Auditron data format for remote maintenance of a machine such as a copier
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1. A method of collecting auditron data from a machine, comprising the steps of:
- the machine outputting auditron data in a format including a structured portion in which digits therein are assigned meanings depending on their position relative to a beginning of the auditron data, and an unstructured portion, the structured portion including a code therein;
interpreting the code as an instruction to parse digits in the unstructured portion in a predetermined manner, thereby interpreting the digits in the unstructured portion as a set of discrete numbers; and
entering the discrete numbers into a template, thereby assigning meanings to each of the discrete numbers.
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Abstract
Electronically-rendered auditron data, such as from a copier or printer, is formatted with an initial structured portion followed by an unstructured portion. A code within the structured portion instructs a downstream computer how to interpret the digits in the unstructured portion of the data, so that different sets of digits within the unstructured portion are converted to discrete numbers having assigned meanings. The resulting numbers and their assigned meanings can be readily ported to a commercial spreadsheet program.
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1. A method of collecting auditron data from a machine, comprising the steps of:
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the machine outputting auditron data in a format including a structured portion in which digits therein are assigned meanings depending on their position relative to a beginning of the auditron data, and an unstructured portion, the structured portion including a code therein;
interpreting the code as an instruction to parse digits in the unstructured portion in a predetermined manner, thereby interpreting the digits in the unstructured portion as a set of discrete numbers; and
entering the discrete numbers into a template, thereby assigning meanings to each of the discrete numbers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
if the code is a first number, interpreting the code as an instruction to parse digits in the unstructured portion in a first predetermined manner, thereby interpreting the digits in the unstructured portion as a set of discrete numbers; if the code is a second number different from the first number, interpreting the code as an instruction to parse digits in the unstructured portion in a second predetermined manner different from the first manner.
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3. The method of claim 2, wherein the entering step includes the steps of
if the code is the first number, entering the discrete numbers into a first template, thereby assigning a first set meanings to each of the discrete numbers; - and
if the code is the second number, entering the discrete numbers into a second template, thereby assigning a second set of meanings to each of the discrete numbers.
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4. The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring the discrete numbers to a spreadsheet program.
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5. The method of claim 4, further comprising assigning column headings to columns in the spreadsheet program according to the meanings associated with the template.
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