System and method for resolving a hardware identifier to a network address of networked device
First Claim
1. A printing system comprising:
- a plurality of networked printing devices, each printing device of the plurality of printing devices comprising;
a communication port for operatively communicating with another printing device of the plurality of printing devices via a network, wherein each of the printing devices of the plurality of printing devices is assigned a respective network address for use when communicating via the network;
a first printing device of the plurality of printing devices comprising a first communication device having circuitry for being sensed by a second printing device of the plurality of printing devices independently of the network; and
the second printing device comprising;
a second communication device having circuitry for sensing the presence of the first communication device of the first printing device independently of the network; and
a processor for executing application software for determining the network address of the sensed first printing device via the network.
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Abstract
A printing system is provided having a plurality of networked printing devices, each printing device of the plurality of printing devices having a communication port for operatively communicating with another printing device of the plurality of printing devices via a network. Each of the printing devices of the plurality of printing devices is assigned a respective network address for use when communicating via the network. A first printing device of the plurality of printing devices includes a first communication device having circuitry for being sensed by a second printing device of the plurality of printing devices independently of the network. The second printing device includes a second communication device having circuitry for sensing the presence of the first communication device of the first printing device independently of the network, and a processor for executing application software for determining the network address of the sensed first printing device via the network.
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20 Claims
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1. A printing system comprising:
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a plurality of networked printing devices, each printing device of the plurality of printing devices comprising;
a communication port for operatively communicating with another printing device of the plurality of printing devices via a network, wherein each of the printing devices of the plurality of printing devices is assigned a respective network address for use when communicating via the network;
a first printing device of the plurality of printing devices comprising a first communication device having circuitry for being sensed by a second printing device of the plurality of printing devices independently of the network; and
the second printing device comprising;
a second communication device having circuitry for sensing the presence of the first communication device of the first printing device independently of the network; and
a processor for executing application software for determining the network address of the sensed first printing device via the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for communicating via a network between devices of a plurality of networked devices each device assigned a respective network address, the method comprising a first device of the plurality of devices:
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sensing the presence of another device of the plurality of devices independently of the network;
determining via the network the network address of the sensed device; and
communicating with the sensed device via the network using the network address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A processor associated with a first device of a plurality of networked devices comprising:
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a software application module for receiving a hardware identifier associated with a second device of the plurality of networked devices which was retrieved from the second device independently of the network; and
a software application module for communicating via the network with the plurality of networked devices for determining a network address for the second device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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