Method for logging data in an electrophotographic printing machine

• US 5,982,995 A
• Filed: 11/04/1996
• Issued: 11/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Pena, Jose A., Covert, David W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Powell, Mark R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sealey, Lance W.
• Application Number:
  US08/743,256
• Time in Patent Office: 1,100 Days
• Field of Search: 395/112-114, 395/200.58, 710/8, 710/15, 707/517, 707/908, 707/505, 707/522
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/55 Self-diagnostics; Malfunction or lifetime display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/32 with visual or acoustical indication of the functioning of the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3485 for I/O devices

Abstract

A method of recording events in a printing machine having a plurality of subsystems. The recorded event corresponds to selected information generated as a result of an event occurring at one of the plurality of subsystems. The log event is communicated to a logging service. A log event file is created from the event information received at the logging service. The log event file is arranged in a file arrangement having a log event record. The log event file is translated to place the log event file in a readable output form.

Claims

1. A method of recording events in a printing machine having a plurality of subsystems, each recorded event corresponding to selected information generated by an event occurring at one of the plurality of the subsystems and event information being communicated to a logging service, including:

creating a log event file from event information received at the logging service;

arranging the log event in a file arrangement having a log event recorded;

translating each log event file into a readable output form;

selecting from a plurality of templates a template; and

displaying, in response to a user request, the readable output in the selected template.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the readable output includes placing each log event in readable output form with a log viewing control application.

3. A method according to claim 2 wherein displaying the readable output includes configuring the log viewing control application for the selected template.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein configuring the log viewing application includes providing the template file with strings and symbols.