Localizing client purchasing of consumables for hardcody output engine and method
US7526438B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0601
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of programming a memory unit in a hard copy output engine includes determining a geographical area or economic region within which the hard copy output engine is to be deployed, determining an electronic address for a consumables supplier appropriate to the geographical area and programming the electronic address into the memory.
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