Process for setting and storing ordering preferences and profile data locally
First Claim
1. An apparatus for locally setting and storing customer preferences, comprising:
- a personal computer having a web browser and a messaging system;
a computer peripheral device having an embedded web server with a messaging system communicating with the personal computer;
a reseller web server having a messaging system communicating with the personal computer, configured to capture customer preferences from a customer accessing the reseller web server to order consumables via the computer peripheral device; and
a device manufacturer web server having a messaging system, communicating with the reseller web server and the computer peripheral device, by way of the personal computer and the messaging system, and operative to receive the customer preferences from the reseller web server and forward the customer preferences to the computer peripheral device via the personal computer using a messaging address for the computer peripheral device.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for locally setting and storing customer preferences. The apparatus includes a personal computer, a computer peripheral device, a reseller web server, and a device manufacturer web server. The personal computer has a web browser and a messaging system. The computer peripheral device has a messaging system communicating with the personal computer. The reseller web server has a messaging system communicating with the personal computer, and configured to capture customer preferences from a customer accessing the reseller web server to order consumables via the computer peripheral device. The device manufacturer web server has a messaging system, communicating with the reseller web server and the computer peripheral device and operative to receive the customer preferences from the reseller web server and forward the customer preferences to the computer peripheral device using the messaging address for the computer peripheral device. A method is also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for locally setting and storing customer preferences, comprising:
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a personal computer having a web browser and a messaging system; a computer peripheral device having an embedded web server with a messaging system communicating with the personal computer; a reseller web server having a messaging system communicating with the personal computer, configured to capture customer preferences from a customer accessing the reseller web server to order consumables via the computer peripheral device; and a device manufacturer web server having a messaging system, communicating with the reseller web server and the computer peripheral device, by way of the personal computer and the messaging system, and operative to receive the customer preferences from the reseller web server and forward the customer preferences to the computer peripheral device via the personal computer using a messaging address for the computer peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for locally setting and storing customer preferences, comprising:
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providing a personal computer having a web browser, a computer peripheral device with an embedded web server and a messaging system, and a reseller web server, each having a messaging system for communicating therebetween; notifying a user at the personal computer that a consumable needs to be ordered for a computer peripheral device having a messaging address; submitting an order from the personal computer to a reseller web page including submitting the messaging address; concurrent with submitting the order, recording preferences of the user submitting the order; and forwarding the recorded preferences to the computer peripheral device using the messaging address. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for locally setting and storing customer preferences, comprising:
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providing a personal computer having a web browser, a computer peripheral device having an embedded web server with a messaging system, a device manufacturer web server, and a reseller web server, each having a messaging system for communicating therebetween; notifying a user at the personal computer that a consumable needs to be ordered for a computer peripheral device having a messaging address; accessing the device manufacturer web server; selecting a reseller from the device manufacturer web server; accessing a reseller web page from the device manufacturer web server; submitting an order from the personal computer to the reseller web page including submitting the messaging address; concurrent with submitting the order, recording preferences of the user submitting the order; and forwarding the recorded preferences to the computer peripheral device using the messaging address. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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