JP7367532B2 - Information processing device, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, techniques for initializing information in a storage means in an information processing device have been known. In the above-mentioned conventional technology, a configuration is sometimes adopted in which the information processing apparatus can receive an initialization instruction from an external device. When the initialization instruction is received by the information processing device, information in the storage means in the information processing device is initialized.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, when each piece of information in the information processing device (storage means) is initialized, a configuration is sometimes adopted in which an external device is notified of the initialization (for example, Patent Document 1).

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, information that enables communication with an external device (such as setting information to be described later) may be stored in the storage means. In the above case, if all the information in the storage means is initialized at once, there will be a problem that it will not be possible to notify the external device that the initialization has been completed. In consideration of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to enable notification that initialization has been completed in a configuration that initializes each piece of information including first information that enables communication with an external device. do.

In order to solve the above problems, an information processing device of the present invention includes a storage means for storing first information that enables communication with an external device, and second information different from the first information, and a receiving means for receiving an initialization instruction; first initialization means for initializing second information of the first information and second information when the initialization instruction is received; The information processing apparatus includes a notification means that enables notification to an external device, and a second initialization means that initializes the first information when the external device is notified that the initialization has been completed.

In the above configuration, when each piece of information (first information, second information) including the first information that enables communication with an external device is initialized, the external device is notified that the initialization has been completed. Since the first information is initialized, it becomes possible to notify the external device that the initialization has been completed.

According to the present invention, in a configuration that initializes each piece of information including first information that enables communication with an external device, it becomes possible to notify the external device that initialization has been completed.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an information processing system including an MFP, which is an example of an information processing device. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the hardware configuration of an MFP, which is an example of an information processing device. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an information processing device. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of initialization processing. It is a flowchart of initialization processing in a 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart of initialization processing in a 2nd embodiment. FIG. 7 is a mock diagram of a standby image displayed during a standby period according to the second embodiment. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an information processing device according to a third embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of initialization processing according to the third embodiment. It is a flowchart of initialization processing in a 3rd embodiment. It is a flowchart of initialization processing in a 4th embodiment. It is a flowchart of initialization processing in a 5th embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining end information in a modified example.

<First embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of an information processing system including an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral Product Printer) 100, which is an example of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

In the above information processing system, the MFP 100 and the external device 200 can communicate via the network N. Each of the above configurations transmits and receives data in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) format using, for example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) communication. However, the communication method etc. of each configuration can be changed as appropriate.

The network N may be, for example, the Internet, a dedicated network, a VPN (virtual private network), or a local network. Alternatively, a combination of the above networks may be used. Further, either wired communication or wireless communication may be employed.

As shown in FIG. 1, external device 200 can send an initialization instruction to MFP 100. The initialization instruction is an instruction for initializing information in a storage unit (HD 109, etc. described below) included in MFP 100. The above initialization instruction is transmitted to MFP 100, for example, when external device 200 is operated appropriately.

Upon receiving the initialization instruction from external device 200, MFP 100 executes initialization processing (remote initialization processing to be described later) in which information in the storage unit is initialized. Further, initialization processing (normal initialization processing to be described later) can also be executed by directly operating MFP 100. Hereinafter, initializing the information in the storage means included in the MFP 100 (information processing apparatus) may be simply referred to as "initializing the MFP 100 (information processing apparatus)".

In the configuration of this embodiment, the MFP 100 can be initialized from the installation location of the external device 200. Therefore, convenience can be improved compared to a configuration in which there is no initialization method other than directly operating the MFP 100. For example, when changing the installation location of the MFP 100, the administrator of the MFP 100 operates the external device 200 to initialize the MFP 100.

When MFP 100 executes initialization processing, it is configured to be able to transmit termination information to external device 200 to notify that the initialization processing has ended. In the termination information of this embodiment, for example, a message indicating that initialization has been completed, information that can identify the initialized MFP 100 (model name, etc.), the date and time when initialization was executed, and initialized information are notified. Ru. However, it is sufficient to be notified of the end of initialization, and the information notified as the end information can be changed as appropriate.

By the way, setting information (first information) necessary for communication with the external device 200 is stored in the storage unit of the MFP 100. The above setting information is information that can specify, for example, the settings of the IP address (Internet Protocol address), default gateway, and DNS (Domain Name System) server of the external device 200.

When initializing MFP 100, it may be preferable that the above-mentioned setting information be initialized. However, if all the information including the setting information is initialized at once, communication with the external device 200 becomes impossible after that. Therefore, there is an inconvenience that the above-mentioned termination information cannot be sent to the external device 200 after initialization.

In consideration of the above circumstances, this embodiment adopts a configuration in which information including setting information can be initialized when the MFP 100 is initialized, and termination information can be transmitted to the external device 200. Although details will be described later, in this embodiment, when initializing the MFP 100, first information other than the setting information (second information) is initialized, and termination information notifying the end of the initialization is sent to the external device 200. sent to. In the above configuration, after the termination information is transmitted, the setting information is initialized (see FIG. 4, which will be described later).

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the MFP 100. As shown in FIG. 2, the MFP 100 includes a controller 110, a short-range communication circuit 120, an engine control section 130, an operation panel 140, and a network I/F 150.

The controller 110 includes a CPU 101 which is the main part of the computer, a system memory (MEM-P) 102, a north bridge (NB) 103, a south bridge (SB) 204, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 206, and a local memory which is a storage part. (MEM-C) 107, an HDD controller 108, and an HD 109 which is a storage unit, and has a configuration in which the NB 103 and the ASIC 106 are connected by an AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) bus 121.

CPU 101 is a control unit that performs overall control of MFP 100. NB103 is a bridge for connecting CPU101, MEM-P102, SB104, and AGP bus 121, and is a memory controller that controls reading and writing to MEM-P102, a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) master, and AGP target. has.

The MEM-P 102 includes a ROM 102a that is a memory for storing programs and data that realize each function of the controller 110, and a RAM 102b that is used as a memory for developing programs and data, and for drawing when printing the memory. Note that the program stored in the RAM 102b is configured to be provided as an installable or executable file recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, CD-R, or DVD. You may.

The SB 104 is a bridge for connecting the NB 103 to PCI devices and peripheral devices. The ASIC 106 is an IC (Integrated Circuit) for image processing that includes hardware elements for image processing, and has the role of a bridge that connects the AGP bus 121, the PCI bus 122, the HDD controller 108, and the MEM-C 107, respectively.

The ASIC 106 includes a PCI target and an AGP master, an arbiter (ARB) that is the core of the ASIC 206, a memory controller that controls the MEM-C 107, multiple DMACs (Direct Memory Access Controllers) that rotate image data using hardware logic, etc. It also includes a PCI unit that transfers data between the scanner section 131 and the printer section 132 via the PCI bus 122. Note that the ASIC 106 may be connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface or an IEEE 1394 (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1394) interface.

MEM-C 107 is a local memory used as a copy image buffer and code buffer. The HD 109 is a storage for storing image data, font data used during printing, and forms. Further, the HD 109 stores addresses of external devices and the like.

The HDD controller 108 controls data reading or writing to the HD 109 under the control of the CPU 101. The AGP bus 121 is a bus interface for a graphics accelerator card proposed to speed up graphics processing, and can speed up the graphics accelerator card by directly accessing the MEM-P 102 with high throughput. .

Further, the short-range communication circuit 120 includes a short-range communication circuit 120a. The short-range communication circuit 120 is a communication circuit such as NFC or Bluetooth (registered trademark). Further, the engine control section 130 includes a scanner section 131 and a printer section 132. The operation panel 140 also includes a panel display section 140a such as a touch panel that displays current setting values, a selection screen, etc., and receives input from the operator, as well as displaying setting values for conditions related to image formation such as density setting conditions. The operation panel 140b includes a numeric keypad for accepting instructions, a start key for accepting copy start instructions, and the like.

The controller 110 controls the entire MFP 100, and controls, for example, drawing, communication, input from the operation panel 140, and the like. The scanner section 131 or the printer section 132 includes image processing sections such as error diffusion and gamma conversion.

Note that the MFP 100 can sequentially switch and select the document box function, copy function, printer function, and facsimile function using the application switching key on the operation panel 140. When the document box function is selected, the mode becomes document box mode, when the copy function is selected, the mode becomes copy mode, when the printer function is selected, the mode becomes printer mode, and when the facsimile mode is selected, the mode becomes facsimile mode.

Further, the network I/F 150 is an interface for data communication using a communication network. Near field communication circuit 120 and network I/F 150 are electrically connected to ASIC 106 via PCI bus 122.

As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 110 is provided with an NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM) 105. NVRAM 105 is a nonvolatile memory that retains information even during a period when power is not supplied to MFP 100. The NVRAM 105 described above stores various information including setting information that enables communication with the external device 200. However, the configuration may be such that the setting information is stored in another storage means.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the information processing device 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing device 10 includes a storage means 11, a reception means 12, an initialization means 13, and a transmission means (notification means) 14. The MFP 100 functions as each of the above configurations when the CPU 101 executes a program. For example, a combination of the above-mentioned RAM 102b, MEM-C 107, NVRAM 105, and HD 109 (see FIG. 2) functions as the storage means 11.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage means 11 stores first information Da and second information Db. The above first information Da and second information Db are information that is initialized by an initialization process that will be described later. Therefore, for example, the information stored in the above-mentioned ROM 102a (non-rewritable memory) is not included in either the first information Da or the second information Db.

Note that the information initialized by the initialization process (first information Da and second information Db) can be changed as appropriate. Specifically, all of the information stored in the RAM 102b, MEM-C 107, NVRAM 105, and HD 109 described above may be initialized, or some of the information may be initialized. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which part of the program stored in the RAM 102b is not initialized. Further, when maintenance information (information indicating the usage period (number of times) of a component, etc.) used for maintenance (part replacement, etc.) of the MFP 100 is stored, a configuration in which the maintenance information is not initialized is preferable.

The first information Da is information that enables communication with the external device 200. The first information Da includes the above-mentioned setting information. The second information Db is different from the first information Da. For example, the second information Db is image data stored in the HD 109 described above.

The receiving means 12 of the information processing device 10 receives the above-mentioned initialization instruction. Further, upon receiving the initialization instruction, the initialization means 13 initializes each piece of information (Da, Db) in the storage means 11. Upon receiving the termination information transmission instruction from the external device 200, the transmitting means 14 transmits the termination information to the external device.

Specifically, the initialization means 13 includes a first initialization means 13a and a second initialization means 13b, as shown in FIG. When the initialization instruction is received, the first initialization means 13a initializes the second information Db out of the first information Da and the second information Db. When the initialization by the first initializing means 13a is completed and the transmitting means 14 receives a termination information transmission instruction from the external device 200, the transmitting means 14 transmits the termination information to the external device 200. The second initializing means 13b initializes the first information Da when the end information is transmitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage means 11 stores a standby flag fg in addition to the first information Da and the second information Db. As described above, in this embodiment, the second information Db of the first information Da and the second information Db is first initialized (the first initialization means 13a), and then, after the end information is transmitted (the transmission means 14) The first information Da is initialized (second initialization means 13a). The standby flag fg is in an ON state during a period when the initialization of the second information Db is completed and end information is not transmitted (a period before the first information Da is initialized).

Hereinafter, the period during which the standby flag fg is in the ON state will be referred to as a "standby period". In the standby period, the second information Db is initialized, but the first information Da (information that enables communication with an external device) is not initialized. Therefore, the standby period is a period during which communication between the information processing device 10 and the external device 200 is possible.

After transmitting the initialization instruction, the external device 200 transmits a termination information transmission instruction to the information processing device 10 . During the standby period, the information processing device 10 receives the termination information transmission instruction and transmits the termination information to the external device 200. The above end information is information for notifying that the initialization of the second information Db has ended. Further, upon transmitting the end information, the information processing device 10 changes the standby flag fg to the OFF state (ends the standby state) and initializes the first information Da.

As understood from the above description, the standby period is a period in which the end information transmission instruction is waited for to be received from the external device 200. In other words, the waiting period is a period of waiting after initializing the second information Db without initializing the first information Da (in a state where the end information can be transmitted). However, after the second information Db is initialized, the end information may be transmitted without depending on an instruction from the external device 200, and the first information Da may be initialized.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a specific example when the information (Da, Db) in the storage means 11 is initialized.

Note that in this embodiment, in addition to receiving an initialization instruction from the external device 200, the information in the storage unit 11 can be initialized by directly operating the information processing device 10. Hereinafter, the initialization process executed by direct operation of the information processing device 10 will be referred to as "normal initialization process", and the initialization process executed in response to reception of an initialization instruction will be referred to as "remote initialization process". There are cases where

FIG. 4 shows a specific example when remote initialization processing is executed. The remote initialization process includes a first initialization process executed by the first initialization unit 13a described above and a second initialization process executed by the second initialization unit 13b.

FIG. 4(a) is a diagram for explaining each piece of information before the initialization process is executed. As shown in FIG. 4(a), in the period before the initialization process is executed, the storage means 11 stores setting information as first information Da, and stores various information including image data as second information Db. Remember. Further, in a period before the initialization process is executed, the standby flag fg is in an OFF state.

FIG. 4(b) is a specific example when an initialization instruction is received in the specific example of FIG. 4(a) described above. When the initialization instruction is received, the first initialization means 13a of the information processing device 10 executes the first initialization process. When the first initialization process is executed, the second information Db is initialized as shown in FIG. 4(b). That is, the second information Db is reset to the default (def) value.

Furthermore, when the first initialization process is executed, the standby flag fg is changed to the ON state, and the process shifts to a standby period. As described above, during the standby period, the information processing device 10 waits for the termination information transmission instruction from the external device 200 while the first information Da is not initialized. During the standby period, when the termination information transmission instruction is received, the information processing device 10 transmits the termination information.

FIG. 4(c) is a specific example where end information is transmitted in the specific example of FIG. 4(b) described above. When the termination information is transmitted, the second initialization means 13b of the information processing device 10 executes the second initialization process. When the second initialization process is executed, the first information Da is initialized as shown in FIG. 4(c). That is, the first information Da is reset to the default (def) value. Furthermore, when the second initialization process is executed, the standby flag fg is changed to the OFF state, and the standby period ends.

As described above, in this embodiment, when an initialization instruction is received, the first initialization means 13a initializes the second information Db of the first information Da and the second information Db; When the initialization by 13a is completed, the transmitting means 14 transmits termination information to the external device 200 to be notified of the termination of the initialization, and when the termination information is transmitted, a second initialization unit 14 initializes the first information Da. converting means 13b.

In the above configuration, the first information Da that enables communication with the external device 200 is initialized after the end information notifying that the initialization of the second information Db has been completed is transmitted to the external device 200. . That is, the first information Da is not initialized until the end information is transmitted. Therefore, in a configuration that initializes each piece of information (Da, Db) including the first information Da that enables communication with an external device, it becomes possible to send termination information to the external device to notify that initialization has been completed. .

FIG. 5A is a flowchart of initialization processing executed by the information processing device 10. The above initialization process is performed when the information processing apparatus 10 is initialized by direct operation of the information processing apparatus 10 or when the information processing apparatus 10 is initialized by an initialization instruction from the external device 200 (by remote operation). Executed when

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the initialization process is started, the information processing device 10 determines whether an initialization instruction has been received from the external device 200 (S1). That is, in step S1, it is determined whether initialization is performed by remote operation (operation on external device 200) or by direct operation of information processing device 10.

If it is determined that the initialization instruction has not been received (S1: No), the information processing device 10 executes normal initialization processing (S2). That is, when the information processing device 10 is directly operated, normal initialization processing is executed.

In the normal initialization process, the first information Da and the second information Db of the storage means 11 are initialized. However, in the normal initialization process, the above-mentioned waiting period is not provided, and the end information is not transmitted. After performing the normal initialization process, the information processing device 10 ends the initialization process.

Note that when the normal initialization process is executed, a configuration may be adopted in which information for notifying the user to that effect is displayed on the display device. For example, a configuration may be considered in which report information (initialization date and time, etc.) notifying the results of the normal initialization process is displayed on the panel display section 140a. Alternatively, the above report information may be printed.

In step S1 described above, if it is determined that the initialization instruction has been received (S1: Yes), the information processing device 10 executes remote initialization processing (S3). When the remote initialization process is executed, the first information Da and the second information Db of the storage means 11 are initialized, and end information is sent to the external device 200 (see FIG. 5(b) described below for details). . After performing the remote initialization process, the information processing device 10 ends the initialization process.

FIG. 5(b) is a flowchart of remote initialization processing executed by the information processing device 10. When the remote initialization process is started, the information processing device 10 executes the first initialization process (Sa1 to Sa3). As described above, in the first initialization process, the second information Db among the pieces of information stored in the storage means 11 is initialized.

Specifically, the first initialization process includes steps Sa1 to Sa3. In step Sa1, part of the second information Db among the pieces of information stored in the storage means 11 is initialized (the remaining part is initialized in step Sa3). Note that in step Sa1, the first information Da is not initialized.

For example, in step Sa1, the second information Da of the HD 109 excluding the second information Db (the remaining part of the second information Db) is initialized. In step Sa1 above, each piece of information (excluding the first information Da) stored in the NVRAM 105, MEM-C 107, and RAM 102b is initialized.

In step Sa2 after executing step Sa1, the information processing device 10 is restarted. Further, after rebooting, the information processing device 10 initializes each piece of information (the remaining part of the second information Db) stored in the HD 109 (Sa3). According to the above-described first initialization processing (Sa1 to Sa3), the second information Db of the storage means 11 is initialized. Note that when restarting the HD 109 is not necessary when initializing the HD 109, a configuration may be adopted in which step Sa2 is omitted.

After executing the first initialization process, the information processing device 10 changes the standby flag fg to the ON state (Sa4). That is, a waiting period begins. When the standby period starts, the information processing device 10 determines whether a termination information transmission instruction has been received from the external device 200 (Sa5). The information processing device 10 repeatedly executes step Sa5 until receiving the termination information transmission instruction (Sa5: No).

If it is determined that the termination information transmission instruction has been received (Sa5: Yes), the information processing device 10 executes termination information transmission processing (Sa6). In the termination information transmission process, termination information is transmitted to the external device 200. The above termination information transmission process is possible because the first information Da is not initialized during the standby period. After executing the termination information transmission process, the information processing device 10 turns the standby flag fg into an OFF state (Sa7).

After changing the standby flag fg to the OFF state, the information processing device 10 executes the second initialization process (Sa8). In the second initialization process, the first information Da (setting information) in the storage means 11 is initialized.

In the above remote initialization process, both the first information Da and the second information Db can be initialized while transmitting the end information to the external device 200. Note that the timing at which the standby flag fg is turned off can be changed as appropriate. For example, the standby flag fg may be changed to the OFF state after the second initialization process is executed.

Note that the device that executes each of the above processes can be changed as appropriate. Further, each of the above-mentioned functions (determination unit, etc.) can be realized by one or more processing circuits. Here, the term "processing circuit" as used herein refers to a processor programmed to execute each function by software, such as a processor implemented by an electronic circuit, or a processor designed to execute each function explained above. This includes devices such as ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), and conventional circuit modules.

<Second embodiment>
Other embodiments of the invention will be described below. In addition, in each embodiment illustrated below, for elements whose actions and functions are equivalent to those of the first embodiment, the reference numerals referred to in the description of the first embodiment are used, and detailed descriptions of each are omitted as appropriate.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of remote initialization processing in the second embodiment. The above remote initialization process is executed when an initialization instruction is received by the information processing device 10, similarly to the first embodiment described above. Further, in the remote initialization process of the second embodiment, a waiting period is provided for waiting for a termination information transmission instruction from the external device 200, and the waiting period ends when the termination information transmission instruction is received (the first Similar to the embodiment).

By the way, after the information processing device 10 enters the standby period, some kind of problem may occur and the information processing device 10 may not receive the termination information transmission instruction. For example, if a failure occurs in the communication path from the external device 200 to the information processing device 10 after the information processing device 10 enters the standby period, the information processing device 10 may not receive the termination information transmission instruction.

In the above case, a problem arises in that the information processing device 10 cannot end the standby period. In consideration of the above circumstances, the information processing device 10 of the second embodiment has a configuration in which the above-mentioned disadvantages are suppressed. Specifically, the information processing device 10 includes an operation means (for example, the operation panel 140), and by appropriately operating the operation means during the standby period, the standby period can be forced to end. The above configuration will be explained in detail below.

When the information processing device 10 starts the remote initialization process, it executes the first initialization process (Sa1 to Sa3 in FIG. 5) similarly to the first embodiment. However, in FIG. 6, each step of the above first initialization process is omitted. Note that among the steps in FIG. 6, the steps (Sa4 to Sa8) having the same numbers as in FIG. 5 have the same processing contents as in FIG.

After completing the first initialization process, the information processing device 10 changes the standby flag fg to the ON state and starts a standby period (Sa4). As will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7, during the standby period of the second embodiment, the standby image G is displayed on a predetermined display device (for example, the panel display section 140a). The above-described standby image G is an image for notifying that the standby period is in progress.

After changing the standby flag fg to the ON state, the information processing device 10 determines whether the termination information transmission instruction has been received (Sa5). If the information processing device 10 determines that the termination information transmission instruction has been received (Sa5: Yes), as shown in FIG. same as).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the termination information transmission instruction is not received (Sa5: No), the information processing device 10 determines whether a termination operation has been performed on the above-mentioned operation means (Sb1). If it is determined that the end operation has not been performed (Sb1: No), the information processing device 10 returns the process to step Sa5 described above, as shown in FIG. In the above configuration, step Sa5 and step Sb1 are repeatedly executed (the standby period continues) until a termination information transmission instruction is received (Sa5: Yes) or a termination operation is performed (Sb1: Yes).

If it is determined that the end operation has been performed (Sb1: Yes), the information processing device 10 executes display processing (Sb2). In the display processing described above, each piece of information (such as the date and time when initialization was executed) notified as the end information is displayed on a predetermined display device (for example, the panel display section 140a). Specifically, during the standby period, the above-described standby image G (see FIG. 7) is displayed on the panel display section 140a. When the termination operation is performed, an image displaying each piece of termination information is displayed on the panel display section 140a instead of the standby image G.

Note that in the display process described above, each piece of information notified as the end information may be printed. After executing the display process, the information processing device 10 changes the standby flag fg to the OFF state (Sa7), executes the second initialization process (Sa8), and then ends the remote initialization process.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a specific example of a waiting image. As described above, the standby image is displayed on, for example, the operation panel 140 (panel display section 140a) during the standby period.

As shown in FIG. 7, a message to the effect that it is a waiting period is displayed on the waiting image G. In the specific example of FIG. 7, a message indicating that each information in the storage means 11 is being initialized is displayed on the standby image G. Further, a message is displayed on the waiting image G to the effect that normal operations (for example, operations for printing an image) cannot be accepted until the end information transmission instruction is received from the external device 200.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, an end button B is displayed on the waiting image G. In the second embodiment, when the end button B is touched, it is determined that the end operation has been performed. As described above, when the termination operation is performed, the standby flag fg is changed to the OFF state and the second initialization process is executed even if the termination information transmission instruction has not been received.

The second embodiment described above provides the same effects as the first embodiment described above. Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the standby period can be forcibly ended by allowing a termination operation to be accepted. The above configuration has the advantage of suppressing the inconvenience that the standby period cannot be terminated when the termination information transmission instruction cannot be received normally.

In addition, in 2nd Embodiment, the panel display part 140a was illustrated as an example of the notification means which reports that it is a standby period. However, the notification means is not limited to the above example. For example, a speaker may be used as the notification means, and the standby period may be notified by voice.

<Third embodiment>
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of the information processing device 10 in the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the information processing device 10 of the third embodiment includes a first storage means 11x, a receiving means 12, an initializing means 13, a first transmitting means 14x, a second transmitting means 15 (notifying means), and a second transmitting means 15 (notifying means). It includes storage means 16. The MFP 100 functions as each of the above configurations when the CPU 101 executes a program. For example, the HD 109 described above (see FIG. 2) functions as the first storage means 11x.

As shown in FIG. 8, the first storage means 11x stores first information Da and second information Db. Specifically, the first storage means 11x is a nonvolatile memory. Therefore, the first storage unit 11x can hold the first information Da and the second information Db even in a power outage state in which power supply voltage is not supplied to the information processing apparatus 10 (MFP 100). However, the first storage means 11x may be composed of a volatile memory.

The above first information Da and second information Db are erased (initialized) from the first storage means 11x by an initialization process described later. As a method for initializing the first information Da and the second information Db, for example, a DoD (Department of Defense) erasure method may be suitably adopted. In the above DoD deletion method, first overwrite once with the number "0", then once with a fixed value, and then once with a random number from "0" to "255". Then, the data area of the first storage means 11x is initialized. Note that the information initialized by the initialization process (first information Da and second information Db) can be changed as appropriate, similarly to the first embodiment described above.

The receiving means 12 of the information processing device 10 of the third embodiment receives the above-mentioned initialization instruction from the external device 200 (similar to the first embodiment). Further, upon receiving the initialization instruction, the initialization means 13 initializes each piece of information (Da, Db) in the first storage means 11x. Upon receiving the termination information transmission instruction from the external device 200, the first transmitting means 14x and the second transmitting means 15 transmit termination information (first termination information, second termination information) to the external device 200.

Specifically, the end information of the third embodiment includes first end information and second end information. The first end information notifies that the initialization of the second information Db among the first information Da and the second information Db stored in the first storage means 11x has been completed. Further, the second end information notifies that the initialization of the first information Da out of the first information Da and the second information Db stored in the first storage means 11x has been completed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the initialization means 13 of the third embodiment includes a first initialization means 13a and a second initialization means 13b (same as the first embodiment). When the initialization instruction is received, the first initialization means 13a initializes the second information Db out of the first information Da and the second information Db. The first transmitting means 14x transmits the first end information to the external device 200 when the initialization by the first initializing means 13a is completed and the end information sending instruction is received from the external device 200. The second initializing means 13b initializes the first information Da when the first end information is transmitted.

In the present embodiment described above, the first information Da is initialized after the second information Db is initialized. Further, the second transmitting means 15 transmits second completion information to the external device 200 when the initialization by the second initializing means 13b is completed. In the present embodiment described above, the first end information is transmitted when the second information Db is initialized, and the second end information is transmitted when the first information Da is initialized. That is, the first end information is transmitted before the first information Da is initialized.

Assume a comparison example in which the first end information is transmitted after waiting for both the first information Da and the second information Db of the first storage means 11x to be initialized. In the configuration of the above comparison example, if communication with the external device 200 becomes impossible (when a communication failure occurs) during the period when the first information Da is being initialized, the second information Db is initialized. Even if the initialization has already been completed, there is an inconvenience that the first completion information (indicating that the initialization of the second information Db has been completed) cannot be transmitted.

In consideration of the above circumstances, in this embodiment, when the initialization of the second information Db among the pieces of information in the first storage means 11x is completed, the first information Da is initialized before the first information Da is initialized. Information is sent. The above configuration has the advantage that the above-mentioned disadvantages are suppressed. Details of the above configuration will be described later. As shown in FIG. 8, the first storage means 11x stores a standby flag fg in addition to the first information Da and the second information Db.

The second storage means 16 (specific storage means) acquires and stores (saved) the first information Da of the first storage means 11x before the first information Da is initialized. In the above configuration, the first information Da of the first storage means 11x is stored (maintained) in the second storage means 16 during a period after the first information Da of the first storage means 11x is initialized. As described above, the first information Da is information that enables communication with the external device 200.

In this embodiment, communication with the external device 200 is possible by referring to the first information Da in the second storage unit 16 during a period after the first information Da in the first storage unit 11x is initialized. Become. That is, the second termination information can be transmitted to the external device 200 after the first information Da in the first storage means 11x is initialized. Therefore, there is an advantage that the external device 200 can be notified that the first information Da of the first storage means 11x has been initialized.

The second storage means 16 of this embodiment is a volatile memory. However, a nonvolatile memory may be used as the second storage means 16. Further, the first storage means 11x and the second storage means 16 may be provided as separate hardware, or may be provided as common hardware.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a specific example in which the information (Da, Db) in the first storage means 11x is initialized. Note that in the third embodiment, in addition to receiving an initialization instruction from the external device 200, the information in the first storage unit 11x can be initialized by directly operating the information processing device 10 (as in the first embodiment). same as).

FIG. 9 shows a specific example when remote initialization processing is executed. The remote initialization process includes a first initialization process executed by the first initialization unit 13a described above and a second initialization process executed by the second initialization unit 13b.

FIG. 9A is a diagram for explaining each piece of information before the initialization process is executed. As shown in FIG. 9A, the first storage means 11x stores setting information as first information Da and various types of information including image data as second information Db in a period before the initialization process is executed. Remember information. Further, in a period before the initialization process is executed, the standby flag fg is in an OFF state.

FIG. 9(b) is a specific example when an initialization instruction is received in the specific example of FIG. 9(a) described above. When the initialization instruction is received, the first initialization means 13a of the information processing device 10 executes the first initialization process. When the first initialization process is executed, the second information Db of the first storage means 11x is initialized, as shown in FIG. 9(b). That is, the second information Db is reset to the default (def) value.

Furthermore, when the first initialization process is executed, the standby flag fg is changed to the ON state, and the process shifts to a standby period. As described above, during the standby period, the information processing device 10 waits for the termination information transmission instruction from the external device 200 while the first information Da is not initialized. During the standby period, when the termination information transmission instruction is received, the information processing device 10 transmits the first termination information.

FIG. 9(c) is a specific example when the first end information is transmitted in the specific example of FIG. 9(b) described above. As shown in FIG. 9C, upon transmitting the first end information, the information processing device 10 stores (saved) the first information Da in the first storage unit 11x in the second storage unit 16. Moreover, when the first termination information is transmitted, the second initialization means 13b of the information processing device 10 executes the second initialization process.

FIG. 9(d) is a specific example when the second initialization process is executed in the specific example of FIG. 9(c) described above. When the second initialization process is executed, the first information Da in the first storage means 11x is initialized, as shown in FIG. 9(d). That is, the first information Da is reset to the default (def) value. Furthermore, when the second initialization process is executed, the standby flag fg is changed to the OFF state, and the standby period ends.

When the information processing device 10 of this embodiment executes the second initialization process, it transmits the second end information to the external device 200. As described above, the second end information notifies that the first information Da of the first storage means 11x has been initialized. The information processing device 10 uses the first information Da stored in the second storage means 16 to transmit the second termination information to the external device 200.

FIG. 9(e) is a specific example when the second termination information is transmitted in the specific example of FIG. 9(d) described above. After transmitting the second end information, the information processing device 10 clears (erases) the first information Da stored in the second storage means 16. Note that the timing at which the first information Da in the second storage means 16 is cleared can be changed as appropriate. For example, the second storage unit 16 may be cleared when the information processing device 10 is started up (when the power is turned on).

As described above, in this embodiment, when an initialization instruction is received, the first initialization means 13a initializes the second information Db of the first information Da and second information Db of the first storage means 11x. , a first transmitting means 14x for transmitting first end information to the external device 200, which is notified of the end of the initialization when the initialization by the first initializing means 13a is completed; , and second initialization means 13b that initializes the first information Da of the first storage means 11x.

In the above configuration, when the initialization of the second information Db among the pieces of information in the first storage means 11x is completed, the first end information is transmitted before the first information Da is initialized. Therefore, if communication with the external device 200 becomes impossible while initializing the first information Da during a period after initializing the second information Db (if a communication failure occurs) Even in this case, there is an advantage that the first end information (indicating that the initialization of the second information Db has been completed) can be reliably transmitted to the external device 200.

Moreover, in this embodiment, before the first information Da of the first storage means 11x is initialized, the second storage means 16 that acquires and stores the first information Da, and the second initialization means 13b A second transmitting means 15 is provided for transmitting second completion information to the external device 200 to notify the completion of the initialization when the initialization is completed. The above configuration has the advantage that it is possible to notify the external device 200 that the first information Da of the first storage means 11x has been initialized.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of remote initialization processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10 of the third embodiment. When starting the remote initialization process, the information processing device 10 executes first initialization processes (Sc1 to Sc3). As described above, in the first initialization process, the second information Db among the pieces of information stored in the first storage means 11x is initialized.

Specifically, the first initialization process includes steps Sc1 to Sc3. In step Sc1, part of the second information Db among the pieces of information stored in the first storage means 11x is initialized (the remaining part is initialized in step Sc3). Note that the first information Da is not initialized in step Sc1.

For example, in step Sc1, the second information Db excluding the second information Db (the remaining part of the second information Db) of the HD 109 is initialized. In step Sc1 above, each piece of information (excluding the first information Da) stored in the NVRAM 105, MEM-C 107, and RAM 102b is initialized.

In step Sc2 after executing step Sc1, the information processing device 10 is restarted. Further, after restarting, the information processing device 10 initializes each piece of information (the remaining part of the second information Db) stored in the HD 109 (Sc3). According to the above first initialization process (Sc1 to Sc3), the second information Db of the first storage means 11x is initialized. In addition, when restarting is not necessary when initializing the HD 109, the configuration may be such that step Sc2 is omitted.

After executing the first initialization process, the information processing device 10 changes the standby flag fg to the ON state (Sc4). That is, a waiting period begins. When the standby period starts, the information processing device 10 determines whether a termination information transmission instruction has been received from the external device 200 (Sc5). The information processing device 10 repeatedly executes step Sc5 until receiving the termination information transmission instruction (Sc5: No).

If it is determined that the termination information transmission instruction has been received (Sc5: Yes), the information processing device 10 executes the first termination information transmission process (Sc6). In the first termination information transmission process, the first termination information is transmitted to the external device 200 using the first information Da in the first storage means 11x.

After executing the first end information transmission process, the information processing device 10 executes a first information saving process (Sc7). In the first information saving process, the first information Da of the first storage means 11x is stored (saved) in the second storage means 16. After executing the first information saving process, the information processing device 10 executes a second initializing process (Sc8). In the second initialization process, the first information Da (setting information) in the first storage means 11x is initialized.

After executing the second initialization process, the information processing device 10 changes the standby flag fg to the OFF state (Sc9), and executes the second end information transmission process (Sc10). In the second termination information transmission process, the second termination information is transmitted to the external device 200 using the first information Da in the second storage means 16. After executing the second termination information transmission process, the information processing device 10 executes a temporary memory clearing process (Sc11), and ends the remote initialization process. In the temporary memory clearing process, the first information Da in the second storage means 16 is erased.

In the above remote initialization process, both the first information Da and the second information Db can be initialized while transmitting the end information to the external device 200. Further, in addition to the first end information notifying that the initialization of the second information Db has been completed, second end information notifying that the initialization of the first information Da has been completed can be transmitted to the external device 200. Note that the timing at which the standby flag fg is turned off can be changed as appropriate. For example, the standby flag fg may be changed to the OFF state after the second initialization process is executed.

Further, the timing at which the first information saving process is executed can be changed as appropriate. For example, the configuration may be such that the first information saving process is executed before the initialization process is executed. In the above configuration, each time the first information Da (setting information) of the first storage means 11x is changed, the first information Da after the change is stored (backed up) in the second storage means 16. good.

Further, the timing at which the temporary memory clearing process is executed is sufficient to be a period after the above-described second end information transmission process ends, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which temporary memory clearing processing is included in processing separate from remote initialization processing. For example, the temporary memory clearing process may be executed in the startup process immediately after the information processing apparatus 10 is powered on. Alternatively, the temporary memory clearing process may be executed in both the remote initialization process and the start-up process.

<Fourth embodiment>
In the third embodiment described above, after initializing the first information Da out of the first information Da and the second information Db in the first storage means, the first end information is transmitted to the external device 200, and then the second end information is transmitted to the external device 200. After initializing the information Db, the second end information was transmitted to the external device 200 (initialize the first information Da→send the first end information→initialize the second information Db→send the second end information).

In the fourth embodiment, instead of the above configuration, among the first information Da and second information Db of the first storage means, the first information Da is initialized, and then, after initializing the second information Db, The end information is transmitted to the external device 200 (initialize the first information Da→initialize the second information Db→send the end information). In the end information of the fourth embodiment, it is notified that initialization of both the first information Da and the second information Db has been completed.

Specifically, the information processing apparatus 10 of the fourth embodiment, like the information processing apparatus 10 of the third embodiment, includes a first storage means 11x, a reception means 12, a first initialization means 13a, and a first storage means 11x. 2 initialization means 13b and a second storage means 16. However, the information processing apparatus 10 of the fourth embodiment transmits the above-mentioned termination information to the external device 200 instead of the first transmission means 14x and the second transmission means 15 of the information processing apparatus 10 of the third embodiment. Equipped with means. The transmitting means of the fourth embodiment transmits completion information to the external device 200 when both the initialization by the first initialization means 13a and the initialization by the second initialization means 13b are completed.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of remote initialization processing in the fourth embodiment. Steps Sc1 to Sc5, steps Sc7 to Sc9, and step Sc11 of the remote initialization process in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 11 are the same as each step S described in FIG. 10 above.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the remote initialization process is started, steps Sc1 to Sc5 are executed similarly to the third embodiment described above. However, in the third embodiment described above, step Sc6 (first termination information transmission process) is executed after step Sc5, but step Sc6 is omitted in the fourth embodiment.

Specifically, in the fourth embodiment, when the termination information transmission instruction is received (Sc5: Yes), the first information saving process (Sc7) and the second initializing process (Sc8) described above are executed. That is, the first information Da is saved to the second storage means 16, and the first information Da of the first storage means 11x is initialized. Further, the standby flag fg is changed to the OFF state. Further, in the third embodiment described above, step Sc10 (second termination information transmission process) is executed after step Sc9, but in the fourth embodiment, step Sc10 is omitted and the termination information transmission process (Sd) is executed. executed.

As understood from the above description, the remote initialization process of the fourth embodiment includes the first termination information transmission process (Sc6 in FIG. 10) and the second termination information transmission process (Sc10 in FIG. 10) of the third embodiment. Instead, termination information transmission processing (Sd) is executed. In the above termination information transmission process, termination information is transmitted to the external device 200 to notify that initialization of both the first information Da and the second information Db has been completed. After executing the termination information transmission process, the information processing device 10 executes a temporary memory clearing process (Sc11), and ends the remote initialization process.

In the fourth embodiment described above, similarly to the third embodiment described above, in addition to the fact that the initialization of the second information Db has been completed, the external device 200 is notified that the initialization of the first information Da has been completed. It has the advantage of being

<Fifth embodiment>
FIG. 12 is a flowchart of remote initialization processing in the fifth embodiment. The above remote initialization process is executed when an initialization instruction is received by the information processing device 10, similarly to the first embodiment described above. Furthermore, in the remote initialization process of the fifth embodiment, a standby period is provided for waiting for an instruction to send termination information from the external device 200, and the waiting period ends when the instruction to send termination information is received. Further, the information processing device 10 of the fifth embodiment includes an operation means (for example, the operation panel 140), and by appropriately operating the operation means during the standby period, the standby period can be forcibly ended. . The above configuration will be explained in detail below.

When the information processing device 10 starts the remote initialization process, it executes the first initialization process (Sc1 to Sc3 in FIG. 10) similarly to the third embodiment. However, in FIG. 12, each step of the above first initialization process is omitted. Note that among the steps in FIG. 12, the steps (Sc4 to Sc11) having the same numbers as in FIG. 10 have the same processing contents as in FIG.

After completing the first initialization process, the information processing device 10 changes the standby flag fg to the ON state and starts a standby period (Sc4). During the standby period of the fifth embodiment, the standby image G is displayed, similar to the second embodiment described above.

After changing the standby flag fg to the ON state, the information processing device 10 determines whether a termination information transmission instruction has been received (Sc5). When the information processing device 10 determines that the termination information transmission instruction has been received (Sc5: Yes), as shown in FIG. 12, the information processing device 10 executes steps Sc6 to Sc11 and ends the remote initialization process.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the termination information transmission instruction is not received (Sc5: No), the information processing device 10 determines whether a termination operation has been performed on the above-mentioned operating means (Se1). If it is determined that the end operation has not been performed (Se1: No), the information processing device 10 returns the process to step Sc5 described above, as shown in FIG. 12. In the above configuration, step Sc5 and step Se1 are repeatedly executed (the standby period continues) until a termination information transmission instruction is received (Sc5: Yes) or a termination operation is performed (Se1: Yes).

If it is determined that the end operation has been performed (Se1: Yes), the information processing device 10 executes display processing (Se2). In the display processing described above, each piece of information (such as the date and time when initialization was executed) notified as the end information is displayed on a predetermined display device (for example, the panel display section 140a). Specifically, during the standby period, the above-described standby image G (see FIG. 7) is displayed on the panel display section 140a. When the termination operation is performed, an image displaying each piece of termination information is displayed on the panel display section 140a instead of the standby image G. Note that in the display process described above, each piece of information notified as the end information may be printed.

Note that in the fifth embodiment, similarly to the fourth embodiment described above, after the first initialization process and the second initialization process are executed, the initialization of both the first information Da and the second information Db is completed. A configuration may also be adopted in which termination information notifying the user is sent. The fifth embodiment described above provides the same effects as the fourth embodiment described above.

<Modified example>
Each of the above forms can be modified in various ways. Specific modes of modification are illustrated below. Two or more aspects arbitrarily selected from the examples below may be combined as appropriate.

The termination information in each of the above embodiments can be changed as appropriate. FIG. 13(a) is a diagram for explaining a specific example of end information in a modified example. The end information in FIG. 13A may be employed as, for example, the second end information in the third embodiment or the end information in the fourth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 13A, the end information of the modified example includes the serial number of the information processing device 10 on which the remote initialization process was executed, and the date and time when the end information was received by the external device. In addition, the termination information in FIG. 13(a) includes the model name (model number) of the information processing device 10 on which the remote initialization process was executed, the execution date and time of the remote initialization process, the serial number of the HD 109, the initialization method, and the initialization process. including the number of repetitions.

Furthermore, the end information of the modified example includes the result of the first initialization process ("Result" in FIG. 13(a)) and the result of the second initialization process (also "Network" in FIG. 13(a)). "Deletion"). In the specific example of FIG. 13(a), it is assumed that the second information Db is normally initialized in the first initialization process, and the first information Da is normally initialized in the second initialization process. .

FIG. 13(b) is a diagram for explaining a specific example of end information in another modification. The end information in FIG. 13(b) may be employed as the first end information in the first embodiment, for example.

The first end information in FIG. 13(b) includes various information including the result of the first initialization process and the result of the second initialization process, similar to the end information in FIG. 13(a) described above. However, the first termination information is generated before the second initialization process is executed. Therefore, the result of the second initialization process is unknown at the time the first termination information is generated. Due to the above circumstances, as shown in FIG. 13(b), in the first end information of the modified example, as a result of the second initialization process, it is notified that the second initialization process has not been executed.

<Summary of actions and effects of the example embodiment of the present embodiment>
<First aspect>
The information processing device of this aspect includes a storage means (11) that stores first information (Da) that enables communication with an external device (200), and second information (Db) that is different from the first information. , receiving means (12) for receiving an initialization instruction from an external device, and first initialization means (13a) for initializing the second information of the first information and the second information when the initialization instruction is received. ), a notification means (transmission means 14) capable of notifying the external device that the initialization has been completed, and a second information transmitter that initializes the first information when the external device is notified that the initialization has been completed. and initialization means (13b). In this aspect described above, in a configuration in which each piece of information (first information, second information) including first information that enables communication with an external device is initialized, the first information is initialized after transmitting the end information. Therefore, it becomes possible to send termination information to the external device to notify that the initialization has been completed.

<Second aspect>
The information processing device of this aspect includes a specific storage means (16) that stores the first information in the storage means before the first information is initialized, and the notification means (second transmission means 15) includes: It is possible to notify an external device that the initialization by the second initialization means has been completed. According to this aspect described above, in a configuration that initializes each piece of information including the first information that enables communication with an external device, it becomes possible to send termination information to the external device to notify that initialization has been completed. .

<Third aspect>
The information processing device of this aspect includes a predetermined operation means (operation panel 140), and the second initialization means notifies the external device that the initialization by the first initialization means has been completed. The first information can be initialized in response to an operation (termination operation) of the operating means during a standby period in which the first information is not in use. In this aspect described above, the standby period can be forcibly ended by the end operation (the first information can be forcibly initialized). The above configuration has the advantage of suppressing the inconvenience that the waiting period cannot be terminated when the termination information cannot be transmitted normally.

<Fourth aspect>
The information processing apparatus of this aspect includes a notification means (panel display section 140a) that notifies that it is a standby period. According to the present aspect described above, it is notified that it is a waiting period.

<Fifth aspect>
The information processing device of this aspect includes a first storage unit that stores first information that enables communication with an external device and second information that is different from the first information, and receives an initialization instruction from the external device. a receiving means; a first initializing means for initializing second information of the first information and second information of the first storage means when the initialization instruction is received; a second storage means for storing the first information before being initialized; and a second initialization for initializing the first information in the first storage means after the first information is stored in the second storage means. and notification means capable of notifying the external device that the initialization by the first initialization means and the second initialization means is completed when the initialization by the second initialization means is completed (as described above). (See the fourth embodiment). According to the present aspect described above, the same effects as in the first aspect described above can be achieved.

<Sixth aspect>
The information processing method of this aspect is an information processing method for initializing information in a storage means that stores first information that enables communication with an external device and second information that is different from the first information. the information processing device including the storage means receives an initialization instruction from the external device; and when the initialization instruction is received by the information processing device, second information of the first information and the second information is received; a step of making it possible to notify the external device that the initialization of the second information has been completed; and a step of initializing the first information when the external device is notified that the initialization has been completed. A step is provided. According to the present aspect described above, the same effects as in the first aspect described above can be achieved.

<Seventh aspect>
The program of this aspect is characterized in that it causes a computer to execute each step in the information processing method of the above-mentioned sixth aspect. According to the present aspect described above, the same effects as in the first aspect described above can be achieved.

10... Information processing device, 11... Storage means, 12... Receiving means, 13... Initializing means, 13a... First initializing means, 13b... Second initializing means, 14... Transmitting means.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-159046

Claims (7)

storage means for storing first information that enables communication with an external device and second information different from the first information;
receiving means for receiving an initialization instruction from the external device;
first initializing means for initializing the second information of the first information and the second information when the initialization instruction is received;
notification means capable of notifying the external device that the initialization has been completed;
and second initializing means that initializes the first information when the external device is notified that the initialization has been completed. comprising specific storage means for storing the first information before the first information of the storage means is initialized;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification means is capable of notifying the external device that initialization by the second initialization means has been completed. Equipped with predetermined operating means,
The second initializing means stores the first information in response to an operation of the operating means during a standby period in which the initialization by the first initializing means is completed and the external device is not notified of this fact. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information processing device can be initialized. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a notification means for notifying that it is the standby period. first storage means for storing first information that enables communication with an external device and second information different from the first information;
receiving means for receiving an initialization instruction from the external device;
first initializing means for initializing the second information of the first information and the second information in the first storage means when the initialization instruction is received;
a second storage means for storing the first information in the first storage means before the first information is initialized;
second initialization means for initializing the first information in the first storage means after the first information is stored in the second storage means;
and notification means capable of notifying the external device that the initialization by the first initialization means and the second initialization means has been completed when the initialization by the second initialization means is completed. Device. An information processing method for initializing information in a storage means for storing first information that enables communication with an external device and second information different from the first information, the method comprising:
an information processing device including the storage means receiving an initialization instruction from the external device;
When the initialization instruction is received by the information processing device, initializing the second information among the first information and the second information;
a step of making it possible to notify the external device that the initialization of the second information has been completed;
An information processing method comprising: initializing the first information when the external device is notified that the initialization has been completed. A program for causing a computer to execute each step in the information processing method according to claim 6.

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