Methods for configuring settings for an image forming apparatus with template sheet
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorDebashis Panda
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus prints a template sheet. The template sheet includes a graphical code and operation boxes. The graphical code includes information corresponding to a storage location address that stores information about settings for one or more image forming apparatuses. A user indicates what information is desired or to be changed on the image forming apparatus, marks it on the template sheet and scans the template sheet. Based on the instructions on the template sheet, information for settings is retrieved for an apparatus in a network. Maintenance information for the image forming apparatus also is retrieved using the template sheet and operation boxes.
Claims20
A method for retrieving maintenance information about an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- printing a template sheet for the image forming apparatus, wherein the template sheet includes a graphical code and at least one operation box related to at least one item within the image forming apparatus;
- scanning the template sheet at the image forming apparatus;
- retrieving the maintenance information about the at least one item of the image forming apparatus from a storage location according to the graphical code and a checked operation box of the at least one operation box, wherein the maintenance information is retrieved from the storage location indicated by the graphical code;
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- printing a maintenance report for the image forming apparatus, wherein the maintenance report includes the maintenance information.
A method for configuring a scan setting at an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- storing the scan setting for the image forming apparatus at a storage location;
- scanning a template sheet having a graphical code and an operation box related to the scan setting;
- identifying that the operation box has been marked;
- retrieving the scan setting from the storage location as indicated by the graphical code;
- applying the scan setting to the image forming apparatus;
- and
- scanning a document using the scan setting.
A method for configuring a print setting at an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- scanning a template sheet having a graphical code and an operation box related to a print setting;
- retrieving the print setting at the image forming apparatus from a storage location indicated by the graphical code;
- identifying that the operation box has been marked;
- applying the print setting to the image forming apparatus;
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- printing a document using the print setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.