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Outputting a network device log file

  • US 5,935,262 A
  • Filed: 06/09/1995
  • Issued: 08/10/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of outputting a log file from a network device having a connector electrically connectable to a corresponding connector of an image forming apparatus which outputs visible images, the network device for interfacing between a local area network (LAN) and the image forming apparatus, comprising the steps of:

  • maintaining a log file in the network device which logs information relating to the image forming apparatus interfaced to the network device, the information including at least information on image forming jobs which have been received from the LAN and which have been output in a job format through the connector to the image forming apparatus;

    setting at least one triggering condition for initiating output of the log file;

    detecting the at least one triggering condition in order to initiate output of the log file;

    formatting the log file into an image forming job in the job format in response to the triggering condition detected in the detecting step; and

    outputting the image forming job from the network device through the connector directly to the image forming apparatus, whereby the image forming job is output by the image forming apparatus as a visible image.

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