Apparatus and method for discovering printers within an enterprise
First Claim
1. A method for determining printer usage of all printers in an enterprise to generate accurate sales proposals, comprising:
- assigning an account for the enterprise;
executing a network scan on a computer network to obtain information for all printers attached to the computer network;
executing a local scan on each computer that is attached to a non-network printer to obtain information for all non-network printers in the enterprise;
executing a port scan to obtain information for all non-catalogued printers;
storing all of the information obtained from executing the network scan, the local scan and the port scan;
performing each of the steps above at least during two predetermined times; and
using the information to generate sales proposals for all printer usage within the enterprise.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The invention relate to an apparatus and a method for determining printer usage of all printers in an enterprise to generate accurate sales proposals. The method includes assigning an account for the enterprise and executing a network scan on a computer network to obtain information for all printers attached to the computer network. The method also includes executing a local scan on each computer that is attached to a non-network printer to obtain information for all non-network printers in the enterprise and executing a port scan to obtain information for all non-catalogued printers. The method further includes storing all of the information obtained from executing the network scan, the local scan and the port scan and performing each of the steps above at least during two predetermined times. The method also includes using the information to generate sales proposals for all printer usage within the enterprise.
105 Citations
22 Claims
-
1. A method for determining printer usage of all printers in an enterprise to generate accurate sales proposals, comprising:
-
assigning an account for the enterprise; executing a network scan on a computer network to obtain information for all printers attached to the computer network; executing a local scan on each computer that is attached to a non-network printer to obtain information for all non-network printers in the enterprise; executing a port scan to obtain information for all non-catalogued printers; storing all of the information obtained from executing the network scan, the local scan and the port scan; performing each of the steps above at least during two predetermined times; and using the information to generate sales proposals for all printer usage within the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A system for determining printer usage of all printers in an enterprise to generate accurate sales proposals, comprising:
-
a monitoring unit installed on each computer which is attached to a non-network printer an assignment unit configured to assign an account for the enterprise; a discovery unit configured to execute a network scan on a computer network to obtain information for all printers attached to the computer network, to execute a local scan on each computer that is attached to a non-network printer to obtain information for all non-network printers in the enterprise and to execute a port scan to obtain information for all non-catalogued printers; a storage unit configured to store all of the information obtained from executing the network scan, the local scan and the port scan; and a generation unit configured to use the information to generate sales proposals for all printer usage within the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. An apparatus for determining printer usage of all printers in an enterprise to generate accurate sales proposals, comprising:
-
assigning means for assigning an account for the enterprise; executing means for executing a network scan on a computer network to obtain information for all printers attached to the computer network; executing means for executing a local scan on each computer that is attached to a non-network printer to obtain information for all non-network printers in the enterprise; executing means for executing a port scan to obtain information for all non-catalogued printers; storing means for storing all of the information obtained from executing the network scan, the local scan and the port scan; performing means for performing each of the steps above at least during two predetermined times; and using means for using the information to generate sales proposals for all printer usage within the enterprise. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
-
22. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for controlling a processor to execute a method for determining printer usage of all printers in an enterprise to generate accurate sales proposals, comprising:
-
assigning an account for the enterprise; executing a network scan on a computer network to obtain information for all printers attached to the computer network; executing a local scan on each computer that is attached to a non-network printer to obtain information for all non-network printers in the enterprise; executing a port scan to obtain information for all non-catalogued printers; storing all of the information obtained from executing the network scan, the local scan and the port scan; performing each of the steps above at least during two predetermined times; and using the information to generate sales proposals for all printer usage within the enterprise.
-
Specification