Methods and systems for imaging device accounting data management
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1. A method for maintaining imaging device (IDev) accounting data in the event of a primary accounting server failure, said method comprising:
- a) determining whether a primary accounting server (PAS) is active;
b) sending IDev activity data to said PAS when said PAS is active;
c) accessing a list comprising at least one lightweight accounting backup server (LABS) from an accounting-controlled Imaging Device (IDev) when said primary accounting server is not active;
d) determining whether a first LABS on said list is active;
e) sending IDev activity data from said (IDev) to said first LABS on said list when said LABS is active;
f) determining whether another LABS on said list is active when said first LABS is not active;
g) sending said activity data to said another LABS when said LABS is active and said first LABS is not active;
h) repeating steps f) and g) until an active LABS is found.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for maintaining imaging device (IDev) accounting data in the event that an imaging device'"'"'s primary accounting server becomes unavailable.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining imaging device (IDev) accounting data in the event of a primary accounting server failure, said method comprising:
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a) determining whether a primary accounting server (PAS) is active;
b) sending IDev activity data to said PAS when said PAS is active;
c) accessing a list comprising at least one lightweight accounting backup server (LABS) from an accounting-controlled Imaging Device (IDev) when said primary accounting server is not active;
d) determining whether a first LABS on said list is active;
e) sending IDev activity data from said (IDev) to said first LABS on said list when said LABS is active;
f) determining whether another LABS on said list is active when said first LABS is not active;
g) sending said activity data to said another LABS when said LABS is active and said first LABS is not active;
h) repeating steps f) and g) until an active LABS is found. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for multiple-redundant maintenance of imaging device (IDev) accounting data in the event of a primary accounting server failure, said method comprising:
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a) determining whether a first LABS is active;
b) sending IDev activity data to said first LABS when said first LABS is active;
c) accessing a list comprising a plurality of lightweight accounting backup server (LABSs) from an accounting-controlled Imaging Device (IDev) when said first LABS is not active;
d) determining whether a second LABS on said list is active;
e) sending IDev activity data from said (IDev) to said second LABS on said list when said second LABS is active;
f) determining whether another LABS on said list is active when said second LABS is not active;
g) sending said activity data to said another LABS when said another LABS is active and said first and second LABS are not active;
h) repeating steps a) and g) each time IDev activity occurs. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for maintaining imaging device (IDev) accounting data in the event of a primary accounting server failure, said method comprising:
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a) receiving a recovery message from a primary accounting server (PAS) at an accounting-controlled Imaging Device (IDev), said message comprising an instruction for said IDev to designate said PAS as a current accounting server (CAS) for maintaining IDev activity data;
b) commencing to send IDev activity data to said PAS;
c) requesting a temporary IDev activity log (TIAL) from a lightweight accounting backup server (LABS);
d) receiving said TIAL from said LABS; and
e) forwarding said TIAL to a said PAS, which is now designated as a CAS. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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