Display device and control method
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1. A management device comprising:
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a controller connected over a network to multiple different printers, the controller configured to communicate with each of the multiple different printers over the network, the controller comprising;
a first display means configured to present multiple images corresponding to the multiple different printers in a user interface presented on the display in a two-dimensional arrangement, wherein the first display means is configured such that the multiple images are arranged to correspond to actual locations of the multiple different printers; and
a second display means configured to present in the user interface presented on the display the display printer information relating to a status of the printer corresponding to each image,wherein the multiple images and the printer information are presented through a tabbed interface, the two-dimensional arrangement is on a content window of a layout tab of a plurality of tabs of the tabbed interface and the printer information for each of the printers of the multiple different printers is on content windows of the other tabs of the plurality of tabs of the tabbed interface, the layout tab also comprising a search condition area at a bottom of the layout tab within which at least one searchable condition is presented,wherein, a first printer of the multiple different printers is displayed on a second tab of the plurality of tabs, the printer information comprising a remaining ink level, usable media list, print job status, error message, and printer parameters,wherein, the controller changes a display format presented in the two-dimensional arrangement to identify which of the multiple different printers satisfy the at least one searchable condition selected in the search condition area.
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Abstract
Technology enabling knowing the status of, and managing, multiple printers is provided. A display device includes: a display; a first display means configured to present multiple images corresponding to multiple different printers on the display in a two-dimensional arrangement; and a second display means configured to present on the display printer information relating to a status of the printer corresponding to each image.
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1. A management device comprising:
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a display; a controller connected over a network to multiple different printers, the controller configured to communicate with each of the multiple different printers over the network, the controller comprising; a first display means configured to present multiple images corresponding to the multiple different printers in a user interface presented on the display in a two-dimensional arrangement, wherein the first display means is configured such that the multiple images are arranged to correspond to actual locations of the multiple different printers; and a second display means configured to present in the user interface presented on the display the display printer information relating to a status of the printer corresponding to each image, wherein the multiple images and the printer information are presented through a tabbed interface, the two-dimensional arrangement is on a content window of a layout tab of a plurality of tabs of the tabbed interface and the printer information for each of the printers of the multiple different printers is on content windows of the other tabs of the plurality of tabs of the tabbed interface, the layout tab also comprising a search condition area at a bottom of the layout tab within which at least one searchable condition is presented, wherein, a first printer of the multiple different printers is displayed on a second tab of the plurality of tabs, the printer information comprising a remaining ink level, usable media list, print job status, error message, and printer parameters, wherein, the controller changes a display format presented in the two-dimensional arrangement to identify which of the multiple different printers satisfy the at least one searchable condition selected in the search condition area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A display method comprising:
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communicating, by a management computer, with multiple different printers over a network, wherein the multiple different printers are connected to the network; displaying multiple images corresponding to multiple different printers in a display of the management computer, in a two-dimensional arrangement, wherein the multiple different printers are arranged such that the positions of the multiple images correspond to actual locations of the multiple different printers, wherein the two-dimensional arrangement is on a layout tab of a plurality of tabs of a tabbed interface, the layout tab also comprising a search condition area at a bottom of the layout tab within which at least one searchable condition is presented; displaying in the display printer information relating to a status of the printer corresponding to each image, wherein the printer information for each of the printers of the multiple different printers is on other tabs of the plurality of tabs of the tabbed interface, wherein, a first printer of the multiple different printers is displayed on a second tab of the plurality of tabs, the printer information comprising a remaining ink level, usable media list, print job status, error message, and printer parameters; and changing a display format presented in the two-dimensional arrangement to identify which of the multiple different printers satisfy the at least one searchable condition selected in the search condition area.
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