Interface device connected between a LAN and a printer for outputting formatted debug information about the printer to the printer
US5828863A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0817
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device which interfaces between a local area network (LAN) and an image forming apparatus and which can output debug information. The network device includes a LAN interface for receiving image forming jobs and command signals from the LAN and a peripheral interface for outputting image forming jobs to the image forming apparatus. The network device further includes a storage device that stores debug information regarding the network device configuration for receiving image forming jobs from the LAN and outputting image forming jobs to the image forming apparatus. In addition, the network device has a processor that detects a triggering condition and, in response to the triggering condition, formats the debug information into an image forming job and outputs the formatted debug information to the image forming apparatus.
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