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Method and system for controlling and communicating with machines using multiple communication formats

  • US 7,495,787 B1
  • Filed: 07/01/1998
  • Issued: 02/24/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of diagnosing a first device by a second device which has an ability to diagnose different types of devices including different business office devices, comprising the steps of:

  • transmitting, through a communication channel, first information from the first device to the second device;

    receiving, by the second device, the first information which has been transmitted;

    determining, by the second device, second information utilized by the first device, wherein the second information is a first portion of the first information;

    parsing, by the second device, a second portion of the first information transmitted by the first device using the second information which has been determined to determine a format of the second portion whereby the second portion is parsed, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion; and

    diagnosing a condition of the first device by the second device using the second portion which has been parsed.

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