Printer option suggestion method and program
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1. A method for improving use of printing devices in a network computer system, comprising:
- determining usage characteristics of at least one printing device;
determining all options available for said at least one printing device, said available options including paper handling, consumable, servicing, print processing, configuration, software, and hardware options for said at least one printing device;
determining all installed options currently existing on said at least one printing device, said installed options including paper handling, consumable, servicing, print processing, configuration, software, and hardware options of said at least one printing device; and
determining a set of optimal options for said at least one printing device based on said usage characteristics, said available options and said installed options.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining an optimal use of printing devices and printing device options in a network computer system or enterprise environment based upon typically usage characteristics of the printing devices and the options available to the printing devices.
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1. A method for improving use of printing devices in a network computer system, comprising:
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determining usage characteristics of at least one printing device; determining all options available for said at least one printing device, said available options including paper handling, consumable, servicing, print processing, configuration, software, and hardware options for said at least one printing device; determining all installed options currently existing on said at least one printing device, said installed options including paper handling, consumable, servicing, print processing, configuration, software, and hardware options of said at least one printing device; and determining a set of optimal options for said at least one printing device based on said usage characteristics, said available options and said installed options. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for suggesting printing device options in a network computer system, comprising:
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operating a device management program on a computer connected to a network communication; determining usage characteristics including an amount and type of use of at least one printing device with said device management program; operating a computer program on said computer; using said computer program to determine all options available for said at least one printing device, said available options including paper handling, consumable, servicing, print processing, configuration, software, and hardware options for said at least one printing device; using said computer program to determine all installed options present on said at least one printing device, said installed options including paper handling, consumable, servicing, print processing, configuration, software, and hardware options of said at least one printing device; and using said computer program to determine an optimal set of options for said at least one printing device based on said usage characteristics, said available options and said installed options. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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