Trace and debug tool for high speed printer systems
US7817293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2294
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printer system stores a trace of a printer job in storage that is either local or accessible to the printer system. A remotely implemented tool accesses the stored printer job trace. The tool includes a graphical interface that displays the printer commands in the printer job trace in a human readable format. The commands may be displayed in a first window of the interface. In one embodiment, the interface includes a second window where details of a command selected or highlighted in the first window are displayed. The tool may be implemented as a secure web browser that requires password verification to access the printer job trace. The tool may include the ability to replace confidential print data with generic or non-confidential data. The tool might further be able to display text that is embedded in a printer job trace command in ASCII and EBCDIC format.
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