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Method of controlling printer information in a network environment

  • US 6,266,693 B1
  • Filed: 08/31/1998
  • Issued: 07/24/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of allowing a user at a workstation to control settings of an intelligent peripheral device under control of a file server, the method comprising:

  • (a) the intelligent peripheral device determining operating conditions of plural predetermined aspects of the intelligent peripheral device;

    (b) the intelligent peripheral device deriving status information regarding the operating conditions of the intelligent peripheral device;

    (c) the intelligent peripheral device updating a first rewritable data storage device with the status information;

    (d) the file server generating a first signal to the intelligent peripheral device to request that the intelligent peripheral device transmit the status information to the file server;

    (e) the intelligent peripheral device reading the status information from a first data storage device;

    (f) the intelligent peripheral device transmitting the status information to the file server;

    (g) the file server receiving the status information from the intelligent peripheral device;

    (h) the file server storing the status information in a second rewritable storage device;

    (i) the workstation generating a second signal to the file server to request that the file server transmit the status information to the workstation;

    (j) the file server reading the status information from the second data storage device;

    (k) the file server transmitting the status information to the workstation;

    (l) the workstation receiving the status information from the file server;

    (m) the workstation storing the status information in a third rewritable data storage device;

    (n) the workstation displaying on the display the status information from the third rewritable storage device;

    (o) the workstation displaying on the display intelligent peripheral device settings available for change by the user;

    (p) the workstation providing a user interface to the user through which the user inputs at least one intelligent peripheral device setting which the user desires to be changed a the setting information;

    (q) the workstation storing the setting information in the third rewritable storage device;

    (r) the workstation generating a third signal to the file server to request that the file server accept the setting information from the workstation;

    (s) the file server generating a fourth signal to the workstation to request that the workstation transmit the setting information to the file server;

    (t) the workstation reading the setting information from the third data storage device;

    (u) the workstation transmitting the setting information to the file server;

    (v) the file server receiving the setting information from the workstation;

    (w) the file server storing the setting information in the second rewritable non-volatile data storage device;

    (x) the file server generating a fifth signal to the intelligent peripheral device to request that the intelligent peripheral device accept the setting information from the file server;

    (y) the intelligent peripheral device generating a sixth signal to the file server to request that the file server transmit the setting information to the intelligent peripheral device;

    (z) the file server reading the status information from the third data storage device;

    (aa) the file server transmitting the status information to the workstation;

    (bb) the intelligent peripheral device receiving the setting information from the file server;

    (cc) the intelligent peripheral device storing the setting information;

    (dd) the intelligent peripheral device modifying its operation in accordance with the setting information.

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