Copier/duplicator network
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1. An image duplicating apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of image duplicating devices each having a two-way communications port for receiving and transmitting data; and
a data processing device electronically coupled to the two-way communications port of each of the image duplicating devices for reading information from and transmitting information to each of the image duplicating devices, wherein the data processing device is capable of reading information from at least one of the image duplicating devices while said image duplicating device is performing an image duplicating operation.
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Abstract
An apparatus for reading data from each of a plurality of image duplicating devices comprises a plurality of image duplicating devices each having a two-way communications port for receiving and transmitting data and a processing device electronically coupled to the two-way communications port of each of the image duplicating devices for receiving information from and transmitting information to each of the image duplicating devices. The apparatus allows each image duplicating device to be operated simultaneously with the processing device.
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1. An image duplicating apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of image duplicating devices each having a two-way communications port for receiving and transmitting data; and a data processing device electronically coupled to the two-way communications port of each of the image duplicating devices for reading information from and transmitting information to each of the image duplicating devices, wherein the data processing device is capable of reading information from at least one of the image duplicating devices while said image duplicating device is performing an image duplicating operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for reading data from and controlling a plurality of image duplicating machines, wherein each image duplicating machine includes a two-way communications port for receiving and transmitting data, comprising the steps of:
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electrically coupling a data processing device to the plurality of image duplicating machines via each image duplicating machine'"'"'s respective two-way communications port; and executing a control program for controlling the data processing device for selectively reading and storing data from at least one of the image duplicating machines during an image duplicating operation and transmitting data to the image duplicating machines. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An image duplicating apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of image duplicating devices wherein each device includes a two-way communications port and a plurality of memory locations; and a data processing device electronically coupled to the two-way communications port of each of the image duplicating devices, the data processing device capable of reading information from the plurality of memory locations of at least one of the image duplicating devices during an image duplicating operation and providing an indication corresponding to a condition of said device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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