means for storing status information, which is information relating to the status of the managed device, in the managed device capable of communicating with the managed device, and is in the latest state. In addition to the latest state area for storing information, a storage means having a temporary area and a transmission information area, a control means for periodically copying the state information stored in the latest state area to the temporary area, First transmission means for copying the state information stored in the temporary area to the transmission information area and transmitting the state information stored in the transmission information area to the management device at a predetermined notification timing. its at the time of power-on of the managed devices, prior to said control means to copy the status information to the temporary area, the predetermined notification data Determining means for determining whether past the timing, if the determination means determines that has passed the predetermined notification timing, before the control means performs a copy of the state information to the temporary area And a second transmission means for copying the state information stored in the temporary area to the transmission information area and transmitting the state information stored in the transmission information area to the management apparatus.

Further, in a managed apparatus that uses a member that is communicable with a management apparatus and includes a means for acquiring state information that is information about its own state, the means for storing the state information includes a temporary area and transmission information. storage means having an area, and control means for storing periodically the state information which the member has obtained the temporary area, a predetermined notification predetermined timing, the status information stored in the temporary area A first transmission means for copying the status information stored in the transmission information area and stored in the transmission information area to the management apparatus; and when the managed apparatus is powered on, the control means sends the temporary information to the temporary area. above before performing the storing of status information, determining means for determining whether or not past the predetermined notification timing, the determination means If it is determined that past the predetermined notification timing, before the control means performs a copy of the state information to the temporary area, copies the state information stored in the temporary area on the transmission information area And a second transmission means for transmitting the state information stored in the transmission information area to the management apparatus.
In each of the managed devices, the first and second transmission means may be means for transmitting, to the management device, information selected by the administrator of the managed device among the state information.
Furthermore, the state information may be information used for billing.

In addition, the control method of the managed device according to the present invention can communicate with the management device, and stores the latest status information as a means for storing status information that is information related to the status of the managed device. In addition to the above, in a method for controlling a managed device comprising a storage means having a temporary area and a transmission information area, the managed device stores status information that is information relating to the status of the managed device in the latest status area. a storage procedure causes periodically a control procedure for copying the state information stored in the date area to the temporary area, a predetermined notification predetermined timing, the state information which the stored in the temporary area first transmission hand transmits a status information stored in the transmission information area with copies to the transmission information area to the management apparatus If, at the time of power-on of the management target device, before performing the copying of the status information for the temporary area in the control procedure, the procedure determines which determines whether only the predetermined notification timing, the determination procedure When it is determined that the predetermined notification timing has passed , the status information stored in the temporary area is stored in the transmission information area before copying the status information to the temporary area in the control procedure. The second transmission procedure for copying the status information stored in the transmission information area to the management apparatus is executed.

The program of the present invention is a means for storing status information, which is information related to the status of the managed device, in a computer that controls the managed device capable of communicating with the management device, and stores the latest status information. In addition to the latest state area, storage means having a temporary area and a transmission information area, control means for periodically copying the state information stored in the latest state area to the temporary area, and a predetermined predetermined First notification means for copying the state information stored in the temporary area to the transmission information area and transmitting the state information stored in the transmission information area to the management device at the notification timing ; at power up of the apparatus, prior to the control means to copy the status information to the temporary area, the predetermined notification Timing Determining means for determining whether past grayed, if the determination means determines that has passed the predetermined notification timing, before the control means performs a copy of the state information to the temporary area The program for causing the state information stored in the temporary area to be copied to the transmission information area and functioning as second transmission means for transmitting the state information stored in the transmission information area to the management device. .
The recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium on which the above program is recorded.

According to the managed device or the managed device control method of the present invention as described above, the management device acquires information on the status of the managed device and information on the members used by the managed device from the managed device. In this case, even when the managed device is turned off at the scheduled acquisition timing, it is possible to acquire information at that time.
Further, according to the program of the present invention, the managed device can be controlled by the computer to realize the characteristics of the managed device as described above, and the same effect can be obtained.
According to the recording medium of the present invention, the above effect can be obtained by causing a computer not storing the above program to read and execute the program.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a management system including a managed device of the present invention and a management device that manages the managed device.
As shown in FIG. 1, the management system 1 is configured by arranging a managed device 10 and a management device 20 so that they can communicate via a communication path 30. Here, as the communication path 30, any Internet, LAN (local area network), telephone line, wired or wireless can be used.

  The managed device 10 includes, for example, general-purpose computers, network home appliances, vending machines, medical devices, power supply devices, in addition to image processing devices such as printers, FAX devices, digital copying machines, scanner devices, and digital multifunction devices. An air conditioning system, a metering system for gas, water, electricity, etc., and a communication device in which electronic devices such as automobiles and airplanes have a communication function can be considered.

  The management device 20 is a device that manages the managed device 10, and the management here is to acquire information from the management target and perform some operation based on the information. For example, the management device 20 counts the number of images formed in each image processing device to be managed, or notifies an appropriate service center in response to an abnormality occurrence notification from the management target device, and dispatches a repair person. It is possible to perform an operation such as prompting, acquiring firmware version information of the management target device, and transmitting and updating new firmware when the version is old. In addition, it includes an operation (for example, creation of an operation log) that simply accumulates information acquired from a management target. Such an operation can be realized when the management device 20 and the managed device 10 to be managed transmit and receive an operation request, and both perform processing in cooperation.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration of the managed device 10 shown in FIG.
As shown in this figure, the managed device 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a nonvolatile memory 14, a communication interface (I / F) 15, a timer 16, and an engine unit 17, which are connected by a system bus 18. ing.

The CPU 11 is a control unit that performs overall control of the entire managed device 10, and executes various programs recorded in the ROM 12 and the nonvolatile memory 14, thereby determining the determination unit and the first and second transmission units. It functions as each means, and implements various functions according to the features of this embodiment as will be described later.
The ROM 12 is a nonvolatile storage unit, and stores programs executed by the CPU 11, fixed parameters, and the like. The ROM 12 may be configured as a rewritable storage means so that these data can be updated.

The RAM 13 is storage means for storing temporarily used data or used as a work memory for the CPU 11.
The non-volatile memory 14 is a rewritable non-volatile storage means such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The non-volatile memory 14 is a program executed by the CPU 11 and parameters that need to be retained even after the apparatus is turned off. Stores the value etc.

The communication I / F 15 is an interface for connecting the managed device 10 to the communication path 30 and can be a network interface for performing Ethernet (registered trademark) communication, for example. And when communicating with another apparatus via the communication path 30, this communication I / F15 and CPU11 function as a communication means. Note that an appropriate communication I / F 15 is prepared according to the standard of the communication path 30 and the communication protocol to be used. It is also possible to provide a plurality of communication I / Fs 15 corresponding to a plurality of standards.
The timer 16 is clock means for supplying time information, and this information is used, for example, to determine the timing for transmitting information from the managed device 10 to the management device 20.

  The engine unit 17 is a unit for providing the original function of the managed device 10 other than the function of being managed by the management device 20. For example, if the managed device 10 is a digital multi-function peripheral (MFP), it is an image forming unit, an image reading unit, a facsimile communication unit, or the like, and the CPU 11 appropriately controls these operations, whereby the managed device 10 can execute various operations such as copy, print, scan, and facsimile communication. Note that this part is greatly different depending on what kind of device the managed device 10 is, and since it is not so related to the features of this embodiment, the illustration is kept simple. Further, depending on the configuration of the apparatus, the engine unit 17 may not be required.

In the management system 1 as described above, the managed device 10 has a function of storing state information that is information relating to its own state and transmitting the state information at a predetermined notification timing set in advance to the management device 20. . In this transmission, if the managed device 10 is powered on at a predetermined notification timing, the latest information is transmitted at that time, and if the managed device 10 is powered off at a predetermined notification timing, Thereafter, when the power is turned on for the first time, the latest information at the time of the previous power-off is transmitted before performing an operation that changes the state information.
Since the feature of this embodiment is this point, the configuration and operation of the managed device 10 for realizing this feature will be described below.

First, FIG. 3 shows a configuration of a storage area for storing state information provided in the managed apparatus 10.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the managed device 10, a state information area 40 is provided in the nonvolatile memory 14, and a latest state area 41, a temporary area 42, and a transmission information area 43 are provided therein.

FIG. 4 shows information stored in each of these areas.
Of the areas shown in this figure, the latest state area 41 is an area for constantly holding the value to be measured, and the state information recorded here is created by detecting necessary values and situations as needed. . For example, if the managed device 10 is an image processing device, the print number counter is incremented when it is detected that printing has been performed, the accumulated operating time is increased accordingly during operation of the device, or a jam is detected. In this case, the jam counter is incremented.

  The temporary area 42 is an area for storing the state information of the latest state area. Here, the state information of the latest state area is periodically acquired and stored at a sufficiently short interval. The sufficiently short interval is an interval at which the state information of the latest state area 41 and the temporary area 42 can be kept within the same or allowable error range. However, if the storage is performed too frequently, the processing load increases. The interval should not be too short.

  The transmission information area 43 is an area for storing state information at the time when the state information is transmitted to the management apparatus 20, and is set at a predetermined notification timing or at the first activation after the notification timing elapses. The status information of the temporary area 42 is copied. By providing such a transmission information area 43, even when transmission of the status information to the management apparatus 20 fails due to a communication error or the like, the status information at the time of the first transmission is used again for transmission. It can be performed.

Next, the timing of processing related to status information notification in the managed device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
FIG. 5 shows an example where the managed device 10 is powered on at the notification timing when the managed device 10 notifies the management device 20 of the status information.
As shown in this figure, the managed device 10 saves the latest state information in the temporary area 42 by periodically copying the state information in the latest state area 41 to the temporary area 42 when the power is on. To do. Then, the status information of the temporary area 42 is copied to the transmission information area 43 and transmitted to the management device 20 at a notification timing predetermined by the date and time. Regardless of the transmission, copying of the state information from the latest state area 41 to the temporary area 42 continues.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which the power of the managed device 10 is OFF at the notification timing when the managed device 10 notifies the management device 20 of the status information.
As shown in this figure, while the power is ON, the managed device 10 periodically copies the status information of the latest status area 41 to the temporary area 42 and overwrites the previous information as in the case of FIG. As a result, the latest state information is stored in the temporary area 42. Since this copy cannot be performed while the power is off, the temporary area 42 has state information (indicated by reference symbol X) of the latest state area 41 when the power is turned off when the power is turned on next time. The information at the time indicated) should be recorded. The status information that does not change unless the managed device 10 is operated (for example, the number of copies and the operation time) should be the same value at the notification timing.

Therefore, in the managed device 10, when the power is turned off at the notification timing, the state information of the latest state area 41 is copied to the temporary area 42 when the power is turned on, and the value of the temporary area 42 changes. Before the possibility arises, the status information of the temporary area is copied to the transmission information area 43 and transmitted to the management apparatus 20. In this way, even if the transmission time is different from the predetermined notification timing, the state information at the notification timing can be transmitted to the management apparatus 20.
Further, after the state information is copied from the temporary area 42 to the transmission information area 43, the state information may be periodically copied from the latest state area 41 to the temporary area 42.

Next, FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of processing executed by the CPU 11 of the managed device 10 in order to realize the functions described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
The CPU 11 of the managed device 10 executes the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 at regular intervals. This interval may be an interval for storing state information in the temporary area 42.
In this process, first, in step S11, it is determined whether or not a predetermined notification timing has passed. If not, the process proceeds to step S12 to acquire the state information of the latest state area, and in step S13, the acquired state information. The state information is copied to the temporary area 42, and the process is terminated.

If the notification timing has passed in step S11, the status information of the temporary area 42 is copied to the transmission information area 43 in step S14, and the status information of the transmission information area 43 is transmitted to the management apparatus 20 in step S15. . Thereafter, in step S16, the notification timing is updated to the next one, and the process is terminated. For example, if the notification is made on the closing date once a month, the notification timing may be set to the same date and time of the next month. That's fine.
In the above process, the process of step S11 is the process of the determination procedure, and in this process, the CPU 11 functions as a determination unit. Further, the process of step S15 is a process of the first and second transmission procedures, and in this process, the CPU 11 functions as first and second transmission means.

  According to the above processing, when the power is ON at the notification timing, the state information can be transmitted to the management apparatus 20 immediately after the predetermined notification timing has elapsed. Further, when the notification timing has passed in a state where the power is off, that is, in the state where the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 is not performed, an operation in which the state information of the temporary area 42 changes after the power is turned on. The latest status information stored in the temporary area 42 when the power was last turned off can be transmitted to the management device 20 before the operation is performed.

  Therefore, even if the management apparatus 10 is turned off at the timing when the management apparatus 20 is to acquire the status information, the information at that time can be acquired. In the case of information used for billing, such as the number of copies and the number of prints in the case of an image processing apparatus, it is necessary to accurately grasp the count value up to that date every predetermined closing date. When collecting such information, it is particularly effective to use the processing described above.

  In addition, when it is clear that the state information of the latest state area 41 is not frequently updated, when the state information includes information with greatly different update frequencies, the processing of steps S12 and S13 and step S14 are performed. The processes from S16 to S16 do not necessarily have to be processes represented by one flowchart. However, even in this case, after the power is turned on, before performing an operation that changes the state information of the temporary area 42, the determination in step S11 is performed, and if this is YES, the processing in steps S14 to S16 is performed. .

  Even when a plurality of items of state information are stored in the latest state area 41 or the temporary area 42, it is not essential to transmit all of them to the management apparatus 20. Further, in addition to transmitting information to the management apparatus 20, the user may be able to refer to status information stored in the managed apparatus 10.

Here, FIG. 8 shows an example of a setting screen for the user to instruct the managed device 10 to set such transmission items and to refer to status information.
When a user with administrator authority accesses the managed device 10 using a web browser from a PC (personal computer) or performs a predetermined operation from an operation panel, a GUI (graphical user interface) is provided. A function for displaying the setting screen 110 as shown in FIG. 8 may be provided on the display of the PC or the display provided in itself.

In this screen, it is preferable that the item selection unit 111 can select an item to be notified to the management apparatus 20 from the state information by using the check box 112. When the selection is accepted here, in the processing of steps S14 and S15 in FIG. 7, only the items to be notified may be copied or transmitted.
In addition, on the setting screen 110, browsing of state information can be instructed by a browsing button 113, and when this button is pressed, the managed device 10 displays a browsing screen (not shown). It is good to display on a display and to show a user status information. The information presented at this time may be information on the latest information area 41 or information on the temporary area 42.

This is the end of the description of the embodiment, but it goes without saying that the configuration of the apparatus, the data format, the processing content, and the like are not limited to those described in the above-described embodiment.
For example, the status information transmitted from the managed device 10 to the management device 20 does not necessarily have to be information related to its own status, and may be information related to the status of the consumables used by the managed device 10.

FIG. 9 shows the configuration of the managed device in such a case.
As shown in FIG. 9, the managed device 10 includes a CPU 51 and a consumption level detection unit 52 such as a sensor, autonomously measures the consumption level of the consumption unit 54, and stores the result as state information in the memory 53. It is also possible to use a consumable 50 that is recorded in As such a consumable 50, for example, a process cartridge or a toner cartridge used in the image processing apparatus can be considered.

In such a case, the memory 53 is handled as the latest state area 41 of the above-described embodiment, and the state information stored here is periodically copied to the temporary area 42 and the state of the managed device 10 itself Similarly to the case of information, the management apparatus 20 can be notified.
In this way, the same effect as in the above-described embodiment can be obtained. It is also conceivable to charge the user of the managed apparatus 10 using the information on the degree of consumption of the consumables collected in this way.

The consumables 50 may not be connected to the system bus 18, and the managed device 10 side and the consumables 50 side may transmit and receive data by wireless communication. In this case, the CPU 51 and the memory 53 on the consumable 50 side may be configured as an IC chip.
Further, even when the above-described consumable 50 is used, the state information to be detected is not limited to the degree of wear, and the memory for recording the state information is from the managed device 10 side. May be. Further, the degree of wear may be measured using a sensor or the like on the main body side of the managed device 10, but in this case, the information about the state of the consumable 50 is also the information about the state of the managed device 10. There is no need to distinguish. Further, a member that is not a consumable item and that is not presumed to be consumed may be handled in the same manner as the consumable item 50 described above.

In addition, when the power is turned on and before the operation that changes the information in the latest status area 41 is performed, it is possible to determine whether or not the notification timing has elapsed and to transmit the status information to the management device 20 when it has elapsed. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide the latest state area 41 and the temporary area 42.
Or you may make it handle the measured value by a sensor similarly to the status information currently recorded on the newest status area 41, without storing in a memory. That is, it is also conceivable to periodically sample the measurement values from the sensors and store them in the temporary area 42 as state information.

Further, the program described in the above embodiment or modification is a program for causing a computer to control the managed device as described above, and by causing the computer to execute such a program, as described above. An effect can be obtained.
Such a program may be stored in a storage means such as a ROM or HDD provided in the computer from the beginning, but a non-volatile recording such as a CD-ROM or flexible disk, SRAM, EEPROM, memory card or the like as a recording medium. It can also be recorded on a medium (memory) and provided. Each procedure described above can be executed by installing a program recorded in the memory in a computer and causing the CPU to execute the program, or causing the CPU to read and execute the program from the memory.
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 described above, according to the managed device, the control method of the managed device, the program, or the recording medium of the present invention, the management device receives information on the status of the managed device from the managed device and the managed device. When trying to acquire information on the member used by the user, even if the power of the managed device is turned off at the scheduled acquisition timing, the information at that time can be acquired.
Therefore, by using this invention, a highly reliable management system can be configured.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of a structure of the management system which consists of the managed apparatus of this invention, and the management apparatus which manages the managed apparatus. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the storage area for status information storage similarly provided in a managed apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating the information memorize | stored in each area shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the case where the power supply of a managed apparatus is ON at the notification timing regarding the process which a managed apparatus notifies status information to a management apparatus.

Similarly, it is a figure for demonstrating the case where the power supply of a managed apparatus is OFF in a notification timing. It is a flowchart of the process which CPU of a managed device performs regarding the notification of status information. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting screen. FIG. 3 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2 illustrating a hardware configuration example of a managed apparatus that uses consumables. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the conventional management system.

Explanation of symbols

1: Management system, 10: Managed device, 11, 51: CPU, 12: ROM, 13: RAM, 14: Non-volatile memory, 15: Communication I / F, 16: Timer, 17: Engine unit, 18: System Bus: 20: Management device, 30: Communication path, 40: Status information area, 41: Latest status area, 42: Temporary area, 43: Transmission information area, 50: Consumables, 52: Consumption level detector, 53: Memory , 54: Consumable part

Claims (7)

A managed device that can communicate with a management device,
Means for storing state information that is information relating to the state of the managed device, in addition to the latest state area for storing the latest state information, storage means having a temporary area and a transmission information area ;
Control means for periodically copying the state information stored in the latest state area to the temporary area;
First transmission for copying the state information stored in the temporary area to the transmission information area and transmitting the state information stored in the transmission information area to the management device at a predetermined notification timing determined in advance. Means,
Determining means for determining whether or not the predetermined notification timing has passed before the control means copies the status information to the temporary area when the managed device is powered on;
When the determination unit determines that the predetermined notification timing has passed, the transmission unit transmits the state information stored in the temporary area before the control unit copies the state information to the temporary area. A managed device, comprising: a second transmission unit configured to copy the status information copied to the information area and stored in the transmission information area to the management device. A managed device that uses a member that is communicable with a management device and includes means for acquiring state information that is information about its own state,
Means for storing the state information, the storage means having a temporary area and a transmission information area;
Control means for periodically storing state information acquired by the member in the temporary area;
First transmission for copying the state information stored in the temporary area to the transmission information area and transmitting the state information stored in the transmission information area to the management device at a predetermined notification timing determined in advance. Means,
A determination unit that determines whether the predetermined notification timing has passed before the control unit stores the state information in the temporary area when the managed device is powered on;
When the determination unit determines that the predetermined notification timing has passed, the transmission unit transmits the state information stored in the temporary area before the control unit copies the state information to the temporary area. A managed device, comprising: a second transmission unit configured to copy the status information copied to the information area and stored in the transmission information area to the management device. The managed device according to claim 1, wherein:
The managed device is characterized in that the first and second transmitting means are means for transmitting information selected by an administrator of the managed device among the status information to the managing device. A managed device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
The managed apparatus, wherein the status information is information used for charging. A storage having a temporary area and a transmission information area in addition to the latest state area for storing the latest state information as means for storing state information that is communicable with the management device and is information relating to the state of the managed device A method of controlling a managed device comprising means ,
In the managed device,
A storage procedure for storing state information, which is information about the state of the managed device, in the latest state area ;
A control procedure for periodically copying the state information stored in the latest state area to the temporary area;
First transmission for copying the state information stored in the temporary area to the transmission information area and transmitting the state information stored in the transmission information area to the management device at a predetermined notification timing determined in advance. Procedure and
A determination procedure for determining whether or not the predetermined notification timing has passed before the status information is copied to the temporary area in the control procedure when the managed device is turned on;
When it is determined that the predetermined notification timing has passed in the determination procedure, the state information stored in the temporary area is transmitted before the state information is copied to the temporary area in the control procedure. A control method for a managed apparatus, comprising: executing a second transmission procedure for copying state information stored in the transmission information area to the management apparatus while copying to the information area . A computer that controls a managed device capable of communicating with the management device;
Means for storing status information, which is information relating to the status of the managed device, in addition to the latest status area for storing the latest status information, storage means having a temporary area and a transmission information area ;
Control means for periodically copying the state information stored in the latest state area to the temporary area;
A first information for copying the state information stored in the temporary area to the transmission information area and transmitting the state information stored in the transmission information area to the management device at a predetermined notification timing determined in advance. A transmission means;
Determining means for determining whether or not the predetermined notification timing has passed before the control means copies the status information to the temporary area when the managed device is powered on;
When the determination unit determines that the predetermined notification timing has passed, the transmission unit transmits the state information stored in the temporary area before the control unit copies the state information to the temporary area. The program for functioning as a 2nd transmission means which copies to the information area and transmits the status information memorize | stored in this transmission information area to the said management apparatus.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 6 is recorded.

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