Printer maintenance scheme for a network centric printing system
US7478124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/1803
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Supporting printer maintenance in a network environment having a server, at least one network device and a printer, the server containing a plurality of printer configuration files, wherein the printer maintenance is supported by accessing one of the printer configuration files which corresponds to the printer, the configuration file including a plurality of printer maintenance function names and a plurality of printer maintenance commands corresponding to the printer maintenance function names, generating an HTML-based page corresponding to the printer, the HTML-based page containing each of the printer maintenance function names from the accessed printer configuration file, and sending the HTML-based page to the network device, wherein, upon selection in the network device of one of the printer maintenance function names in the HTML-based page, the server sends to the printer the printer maintenance command which corresponds to the selected printer maintenance function name.
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