Patent · US Expired

Multiple printer status information indication

US5727135A · kind A · utility

336Cited by
16References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1996
Grant dateMar 10, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1285
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Bidirectional communications between a host computer and a selected printer connected to the host, either locally or by way of a network, are used to provide a user of the host with access to a substantially real-time, visual and functional replica of the operator panel of the selected printer. A user at the host computer may also visually monitor the status of multiple printers at the same time from the same host display.

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