Establishment at a remote location of an internet/intranet user interface to a copier/printer
US6453127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/123
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A copier or printer apparatus provides printed copies in accordance with instructions provided by respective remote users of the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a marking engine for printing copies of information; a user interface supervisor for controlling interface between users and the marking engine; and a network web server that downloads software to a computer at a remote location to which a remote user has access to provide user interface software for establishing a user operational interface for communicating requirements for a print job to the user interface supervisor for printing by the marking engine. In operation, the web server downloads applets for execution by the computer at the remote location wherein downloaded applets provide a program for the computer at the remote location to process data for a printer interface display screen page for viewing by the remote user.
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