System and method for distributed imaging
US6904452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for providing distributed seamless, fault tolerant and reliable solutions for imaging devices through creating virtual imaging servers and virtual connections to network imaging devices. This invention provides imaging job routing, job balancing, continuous service availability, simplified imaging device administration and the transparency of imaging device locations and name on a network by employing a hierarchical schema which defines and describes imaging devices, servers and imaging jobs.
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