KR20150102676A - Multifunction printer, method thereof, and method for operating service system having the multifunction printer - Google Patents

Abstract

An operation method of a multifunction printer which can transfer a file including an identification number and data to an operation server through the internet includes: a step of reading the identification number stored in a memory whenever transmitting the data to the operation server through the internet; and a step of generating the file including the identification number read for the data being transmitted and transmitting the generated file to the operation server through the internet.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a multifunction apparatus, an operation method thereof, and a method of operating a service system including the multifunction apparatus. [0002] MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER, METHOD THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SERVICE SYSTEM HAVING THE MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER [

An embodiment according to the concept of the present invention relates to an all-in-one device, in particular, an all-in-one device capable of transmitting a unique number of the all-in-one device together with the data every time the data is transmitted to the operation server via the Internet, To a service system.

A multifunction machine is an office machine that combines the functions of a printer, a copier, a scanner, and a fax machine in a home or office.

The process of transmitting the scanned data to the outside by the user is as follows. When a user scans a document using the scanner of the multifunctional apparatus, the data scanned by the scanner is transmitted to a PC (personal computer), and the user can attach the scanned data stored in the PC to an external mail have.

Further, when the user inputs a document to the fax of the all-in-one, the fax data processed by the fax is transmitted to the recipient fax via the public switched telephone network (PSTN). At this time, the recognition rate of the fax data transmitted through the PSTN is usually low. Typically, when the multifunction apparatus performs the function of a fax, the multifunction apparatus can receive fax data from the recipient fax via the PSTN or send the fax data to the recipient fax. In other words, a general multifunction apparatus does not support the function of transmitting specific data itself to outside via an external communication network in addition to fax data.

1. Registered Patent Bulletin: Registration No. 10-0816060 (issued on March 24, 2008) 2. Registered Patent Bulletin: Registration No. 10-0648926 (Notice of November 27, 2006)

An object of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional apparatus capable of transmitting the unique number of the multifunction apparatus together with the data whenever the data or the multifunction apparatus status data is transmitted to the operation server through the Internet and an operation method thereof.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a multifunction peripheral that includes an operation server and an operation server that can automatically classify and process the data using a unique number of the multifunction apparatus, And to provide a method of operating the system.

A method of operating a multifunction peripheral capable of transmitting a file including a unique number and data to an operation server through the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: Reading the stored unique number, generating the file including the unique number read for each piece of data to be transmitted, and transmitting the generated file to the operation server through the Internet.

The data may be image data scanned by the scanner module of the MFP or facsimile data processed by the fax module of the MFP.

The unique number may be a serial number of the MFP or an IP address of the MFP. The memory may be a USB memory connected to the multifunction apparatus.

The data may be receipt image data for the receipt.

According to the embodiment, when the data is the status information data of the multifunction apparatus, the multifunction apparatus periodically monitors the status of the multifunction apparatus and periodically generates the status information data corresponding to the monitoring result And transmitting the file including the status information data and the unique number periodically to the operation server via the Internet.

According to another embodiment, an operation method of the multifunction apparatus may include generating the status information data by the multifunction apparatus whenever an event occurs in the multifunction apparatus when the data is status information data of the multifunction apparatus, And transmitting the file including the status information data and the unique number to the operating server through the Internet whenever the data is generated.

The file may further include a log file including a user message.

The program for performing the operation method of the multifunction apparatus may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

A method of operating a service system including an MFP and an operation server capable of communicating with each other through the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes storing a first unique number of the MFP in a database accessible by the operation server Reading the second unique number stored in the memory every time the multifunction apparatus attempts to transmit data to the operating server via the Internet; and a step of reading the file including the second unique number and the data And transmitting the created file to the operating server via the Internet; and the operating server compares the first unique number with the second unique number, and the first unique number and the second unique number And storing the data included in the file in the database when they match.

The MFP transmits the file to the operation server through the Internet using a file transfer protocol (FTP), and the operation server may be a database server implementing a Structured Query Language (SQL).

The operation method of the service system according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that when the data is state information data of the multifunction apparatus, the multifunction apparatus periodically monitors the state of the multifunction apparatus and periodically generates the state information data corresponding to the monitoring result Transmitting the file including the unique number and the status information data periodically to the operation server through the Internet; and the operation server transmitting the status information data to the user terminal through the network, As shown in FIG.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the operation method of the service system includes the steps of: generating the status information data by the multifunction device each time an event occurs in the multifunction device when the data is status information data of the multifunction device; Transmitting the file including the unique number and the status information data to the operation server through the Internet; and transmitting the status information data to the user terminal through the network.

The step of storing the data in the database includes the step of the operating server classifying the data by companies related to the multifunction apparatus and storing the data in the database.

The step of storing the data in the database further includes the step of the operating server converting the data into accounting management data and providing the accounting management data as raw data of an accounting program.

A multifunctional apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a memory for storing a unique number, a transmission module connected to the Internet, a data generation module for generating data, And a CPU for reading the unique number stored in the memory, generating a file including the unique number and the data, and transmitting the generated file to the transmission module.

The multifunction apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention has the effect of storing (or backing up) data on the operating server through the Internet.

In addition, the MFD according to the embodiment of the present invention has the effect of storing (or backing up) the state data of the MFD on the operation server through the Internet.

In addition, the operation server according to the embodiment of the present invention has the effect of automatically classifying and storing the data output from the multifunction apparatus by using the unique number for each multifunction apparatus or for each company to which the multifunction apparatus belongs.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to more fully understand the drawings recited in the detailed description of the present invention, a detailed description of each drawing is provided.
1 is a schematic block diagram of a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the service system shown in FIG.
Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the multifunction apparatus shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a company-specific data classification performed by the operation server shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
5 is a conceptual diagram of an image management service performed by the operation server shown in FIG.
6 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the operation of the operation server shown in FIG.

It is to be understood that the specific structural or functional description of embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept But may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

The embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can make various changes and can take various forms, so that the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concepts of the present invention to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, or alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms may be named for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another, for example, without departing from the scope of the right according to the concept of the present invention, the first element may be referred to as a second element, The component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there are features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof described herein, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning of the context in the relevant art and, unless explicitly defined herein, are to be interpreted as ideal or overly formal Do not.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings attached hereto.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the service system 100 includes a plurality of multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110-n (n is a natural number), the Internet 120, an operation server 130, a database 140, a network 150, , And one or more user terminals (160 and 170).

Each of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110-n may be provided with software or firmware capable of performing the method described herein.

Each of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110-n can mainly transmit data (or image data) to the Internet 110-1 to 110-n even if the manufacturer, performance, model, and / (Or data) including the unique number of each of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110-n, together with the data, to the operating server 130 via the Internet 120, (130). Here, a file may mean a set of data.

For example, the image data may be image data related to tax accounting or hospital care data. However, the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the kind of data.

The operation server 130 can authenticate or recognize each of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110-n using the unique numbers of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110-n stored in the database 140. [

The operation server 130 stores the data output from the corresponding multifunction apparatus 110-1 in the multifunction apparatus 110-1 to 110-n in the database 140 and transmits the data via the network 150 to the one Or more user terminals 160 and 170, respectively.

For example, the network 150 may be a wired Internet, the Internet, a Wi-Fi, or a mobile communication network.

The user can access the operation server 130 through the PC 160 and the network 150 to check the data output from the corresponding multifunction device or the state of the multifunction device.

The user can access the operation server 130 via the mobile communication device 170 and the network 150 to check the data output from the corresponding compound device or the state of the compound device. At this time, the mobile communication device 170 may be a smart phone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile Internet device (MID), an internet of things (IoT) , Or an internet of everything (IoE) device.

The user may be a master (owner or occupant) of the corresponding multifunction apparatus or an administrator managing the corresponding multifunction apparatus.

Accordingly, the user of the PC 160 and the user of the mobile communication device 170 may be the same person or different persons. For example, when the user of the PC 160 is a user related to any of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110-n and the user of the mobile communication device 170 is the other one of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110- Lt; / RTI >

2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the service system shown in FIG. The operation method of the service system 100 will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 2. Fig.

The manager (or user) of the operation server 130 may store the unique number of each of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110-n in the database 140 (S110). Hereinafter, the operation of one MFP 110-1 and the operation server 130 will be described in detail for convenience of explanation.

A file identifier (Uniform Resource Locator (URL)) corresponding to the operation server 130 (or connectable to the operation server 130) may be set in the multifunction apparatus 110-1 (S112). According to the embodiments, the URL may be preset by the user of the multifunction apparatus 110-1 or the manager of the operation server 130 before each data (DATA1 to DATAm) is transmitted to the operation server 130, When the memory 113 is a universal serial bus (USB) flash memory and the unique number is read from the memory 113, the URL may be read with the unique number. At this time, the URL that can be connected to the operation server 130 may be stored in the memory 113. [ At this time, the memory 113 may be an external memory.

The respective data (DATA1 to DATAm) may mean data (or generated data) processed in the multifunction apparatus 110-1. Therefore, each of the data (DATA1 to DATAm) may refer to data (or generated data) processed by the modules 111-1 to 111-5 and / or 111-8 shown in FIG.

For example, the user of the multifunction apparatus 110-1 may set the data transmission path to the operation server 130 using the multifunction apparatus 110-1 in order to transmit the respective data (DATA1 to DATAm) to the operation server 130 . According to the embodiments, each data (DATA1 to DATAm) may have different generation points. For example, the data transmission path may be set to the URL of the operation server 130.

The multifunction apparatus 110-1 monitors the file transfer environment (e.g., data traffic) of the Internet 120 and stores each file FILE1 to FILEm including the data (DATA1 to DATAm) and the unique number according to the monitor result When it is not possible to transfer the files FILE1 to FILEm to the operation server 130 in real time, the files FILE1 to FILEm are stored in the internal memory (for example, 111-7 of FIG. 3) of the multifunction apparatus 110-1, After that, each file FILE1 to FILEm stored in the internal memory can be transmitted to the operation server 120 via the Internet 120. [ At this time, the multifunction apparatus 110-1 may encrypt the files FILE1 to FILEm and transmit the encrypted files to the operation server 130 through the Internet 120. [

The multifunction apparatus 110-1 reads the unique number stored in the memory 111-7 or 113 whenever the data (DATA1 to DATAm) is to be transmitted to the operation server 130 via the Internet 120 S116-1 to S116-m). That is, the multifunction machine 110-1 can generate the files FILE1 to FILEm by including unique numbers for each data.

The multifunction apparatus 110-1 generates the files FILE1 to FILEm including the unique numbers read for each of the data DATA1 to DATAm and the data DATA1 to DATAm and outputs the generated files FILE1 to FILEm And may be transmitted to the operation server 130 through the Internet 120.

For example, the multifunction apparatus 110-1 can transmit the generated files FILE1 to FILEm each time to the operation server 130 via the Internet 120 using a file transfer protocol (FTP) .

The multifunction apparatus 110-1 can generate the first data (DATA1) by the user's operation (S114-1). The multifunction apparatus 110-1 reads the unique number associated with the multifunction apparatus 110-1 from the memory 111-7 or 113 (S116-1).

In the present specification, the unique number associated with the multifunction apparatus 110-1 may refer to a serial number, an IP address, or a unique number stored in the USB memory 113. [ The unique number associated with the multifunction apparatus 110-1 may be stored in advance in the database 140, which can be accessed by the operation server 130, for authentication of the multifunction apparatus 110-1.

The multifunction apparatus 110-1 generates the first file FILE1 including the first data DATA1 and the unique number read by the step S116-1 and transmits the generated first file FILE1 to the Internet 120 To the operation server 130 (S118-1). According to the embodiment, the first file FILE1 may be stored in an internal memory (e.g., 111-7).

The operation server 130 receives a unique number stored in the database 140 and a unique number included in the first file FILE1 received through the Internet 120, Quot; second unique number ") (S120-1).

When the first unique number matches the second unique number, the operational server 130 may store the first data DATA1 included in the first file FILE1 in the database 140 (S122-1) . For example, the operation server 130 may perform a function of backing up data processed in the multifunction apparatus 110-1.

For example, the operation server 130 may be implemented as a database server that implements Structured Query Language (SQL). here. The operating server 130 may refer to hardware or hardware that executes software.

The multifunction apparatus 110-1 can generate the second data (DATA2) by the user's operation (S114-2). The multifunction apparatus 110-1 reads the unique number associated with the multifunction apparatus 110-1 from the memory 111-7 or 113 (S116-2).

The multifunction apparatus 110-1 generates the second file FILE2 including the second data DATA2 and the unique number read in step S116-2 and transmits the generated second file FILE2 to the Internet 120 To the operation server 130 (S118-2). According to an embodiment, the second file FILE2 may be stored in an internal memory (e.g., 111-7).

The operation server 130 compares the first unique number stored in the database 140 with the second unique number included in the second file FILE2 S120-2, The operation server 130 may store the second data DATA2 included in the second file FILE2 in the database 140 in step S122-2.

The multifunction apparatus 110-1 can generate the m-th data DATAm by the user's operation (S114-m). The multifunction apparatus 110-1 reads the unique number associated with the multifunction apparatus 110-1 from the memory 111-7 or 113 (S116-m).

The multifunction apparatus 110-1 generates an m-th file DATAMA including the m-th data DATAm and the unique number read by the step S116-m, and transmits the generated m-th file FILEm to the Internet 120 To the operation server 130 (S118-m). According to the embodiment, the m-th file FILEm may be stored in an internal memory (e.g., 111-7).

The operation server 130 compares the first unique number stored in the database 140 with the second unique number included in the m-th file FILEm (S120-m), and compares the first unique number and the second unique number The operation server 130 may store the m-th data DATAm included in the m-th file FILEm in the database 140 (S122-m). For example, the operation server 130 may encrypt the data (DATA1 to DATAm) and store the encrypted data in the database 140. [ As described above, the unique number stored in the database 140 is referred to as a first unique number, and the unique number included in each received file is referred to as a second unique number.

According to the embodiment, when each data (DATA1 to DATAm) is status information data indicating the status of the multifunction apparatus 110-1, the multifunction apparatus 110-1 uses the status monitor module 111-8 to generate each data DATA1 to DATAm) can be periodically generated.

For example, the state of the multifunction apparatus 110-1 includes normal operation of the multifunction apparatus 110-1, toner state, remaining toner amount, number of copies, number of prints, number of scans, total number of printouts, paper jam, consumable information, can do.

According to another embodiment, when each data (DATA1 to DATAm) is state information data indicating the state of the multifunction apparatus 110-1, the multifunction apparatus 110-1 uses the state monitor module 111-8 to determine whether the event Each data (DATA1 to DATAm) can be generated whenever it occurs. The event may include a toner shortage, a paper jam, or a failure.

According to another embodiment, each of the data DATA1 to DATAm may further include a logfile generated by the multifunction apparatus 110-1 or input by a user of the multifunction apparatus 110-1.

According to the embodiment, each time the respective data (DATA1 to DATAm) is input or each data (DATA1 to DATAm) is stored in the database 140, the operation server 130 stores the data (DATA1 to DATAm) To the user terminal 160 or 170 via the network 150 (S130).

According to another embodiment, each time a transfer request is input from the user terminal 160 or 170, the operational server 130 sends the data (DATA1 through DATAm) requested by the user of the user terminal 160 or 170 To the user terminal 160 or 170 via the network 150 (S130).

When the first unique number and the second unique number do not coincide with each other, the operation server 130 may ignore the data included in each file input through the multifunction apparatus 110-1 and the Internet 120 .

Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the multifunction apparatus shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

1 to 3, the multifunction peripheral 110-1 includes modules 111-1 to 111-5, 111-8, and 111-11, a CPU 111-6, an internal memory 111-7 ), A USB interface 111-9, and a user interface 111-10.

The module or operating server 130 in this specification may mean hardware capable of performing the functions and operations according to the respective names described in this specification or may be configured to perform specific functions and operations , Or may refer to an electronic recording medium, e.g., a processor, having computer program code embodied therein to perform a particular function and operation.

In other words, a module may mean a functional and / or structural combination of hardware for carrying out the technical idea of the present invention and / or software for driving the hardware.

The printer module 111-1 can perform the functions of the printer, the copying machine module 111-2 can perform the functions of the copying machine and the scanner module 111-3 can perform the functions of the scanner , The facsimile module 111-4 can perform the function of a facsimile (or facsimile) function, and the e-mail module 111-5 can perform the function of exchanging e-mail.

The CPU 111-6 includes modules 111-1 to 111-5, 111-8, and 111-11, an internal memory 111-7, a USB interface 111-9, and a user interface 111- 10 can be controlled.

The CPU 111-6 can execute a program capable of performing (or executing) the method described with reference to Fig. Therefore, the CPU 111-6 can generate the files FILE1 to FILEm including the data (DATA1 to DATAm) and the unique number by using the program.

For example, when the user of the multifunction peripheral 110-1 sets a function of transmitting a document scanned by the scanner module 111-3 to the operation server 130 using the user interface 111-10, The multifunction peripheral 110-1 can transmit the scanned document to the operation server 130 via the Internet 120. [

According to an embodiment, the scanned document may be transmitted to the operation server 130 in parallel with the transmission to the PC connected to the multifunction apparatus 110-1.

As another example, if the user of the multifunction peripheral 110-1 sets the function of transmitting the fax data processed by the fax module 111-4 to the operation server 130 using the user interface 111-10, The multifunction machine 110-1 can transmit the fax data to the operation server 130 via the Internet 120 and to the recipient's fax machine through the PSTN in parallel.

The internal memory 111-7 stores a program necessary for the operation of the multifunction apparatus 110-1, a program capable of performing (or executing) the method described with reference to Fig. 2, and a CPU 111-6 .

The internal memory 111-7 may mean a set of a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. The volatile memory may be implemented as a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) or a static random access memory (SRAM), and the nonvolatile memory may be implemented as a read only memory (ROM) or a flash memory.

The status monitor module 111-8 monitors the status of the multifunction apparatus 110-1 and / or the Internet 120, generates the status information data according to a result of the monitor, And stored in the memory 111-7.

The USB interface 111-9 can interface data exchanged between the CPU 111-6 and the USB memory 113. [ For example, the USB interface 111-9 can perform the function of a memory controller.

The USB memory 113 can store a unique number. Therefore, when the multifunction apparatus 110-1 is replaced or when higher security is required, the CPU 111-6 stores the unique number stored in the USB memory 113 every time data is required to be transmitted to each of the data (DATA1 to DATAm) It is possible to generate each file FILE1 to FILEm including the data (DATA1 to DATAm) and the unique number.

According to the embodiment, when the USB memory 113 is used, the unique number may not be stored in the internal memory 111-7. Therefore, only when the USB memory 113 is connected to the USB interface 111-9 of the multifunction apparatus 110-1, the multifunction apparatus 110-1 can generate the files FILE1 to FILEm.

According to another embodiment, the USB memory 113 may be replaced by a smart card, a secure digital (SD) card, a multimedia card, an embedded MMC (eMMMC), or a universal flash storage (UFS). At this time, the USB interface 111-9 may be replaced with an interface (or memory controller) capable of communicating with the replaced memory.

Although the USB interface is shown as the interface 111-9 for the sake of convenience of description in FIG. 3, the multifunction peripheral 110-1 may include interfaces (USB, ).

The user interface 111-10 may provide the user with a graphic user interface (GUI) capable of controlling the operation of the multifunction apparatus 110-1. For example, the user interface 111-11 may be implemented as a touch screen.

Accordingly, when the user inputs a user message (e.g., title or content) for each data (DATA1 to DATAm) using the user interface 111-10, the CPU 111-6 transmits the data (DATA1 to DATAm ), A unique number for each data (DATA1 to DATAm), and a log file for each data (DATA1 to DATAm). The log file is associated with the user message and may be referred to as a job log or a work log.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a company-specific data classification performed by the operation server shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

When each of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110-m belongs to different companies, the operation server 130 stores each data (DATA_A) included in each file transferred from the multifunction apparatus 110-1 belonging to the company A 1 folder (FOLDER_A).

In addition, the operation server 130 may store each data (DATA_B) included in each file transmitted from the multifunction apparatus 110-2 belonging to the company B in the second folder FOLDER_B. The operation server 130 may store each data DATA_C included in each file transmitted from the multifunction apparatus 110-n belonging to the C company in the third folder FOLDER_C.

When the multifunction peripherals 110-1 and 110-2 belong to the same company, the operation server 130 converts each data included in each file transmitted from the multifunction peripherals 110-1 and 110-2 into one Folder.

That is, the operation server 130 compares the first unique number with the second unique number each time each file is received from each of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 through 110-n via the Internet 120, When the unique number matches the second unique number, each data included in each file is automatically classified according to the company based on the first unique number, and each classified data is assigned (or defined) Can be stored automatically.

Although FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which each data is automatically classified and stored in a folder allocated to each company, embodiments of how to classify and store each data may be variously changed.

According to another embodiment, each data may be automatically classified and stored by unique number.

5 is a conceptual diagram of an image management service performed by the operation server shown in FIG.

The operation server 130 may manage each data (DATA1 to DATAm) stored in the database 140 as image data IMAGE1, IMAGE2, IMAGE #, ..., as illustrated in FIG. For example, when the image data IMAGE1 is selected by the user, the image data IMAGE1 can be displayed in an enlarged form in another window.

6 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the operation of the operation server shown in FIG.

1 to 6, the operation server 130 converts data output from each of the multifunction peripherals 110-1 to 110-n into accounting management data and stores the accounting management data in the row data of the accounting management program raw data).

For example, when the first data (DATA1) transmitted from the multifunction apparatus 110-1 is the image data for the receipt, the accounting management program of the operation server 130 analyzes the first data (DATA1) The generated data can be converted into the accounting management data.

The GUIs (GUI1 and GUI2) shown in FIG. 6 are GUIs generated by the accounting management program. The accounting management program can generate accounting management data from the first data (DATA1) and display the accounting management data using necessary GUIs (GUI1 and GUI2).

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100; Service system
110-1 to 111-n; Multifunction machine
120; Internet
130; Operating server
140; Database
150; network
160, 170; User terminal

Claims (1)

A method of operating a multifunction peripheral capable of transmitting a file including a unique number and data to the operation server through the Internet,
Reading the unique number stored in the memory every time the data is transmitted to the operation server through the Internet; And
Generating the file including the unique number read every data to be transmitted, and transmitting the generated file to the operation server via the Internet.

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