Printing/scanning device entitlement monitoring system
First Claim
1. A system, characterized as at least one of a printing device system and a scanning device system, comprising:
- a processor;
a memory having stored thereon a routine and a database;
the routine including instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
request device entitlement information from a server, the device characterized as at least one of a printing device and a scanning device;
receive the requested device entitlement information from the server;
write the received device entitlement information into the database; and
output the received device entitlement information to at least one of a computer display device;
a panel of the device, and a printing device printing circuit.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing entitlement information to a printing device or a scanning device are described. The system includes a device, a device workstation, which in an implementation is a constituent of the device, and a server. The server maintains a database of updated device entitlement information associated with the device. The workstation requests updated entitlement information for the device from the server, and the server in response downloads this information to the workstation. The workstation downloads the updated entitlement information to a device database. In embodiments, both the device and the workstation provide notification to a user of updated entitlement information, and display updated entitlement information to the user.
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58 Claims
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1. A system, characterized as at least one of a printing device system and a scanning device system, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory having stored thereon a routine and a database;
the routine including instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
request device entitlement information from a server, the device characterized as at least one of a printing device and a scanning device;
receive the requested device entitlement information from the server;
write the received device entitlement information into the database; and
output the received device entitlement information to at least one of a computer display device;
a panel of the device, and a printing device printing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts that comprise:
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accessing entitlement information for a device from a server, said device characterized as at least one of a printing device and a scanning device;
updating a database with the accessed entitlement information; and
outputting entitlement information from the database to an output medium. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device characterized as at least one of a printing device and a scanning device, the device comprising:
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a processor;
a memory; and
a routine stored in the memory that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to receive entitlement information of the device from an external computer, and to output the entitlement information in a form for user review. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A server comprising:
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a computer having at least one processor and memory;
the memory having stored thereon a routine and a database;
the database to store entitlement information associated with devices, said devices embodied as at least one of a printing devices and a scanning devices;
the routine when executed by the processor causes the server to;
receive a request for entitlement information associated with a device, the device characterized as at least one of printing device and a scanning device, the request being received from a requesting computer;
retrieve from the database any entitlement information associated with the device; and
download the entitlement information associated with the device to the requesting computer. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method comprising:
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downloading entitlement information pertaining to a particular device, characterized as a particular printing device and/or a particular scanning device, from a remote server to a workstation; and
presenting the downloaded entitlement information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method executed at a printing device comprising:
- receiving updated entitlement information; and
presenting the updated entitlement information to a human operator. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
- receiving updated entitlement information; and
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51. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server a request from a device system, the device characterized as at least one of a printing device and a scanning device, for updated entitlement information for the device; and
in response to the request, downloading the updated entitlement information from the server to the device system. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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