System and method for diverting a printing job to a proximal networked device
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1. A printing system comprising:
- a plurality of printing devices, each printing device of the plurality of printing devices comprising an associated radio frequency identification (RFID) device, the RFID device associated with a first printing device of the plurality of printing devices operable to sense the presence of an RFID device associated with a second printing device of the plurality of printing devices for sensing the presence of the second printing device.
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Abstract
A printing system is provided including a plurality of printing devices. Each printing device includes an associated radio frequency identification (RFID) device. The RFID device associated with a first printing device of the plurality of printing devices is operable to sense the presence of an RFID device associated with a second printing device of the plurality of printing devices for sensing the presence of the second printing device.
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1. A printing system comprising:
a plurality of printing devices, each printing device of the plurality of printing devices comprising an associated radio frequency identification (RFID) device, the RFID device associated with a first printing device of the plurality of printing devices operable to sense the presence of an RFID device associated with a second printing device of the plurality of printing devices for sensing the presence of the second printing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for diverting a job request from a first device of a network including at least one device to a second device of the at least one device, the method comprising the first device:
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communicating with a network;
interrogating the second device independently of the network, the interrogating having a range limited for interrogating the second device;
receiving a job request; and
diverting the received job request via the network to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A processor associated with a device of a plurality of networked devices comprising:
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a software application module for receiving a job request; and
a software application module for diverting the received job request via network transmitted messages to the sensed device, wherein the sensing is independent of the network.
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24. The processor further comprising:
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a software application module for configuring via network transmitted messages a cluster of devices including the sensed device and other devices of the plurality of networked devices already included in a cluster with the sensed device;
wherein the software application module for diverting diverts the received job request to a device included in the configured cluster.
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