Automatic discovery of print media attributes
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for the automatic discovery of a value of an attribute of a print medium, comprising:
- generating a request for the value of the attribute of the print medium, wherein the print medium is currently disposed in an input bin of a printing device;
sending the request to the printing device;
receiving a response indicating the value for the attribute; and
updating a variable with the value, wherein the variable is associated with the attribute.
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Abstract
A technique is provided for automatically discovering the values of attributes of print media disposed in input bins of a printing device. A driver process associated with the printing device queries a configuration file to retrieve information pertaining to the input bins. Based on the information, a request is generated and sent to the printing device. The query may include an identifier that identifies an attribute of a print medium currently disposed in an input bin of the printing device. The printing device receives the request and queries a database associated with the printing device. The printing device retrieves, from the database, a value associated with the identifier. The driver process receives the value from the printing device and updates a variable, corresponding to the attribute, with the value.
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38 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for the automatic discovery of a value of an attribute of a print medium, comprising:
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generating a request for the value of the attribute of the print medium, wherein the print medium is currently disposed in an input bin of a printing device;
sending the request to the printing device;
receiving a response indicating the value for the attribute; and
updating a variable with the value, wherein the variable is associated with the attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for the automatic discovery of a value of an attribute of a print medium, comprising:
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receiving, from a requesting process, a request for the value of the attribute, wherein the print medium is currently disposed in an input bin of a printing device;
retrieving the value from a database associated with the printing device; and
sending, to the requesting process, a response that includes the value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium for the automatic discovery of a value of an attribute of a print medium, the computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the computer-implemented steps of:
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generating a request for the value of the attribute of the print medium, wherein the print medium is currently disposed in an input bin of a printing device;
sending the request to the printing device;
receiving a response indicating the value for the attribute; and
updating a variable with the value, wherein the variable is associated with the attribute. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable medium for the automatic discovery of a value of an attribute of a print medium, the computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the computer-implemented steps of:
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receiving, from a requesting process, a request for the value of the attribute, wherein the print medium is currently disposed in an input bin of a printing device;
retrieving the value from a database associated with the printing device; and
sending, to the requesting process, a response that includes the value. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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