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Methods and systems for soft failure detection for networked printers

US8902450B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 2007
Grant dateDec 2, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1294
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are presented for identifying potential printer failures in a networked printing enterprise, in which job tracking data is gathered for print jobs in the network, affinity data is derived from the job tracking data indicating associations between printer devices and user devices, and potential printer failures are identified based on changes in the affinity data.

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