DISTRIBUTED PRIMARY DEVICE DATA COLLECTOR WITH FAILOVER OPERATION
First Claim
1. A document processing device comprising:
- an embedded controller including a processor and a memory in data communication with the processor, the memory operable for storage of data and instructions;
a network interface configured for data communication with a plurality of networked document processing devices via an associated network; and
a monitor configured to monitor internal document processing operations completed by the document processing device,wherein the memory is further configured for storing identity data representative of at least a second networked document processing device configured for processing of device operation data for the plurality of networked document processing devices, andwherein the embedded controller is configured togenerate internal device operation data in accordance with an output of the monitor,receive, via the network interface, networked device operation data corresponding to associated document processing operations from at least a second document processing device of the plurality of networked document processing devices,initiate a probe, via the network interface, to the second networked document processing device in accordance with the identity data to determine whether the second networked document processing device is operational for processing of device operation data from the plurality of networked document processing devices, andprocess internal and networked device operation data when the probe indicates that the second networked document processing device is not operational for processing thereof.
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Abstract
A network document processing device includes an embedded controller. The controller monitors one or more document processing devices occurring on the device. The controller is further operable to probe one or more networked document processing devices to determine if it or they are operable to monitoring other network document processing devices. If not, the controller suitably undertakes monitoring of some or all of the networked devices. This monitoring may be concluded when another document processing device becomes active. Multiple document processing devices may also share all or part of monitoring of document processing devices for redundancy, load sharing or integrity checking
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20 Claims
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1. A document processing device comprising:
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an embedded controller including a processor and a memory in data communication with the processor, the memory operable for storage of data and instructions; a network interface configured for data communication with a plurality of networked document processing devices via an associated network; and a monitor configured to monitor internal document processing operations completed by the document processing device, wherein the memory is further configured for storing identity data representative of at least a second networked document processing device configured for processing of device operation data for the plurality of networked document processing devices, and wherein the embedded controller is configured to generate internal device operation data in accordance with an output of the monitor, receive, via the network interface, networked device operation data corresponding to associated document processing operations from at least a second document processing device of the plurality of networked document processing devices, initiate a probe, via the network interface, to the second networked document processing device in accordance with the identity data to determine whether the second networked document processing device is operational for processing of device operation data from the plurality of networked document processing devices, and process internal and networked device operation data when the probe indicates that the second networked document processing device is not operational for processing thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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monitoring internal document processing operations by a document processing device; generating internal device operation data corresponding to monitored internal document processing operations on the document processing device on an integrated controller, the controller including a processor and an associated memory; generating a probe, via the integrated controller, the probe including probe data corresponding to operation of at least a second document processing device of a networked plurality thereof; outputting the probe data on to an associated network via a network interface; receiving remote device operation data via the network interface from at least one networked document processing device when the probe yields that the at least a second document processing device is not operational for processing of document operation data; and responsive to receiving the remote device operation data, processing internal and networked device operation data via the integrated controller. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A document processing device comprising:
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a controller including a processor and a memory in data communication with the processor, the memory configured for storage of data and instructions; a network interface configured for data communication with a plurality of locally networked document processing devices via an associated local area network and further configured for data communication, via an associated wide area network interface, with a plurality of remote document processing devices associated with a remote local area network; and a monitor configured to monitor document processing operations completed by the document processing device, wherein the memory is further configured for storing identity data representative a second networked document processing device operable for processing of device operation data for multiple networked document processing devices, and wherein the controller is configured to generate internal device operation data in accordance with an output of the monitor, receive, via the network interface, remote device operation data corresponding to associated document processing operations from at least one document processing device within the local area network and at least one document processing device within the remote area network via the wide area network, process internal device operation data, p2 initiate a probe, via the network interface, to the second networked document processing device in accordance with the identity data to determine whether the second networked document processing device is operational for processing of device operation data from a plurality of networked document processing devices, and process internal and remote device operation data when the probe indicates that the second networked document processing device is not operational for processing thereof. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A document processing system comprising a plurality of multifunction peripherals, each multifunction peripheral including:
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an embedded controller including a processor and a memory in data communication with the processor, the memory operable for storage of data and instructions; a network interface configured for data communication with at least one additional multifunction peripheral of the plurality thereof via an associated network; and an embedded monitor configured to monitor internal document processing operations completed by the multifunction peripheral and the at least one additional multifunction peripheral of the plurality thereof via the associated network, wherein the embedded controller is configured to generate internal device operation data in accordance with an output of the embedded monitor, receive, via the network interface, networked device operation data corresponding to associated document processing operations from the at least one additional multifunction peripheral, and process internal device operation data and networked device operation data, and wherein the network interface is further configured to output processed internal device operation data and networked device operation data. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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