| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism for properly distributing load when many image forming apparatuses are connected to and monitored by a monitoring apparatus in a customer network, in collecting operation information on the image forming apparatuses. <P>SOLUTION: When a monitoring apparatus is set as a device to which operational information on an image forming apparatus is transmitted, the image forming apparatus is configured whether to collect the operation information in response to the monitoring apparatus or to collect the operation information autonomously transmitted by the image forming apparatus, in accordance with the kind of the operation information to be collected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT</p> |
