Forecasting and reporting availability of multi-functional peripheral devices
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorAlex Reyes
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Abstract
An approach is provided for forecasting and reporting availability of multi-functional peripheral (MFP) devices. Availability data of MFP devices may be determined from historical usage data of the MFP devices, pending print job data of the MFP devices, current print job data of the MFP devices, operational data of the MFP devices, and/or a combination thereof. The availability data may be displayed on client computing devices to assists users to intelligently request print jobs.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- determining, based on historical usage data for a plurality of multi-function peripheral (MFP) devices, availability data for two or more MFP devices, from the plurality of MFP devices, that are located within a specified range of a mobile device;
- wherein the availability data includes a time range with a start time and an end time during which each of the two or more MFP devices is available for use;
- and
- causing to display on the mobile device the availability data, according to an arrangement defined by a user of the mobile device in notification settings, the availability data for each given MFP device including the time range with the start time and the end time during which the given MFP device is available for use, wherein the arrangement defined by the user comprises organizing the availability data by total availability time.
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause:
- determining, based on historical usage data for a plurality of multi-function peripheral (MFP) devices, availability data for two or more MFP devices, from the plurality of MFP devices, that is located within a specified range of a mobile device;
- wherein the availability data includes a time range with a start time and an end time during which each of the two or more MFP devices is available for use;
- and
- causing to display on the mobile device the availability data, according to an arrangement defined by a user of the mobile device in notification settings, the availability data for each given MFP device including the time range with the start time and the end time during which the given MFP device is available for use, wherein the arrangement defined by the user comprises organizing the availability data by total availability time.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, cause:
- determining, based on historical usage data for a plurality of multi-function peripheral (MFP) devices, availability data for two or more MFP device from the plurality of MFP devices, that are located within a specified range of a mobile device;
- wherein the availability data includes a time range with a start time and an end time during which each of the two or more MFP devices is available for use;
- and
- causing to display on the mobile device the availability data, according to an arrangement defined by a user of the mobile device in notification settings, the availability data for each given MFP device including the time range with the start time and the end time during which the given MFP device is available for use, wherein the arrangement defined by the user comprises organizing the availability data by total availability time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.