Abstract: An information processing device may be connected with an external memory and may be provided with a contents data storage device, an obtaining device, and an outputting device. The storage device may store an internet address and contents data downloaded therefrom. The obtaining device may obtain an internet address stored in the external memory. The outputting device may output, when the internet address obtained is identical to the internet address stored in the storage device, the contents data combined with the internet address to the external memory. Furthermore, the information processing device may be provided with an obtaining device, an internet communication device, and an outputting device. The obtaining device may obtain an internet address stored in the external memory. The communication device may download contents data from the obtained internet address. The outputting device may output the contents data downloaded by the internet communication device to the external memory.

Abstract: A terminal device, which is to be connected to the network together with other terminal devices and a host device to operate the terminal device, includes an output device that outputs perceptually recognized information, a self-pattern storing system that stores information on an expression pattern for the terminal device, a configuring system that configures the information into the self-pattern storing system, an output executing system that makes the output device output the expression pattern, based upon the written information, an obtaining system that obtains information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices, and a setting system that defines an expression pattern different from any of the expression patterns for the other terminal devices as the expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the obtained information, and sets information on the defined expression pattern as the information to be written.

Abstract: An I/O device to be connected to a network, which is configured to input and/or output data, includes a self-address storing system configured to store the I/O device address, a receiving system configured to receive data whose destination is an address stored in the self-address storing system, the data being transmitted through the network, a displaying system configured to display at least one of a character string and a graphic form, and an informing execution system configured to execute an informing operation with changing a display state of the displaying system, in response to the receiving system receiving data for confirming the location of the I/O device.

Abstract: There is provided a device, which comprises a storage unit configured to store a plurality of items relating to setting of a predetermined device and parameters associated with the plurality of items, a search unit configured to search the storage unit for at least one item that matches a keyword, and a setting screen generation unit configured to generate a setting screen for the setting of the at least one setting item searched by the search unit, using the parameters associated with the at least one item.

Abstract: An information processing device is to be connected with an external memory. The information processing device may be provided with a contents data storage device, an obtaining device, and an outputting device. The contents data storage device may store a combination of an internet address and contents data downloaded from the internet address. The obtaining device may obtain an internet address stored in the external memory. The outputting device may output, in a case where the internet address obtained by the obtaining device is identical to the internet address stored in the contents data storage device, the contents data combined with the internet address in the contents data storage device to the external memory. Furthermore, the following information processing device may be realized. This information processing device may be provided with an obtaining device, an internet communication device, and an outputting device. The obtaining device may obtain an internet address stored in the external memory.

Abstract: There is provided a device, which comprises a storage unit configured to store a plurality of items relating to setting of a predetermined device and parameters associated with the plurality of items, a search unit configured to search the storage unit for at least one item that matches a keyword, and a setting screen generation unit configured to generate a setting screen for the setting of the at least one setting item searched by the search unit, using the parameters associated with the at least one item.

Abstract: A communication system, comprising a communication apparatus, an external memory unit, which stores a search criterion for destination information indicating a destination of communication that is designated under a predetermined criterion, a reader system, which reads the search criterion stored in the memory unit, a destination information obtaining system, which obtains the destination information that meets the search criterion read by the reader system from a destination information database, and a destination setting system, which designates the destination of communication based on the destination information obtained by the destination information obtaining system is provided.

Abstract: An image reading system comprises: a network; a plurality of image reading devices each of which is connected to the network and includes an image reading unit which reads an image and an image data transmitting unit which transmits image data obtained by the image reading unit to a terminal device on the network; and at least one terminal device which is connected to the network and includes an image data receiving unit which receives the image data transmitted by the image data transmitting unit. The terminal device includes a first notification broadcasting unit which broadcasts a notification (containing characteristic information capable of identifying the terminal device on the network) to the image reading devices on the network. The image data transmitting unit of an image reading device reading an image transmits the image data to the terminal device corresponding to the characteristic information contained in the notification received from the first notification broadcasting unit.

Abstract: An I/O device to be connected to a network, which is configured to input and/or output data, includes a self-address storing system configured to store the I/O device address, a receiving system configured to receive data whose destination is an address stored in the self-address storing system, the data being transmitted through the network, a displaying system configured to display at least one of a character string and a graphic form, and an informing execution system configured to execute an informing operation with changing a display state of the displaying system, in response to the receiving system receiving data for confirming the location of the I/O device.

Abstract: A terminal device, which is to be connected to the network together with other terminal devices and a host device to operate the terminal device, includes an output device that outputs perceptually recognized information, a self-pattern storing system that stores information on an expression pattern for the terminal device, a configuring system that configures the information into the self-pattern storing system, an output executing system that makes the output device output the expression pattern, based upon the written information, an obtaining system that obtains information on expression patterns for the other terminal devices, and a setting system that defines an expression pattern different from any of the expression patterns for the other terminal devices as the expression pattern for the terminal device, based upon the obtained information, and sets information on the defined expression pattern as the information to be written.

Abstract: A method of transmitting setting data from a terminal device to a plurality of target devices is provided. The method includes the steps of preparing new setting data to be set to the plurality of target devices, obtaining current setting data currently set to the plurality of target devices, respectively, storing the current setting data obtained from the plurality of target device in a memory device as backup data, and transmitting the new setting data to the plurality of target devices after the storing of the current setting data is finished.