| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network device for easily responding even when a specification of a format used for distribution is corrected or renewed and also preventing an alteration and an illegal copy during distribution of device information, communication information, etc. related to an office device etc. to a user. <P>SOLUTION: The network device generating information to perform device setting and device management for a device state, an operation log, etc. in a format of an XML form in response to a request from a user, converting the generated information into the format of the XML form by using a conversion rule in accordance with a specification published generally to provide it to the outside of the device includes a conversion rule storage means for storing a rule to convert from the format of the XML form into other format of the XML form as the conversion rule; and a conversion rule update means for reading the conversion rule corrected or newly added to update the storage means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |
