Photocopy monitoring system
US5077582A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2662
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for monitoring a variable output paper processing device is provided. The monitoring system includes a counter which counts the number of papers processed and provides a count signal for each counted paper. A controller receives the count signals and totals the counts. The controller transmits the total count to a central station through a modem after either a predetermined time or a predetermined count. Internal diagnostic signals in the printing device are intercepted as they are transmitted to an internal display device of the printing device and transmitted to the central computer through the modem.
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