Address book transfer over a network between printers
US9826110B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3208
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A networked printer system includes a first printer coupled to a network. The first printer includes a first printer address book having a plurality of address book contents that are located in a plurality of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Object Identifiers (OIDs). A second printer is coupled to the network. The second printer includes a processor, a communications device coupled to the processor, and a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor. An address book transferring engine is located on the computer-readable medium and includes computer-readable instruction that when executed connect to the first printer through the communications device over the network using SNMP, retrieve the plurality of address book contents from the plurality of SNMP OIDs, and transfer the plurality of address book contents to a second printer address book that is associated with the second printer.
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