SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ABOUT ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONDITIONS

• US 20090096621A1
• Filed: 10/11/2007
• Published: 04/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ferlitsch, Andrew Rodney
• Application Number:
  US11/870,557
• Publication Number:
  US 20090096621A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/635
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/502 relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1207 resulting in the user being informed about print result after a job submission
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1222 Increasing security of the print job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1229 Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1238 Secure printing, e.g. user identification, user rights for device usage, unallowed content, blanking portions or fields of a page, releasing held jobs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/00 Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data , e.g. computer output printersprinting or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/007 only remotely, e.g. at a host computer dedicated computer interfaces to print systems G06F3/1201

Abstract

In accordance with a method for configuring notification messages about electronic device conditions, at least one recipient that is associated with a condition of an electronic device may be determined. A notification message may be created. The notification message may include a condition identifier and authorization information. The condition identifier may identify the condition, and the authorization information may indicate whether the at least one recipient is authorized to respond to the condition and what response actions the at least one recipient is authorized to perform. The notification message may be sent to the at least one recipient.

Claims

1. A method for configuring notification messages about electronic device conditions, comprising:

determining at least one recipient that is associated with a condition of an electronic device;

creating a notification message that comprises a condition identifier and authorization information, wherein the condition identifier identifies the condition, and wherein the authorization information indicates whether the at least one recipient is authorized to respond to the condition and what response actions the at least one recipient is authorized to perform; and

sending the notification message to the at least one recipient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the condition is an alert condition, and wherein the notification message is an alert notification message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a multi-function peripheral device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the authorization information by accessing configuration information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing configuration information to determine a notification communication type and a notification communication format for communication with the at least one recipient, wherein the notification message is sent in accordance with the notification communication type and the notification communication format.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification message indicates a response communication type and a response communication format for responding to the notification message.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification message is sent in response to detecting the occurrence of the condition.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification message is sent as part of a periodic transmission of notification messages.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a response message that comprises a command to perform at least one action;

attempting to validate the response message; and

performing the at least one action if the response message is successfully validated.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein validating the response message comprises:

verifying that the response message was sent in response to the notification message;

verifying that the response message was sent by an intended recipient of the notification message;

verifying that the sender of the response message is authorized to respond to the notification message;

verifying that the sender of the response message is authorized to perform the at least one action; and

verifying that the at least one action is supported by the electronic device.

11. An electronic device for configuring notification messages corresponding to electronic device conditions, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor;

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to;

determine at least one recipient that is associated with a condition of an electronic device;

create a notification message that comprises a condition identifier and authorization information, wherein the condition identifier identifies the condition, and wherein the authorization information indicates whether the at least one recipient is authorized to respond to the condition and what response actions the at least one recipient is authorized to perform; and

send the notification message to the at least one recipient.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the condition is an alert condition, and wherein the notification message is an alert notification message.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the electronic device is a multi-function peripheral device.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are also executable to determine the authorization information by accessing configuration information.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are also executable to:

receive a response message that comprises a command to perform at least one action;

attempt to validate the response message; and

perform the at least one action if the response message is successfully validated.

16. A computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions for:

determining at least one recipient that is associated with a condition of an electronic device;

creating a notification message that comprises a condition identifier and authorization information, wherein the condition identifier identifies the condition, and wherein the authorization information indicates whether the at least one recipient is authorized to respond to the condition and what response actions the at least one recipient is authorized to perform; and

sending the notification message to the at least one recipient.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the condition is an alert condition, and wherein the notification message is an alert notification message.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the electronic device is a multi-function peripheral device.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions are also executable for determining the authorization information by accessing configuration information.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions are also executable for:

receiving a response message that comprises a command to perform at least one action;

attempting to validate the response message; and

performing the at least one action if the response message is successfully validated.