Use of "pipes" for the transfer of status information between different remote systems
First Claim
1. A Transfer procedure, to a local system controlling a printer, of a number of files forming reports containing status information from a number of remote systems of a network for printing said status information on the printer of the local system, wherein associated with each file transfer from a remote system are two synchronization files of the type known as "pipes", the first pipe in a direction local system to remote system, and the second pipe in a direction remote system to local system, said synchronization files creating an automaton for retrieval of multiple reports providing primarily synchronization and communication between:
- a scan and command process initiated on the local system, the scan and command process monitoring the associated remote system and sending the remote system a command for the report to be transmitted, anda file transfer process by which the status information to be printed is sent from the remote system to the local system.
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Abstract
The files containing status information from remote systems (RS) of a network are transferred automatically to a local system (LS) controlling a printer thanks to this procedure. To do this, with the printer connected to the network, associated with each file transfer two synchronization files or "pipes" are used, the first (P1) in the direction local system to remote system and the second (P2) in the direction remote system to local system. Thus, an automaton for retrieving status reports is created for the purpose of printing them on the printer of the local system. These synchronization files principally provide the synchronization and communication between a scan and command process (SCP) of the remote system which is initiated on the local system and a file transfer process (FTP) which returns the status reports to be printed from the remote system to the local system.
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1. A Transfer procedure, to a local system controlling a printer, of a number of files forming reports containing status information from a number of remote systems of a network for printing said status information on the printer of the local system, wherein associated with each file transfer from a remote system are two synchronization files of the type known as "pipes", the first pipe in a direction local system to remote system, and the second pipe in a direction remote system to local system, said synchronization files creating an automaton for retrieval of multiple reports providing primarily synchronization and communication between:
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a scan and command process initiated on the local system, the scan and command process monitoring the associated remote system and sending the remote system a command for the report to be transmitted, and a file transfer process by which the status information to be printed is sent from the remote system to the local system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A file transfer procedure, to a local system controlling a printer, of a number of files forming reports containing status information from a number of remote systems of a network for printing of said status information on the printer of the local system, wherein associated with each file transfer from a remote system are two synchronization files of the type known as "pipes", the first pipe in a direction from the local system to one of the remote systems, and the second pipe in a direction from one of the remote systems to the local system, said synchronization files creating an automaton for retrieval of multiple reports providing primarily synchronization and communication between:
- a scan and command process initiated on the local system, the scan and command process monitoring the associated remote system and sending the remote system a command for the report to be transmitted, and a file transfer process by which the status information to be printed is sent from the remote system to the local system, wherein said file transfer procedure comprises the steps of;
the scan and command process querying the file transfer process to obtain the names of the reports to be transferred to the local system for printing and sends a message containing a request for a report name, said request containing data which allows obtaining the name of the mail box of the remote system whereby the name of the desired report is found; the file transfer process, in response to the request, examining said mail box in order to send, if the mail box is empty, a specific message to the local system and, if the mail box is not empty, to send to the local system the data relating to the name of the report with the report'"'"'s situation on the remote system, and print parameters, said print parameters comprising data which is then used by the scan and command process; the scan and command process performing the retrieval of the waiting report, then storing the retrieved report on a receiving disk of the local system under a directory intended for the local system; and initiating a print command for the printing of the report on the desired printer of the local system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a scan and command process initiated on the local system, the scan and command process monitoring the associated remote system and sending the remote system a command for the report to be transmitted, and a file transfer process by which the status information to be printed is sent from the remote system to the local system, wherein said file transfer procedure comprises the steps of;
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