Unified status support over USB and HTTP
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first connector that can be connected to a first communication medium;
a first connection manager to receive a first message from the first connector, forward the first message to the report generator, receive a first report from the report generator, and transmit the first report across the first connector; and
a second connector that can be connected to a second communication medium;
a second connection manager to receive a second message from the first connector, forward the second message to the report generator, receive a second report from the report generator, and transmit the second report across the first connector; and
a report generator to generate the first report responsive to the first message and the second report responsive to the second message, the first report independent of the first communication medium, and the second report independent of the second communication medium.
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Abstract
A device, such as a printer, can be connected to one or more computer systems along multiple communication media. In response to a message from one of the computer systems, the device generates a report. The report is generated in a manner that is independent of the communication medium over which the message is transported. The report is packaged for transport, and then transmitted along the appropriate communication medium back to the computer system.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first connector that can be connected to a first communication medium;
a first connection manager to receive a first message from the first connector, forward the first message to the report generator, receive a first report from the report generator, and transmit the first report across the first connector; and
a second connector that can be connected to a second communication medium;
a second connection manager to receive a second message from the first connector, forward the second message to the report generator, receive a second report from the report generator, and transmit the second report across the first connector; and
a report generator to generate the first report responsive to the first message and the second report responsive to the second message, the first report independent of the first communication medium, and the second report independent of the second communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a first communication medium;
a second communication medium;
a device, including;
a first connector that can be connected to the first communication medium;
a first connection manager to receive a first message from the first connector, forward the first message to the report generator, receive a first report from the report generator, and transmit the first report across the first connector; and
a second connector that can be connected to the second communication medium;
a second connection manager to receive a second message from the second connector, forward the second message to the report generator, receive a second report from the report generator, and transmit the second report across the second connector; and
a report generator to generate the first report responsive to the first message and the second report responsive to the second message, the first report independent of the first communication medium, and the second report independent of the second communication medium;
a first machine, including;
a third connector connected to the first communication medium;
a first transmitter to transmit the first message to the device across the third connector; and
a first receiver to receive the first report from the device across the third connector; and
a second machine, including;
a fourth connector connected to the second communication medium;
a second transmitter to transmit the second message to the device across the fourth connector; and
a second receiver to receive the second report from the device across the fourth connector. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for a device to respond to a message, comprising:
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receiving the message over a communication medium;
generating a report responsive to the message, the report formed independently of the communication medium;
packaging the report for transmission over the communication medium; and
transmitting the report over the communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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