System and method for distributing configuration changes made to a printing device
First Claim
1. A method for distributing configuration changes made to a printing device in communication with a printer web server, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a configuration change made to the printing device in the printer web server;
arranging a connection between the printer web server and a client web server located on a client device using an electronic communications protocol;
sending a formatted message from the printer web server to the client web server, and the formatted message alerts the client web server to the configuration change made to the printing device; and
updating configuration data for the printing device stored on the client device.
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Abstract
A method is provided for distributing configuration changes made to a printing device in communication with a printer web server. The method includes the step of receiving a configuration change made to the printing device, in the printer web server. Another step is arranging a connection between the printer web server and a client web server located on a client device using an electronic communications protocol. A formatted message can be sent from the printer web server to the client web server, and the formatted message alerts the client web server to the configuration change made to the printing device. A further step is updating configuration data for the printing device stored on the client device.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for distributing configuration changes made to a printing device in communication with a printer web server, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a configuration change made to the printing device in the printer web server;
arranging a connection between the printer web server and a client web server located on a client device using an electronic communications protocol;
sending a formatted message from the printer web server to the client web server, and the formatted message alerts the client web server to the configuration change made to the printing device; and
updating configuration data for the printing device stored on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for distributing configuration changes made to a printing device in communication with a printer web server, to a client device, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a configuration change made to the printing device;
preparing a formatted message in the printer web server to communicate a configuration change made to the printing device;
connecting the printer web server to a client web server located on the client device using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP);
sending the formatted message from the printer web server for the printing device to the client web server for the client device using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) and the formatted message alerts the client web server to the configuration change made to the printing device; and
updating configuration data for the printing device located on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system to distribute configuration changes made in a network printing system, comprising:
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a printing device having a print configuration, and enabled to print information received across a network;
a printer web server in communication with the printing device, configured to record and communicate information about the print configuration of the printing device;
a client device in communication with the printer web server; and
a client web server located in the client device and configured to receive a formatted message from the printer web server when changes are made to the print configuration, and configured to notify a user of changes to the print configuration. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system to distribute configuration changes made in a network printing system, comprising:
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a printing means having a print configuration, for printing information received across a network;
a printer web server means in communication with the printing means, for recording and communicating information about the print configuration of the printing device via hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP);
a client device in networked communication with the printer web server; and
a client web server means located in the client device for receiving a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) message from the printer web server when changes are made to the print configuration and for notifying a user of changes to the print configuration. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for distributing configuration changes made to a printing device in communication with a printer web server, the computer readable program code means in the article of manufacture comprising;
computer readable program code for receiving a configuration change made to the printing device in the printer web server;
computer readable program code for arranging a connection between the printer web server and a client web server located on a client device using an electronic communications protocol;
computer readable program code for sending a formatted message from the printer web server to the client web server, and the formatted message alerts the client web server to the configuration change made to the printing device;
computer readable program code for updating configuration data for the printing device stored on the client device; and
computer readable program code for notifying a user using the client web server on the client device that the configuration change has been made to the printing device.
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Specification