Image processing system and information synchronizing method

Abstract

An image processing system includes a main unit of an image processing apparatus and an operational unit. The operational unit includes a request receiver that receives a request to modify operational unit administrative information, an administrative information modifying unit that modifies the operational unit administrative information in response to the received request to modify, and an administrative information reporting unit that reports modified content of the operational unit administrative information to the main unit of the image processing apparatus. The main unit of the image processing apparatus includes an apparatus information synchronizer that modifies the apparatus administrative information that corresponds to the reported modified content after receiving the modified content of the operational unit administrative information from the operational unit.

1 - 11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . An image processing system, comprising:
 a main unit of an image processing apparatus, the main unit including a plotter device, configured to operate on an apparatus operating system and perform image processing based on apparatus administrative information; and   an operational unit, which is connected to the main unit via a wired communication channel, configured to operate on an operational unit operating system and perform operation processing of the main unit based on operational unit administrative information, the operational unit operating system being independent of the apparatus operating system,   the operational unit including,
 an operation display device configured to receive a request to modify the operational unit administrative information, 
 a first memory having first computer readable instructions stored thereon, and 
 at least one first processor configured to execute the first computer readable instructions to,
 modify the operational unit administrative information in accordance with the received request, and 
 report the modified content of the operational unit administrative information to the main unit via the wired communication channel; and 
 
   the main unit of the image processing apparatus further includes,
 a second memory having second computer readable instructions stored thereon, and 
 at least one second processor configured to execute the second computer readable instructions to,
 modify the apparatus administrative information that corresponds to the modified content of the operational unit administrative information, in response to the report regarding the modified content of the operational unit administrative information. 
 
   
     
     
         13 . The image processing system of  claim 12 , wherein the wired communication channel is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) channel. 
     
     
         14 . The image processing system of  claim 12 , wherein the operational unit operating system is different from the apparatus operating system. 
     
     
         15 . The image processing system of  claim 12 , wherein the apparatus operating system is one of an Android operating system and an iOS operating system. 
     
     
         16 . The image processing system of  claim 16 , wherein the operational unit operating system is one of an Android operating system and an iOS operating system and is different from the apparatus operating system. 
     
     
         17 . The image processing system of  claim 12 , wherein the operational unit administrative information includes information related to at least one of:
 current time information, network proxy information, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) information, available application information, language information, summer time information, date display format information, warning sound information, login name information, password information, logoff timer information, auto reset timer information, and media volume information.   
     
     
         18 . The image processing system of  claim 12 , wherein
 the at least one second processor is further configured to,
 receive a request to modify the apparatus administrative information from a client device via a network, 
 modify the apparatus administrative information in accordance with the received network request, and 
 report the modified content of the apparatus administrative information to the operational unit via the wired communication channel; and 
   the at least one first processor is further configured to,
 modify the operational unit administrative information that corresponds to the modified content of the apparatus administrative information, in response to the report regarding the modified content of the apparatus administrative information. 
   
     
     
         19 . A method of operating an image processing system, the image processing system including a main unit of an image processing apparatus, the main unit including a plotter device, configured to operate on an apparatus operating system and perform image processing based on apparatus administrative information, and an operational unit, which is connected to the main unit via a wired communication channel, configured to operate on an operational unit operating system and perform operation processing of the main unit based on operational unit administrative information, the operational unit operating system being independent of the apparatus operating system, the method comprising:
 receiving, using at least one first processor, a request to modify the operational unit administrative information via a display device of the operational unit;   modifying, using the at least one first processor, the operational unit administrative information in accordance with the received request;   reporting, using the at least one first processor, the modified content of the operational unit administrative information to the main unit via the wired communication channel,
 the reporting causing at least one second processor to modify the apparatus administrative information that corresponds to the modified content of the operational unit administrative information, in response to the report regarding the modified content of the operational unit administrative information. 
   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the wired communication channel is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) channel. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the operational unit operating system is different from the apparatus operating system. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the apparatus operating system is one of an Android operating system and an iOS operating system. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the operational unit operating system is one of an Android operating system and an iOS operating system and is different from the apparatus operating system. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the operational unit administrative information includes information related to at least one of:
 current time information, network proxy information, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) information, available application information, language information, summer time information, date display format information, warning sound information, login name information, password information, logoff timer information, auto reset timer information, and media volume information.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 receiving, using the at least one first processor, via the wired communication channel, a notification from the main unit, the notification including information related to modified content of the apparatus administrative information in accordance with a received network request; and   modifying, using the at least one first processor, the operational unit administrative information that corresponds to the modified content of the apparatus administrative information, in response to the report regarding the modified content of the apparatus administrative information.   
     
     
         26 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer readable instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
 receive a request to modify operational unit administrative information via a display device of an operational unit of an image processing apparatus;   modify the operational unit administrative information in accordance with the received request;   report the modified content of the operational unit administrative information to a main unit of the image processing apparatus via a wired communication channel;
 the reporting causing the main unit to modify apparatus administrative information that corresponds to the modified content of the operational unit administrative information, in response to the report regarding the modified content of the operational unit administrative information. 
   
     
     
         27 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 26 , wherein the wired communication channel is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) channel. 
     
     
         28 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 26 , wherein the operational unit operating system is different from the apparatus operating system. 
     
     
         29 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 26 , wherein the apparatus operating system is one of an Android operating system and an iOS operating system. 
     
     
         30 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 26 , wherein the operational unit administrative information includes information related to at least one of:
 current time information, network proxy information, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) information, available application information, language information, summer time information, date display format information, warning sound information, login name information, password information, logoff timer information, auto reset timer information, and media volume information.   
     
     
         31 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 26 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to:
 receive, via the wired communication channel, a notification from the main unit, the notification including information related to modified content of the apparatus administrative information in accordance with a received network request; and   modify the operational unit administrative information that corresponds to the modified content of the apparatus administrative information, in response to the report regarding the modified content of the apparatus administrative information.