Dynamic user interface for facilitating network device capability utilization
OwnerDarrel D. Cherryinventor
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Abstract
A preferred method includes the steps of: determining attributes of network devices communicating with the network; enabling a user to select desired attributes of a network device for processing a job; and facilitating processing of the job at one of the network devices corresponding to the desired attributes selected by the user. In some embodiments, the network devices may be printers, and the aforementioned job is a print job. Systems and computer readable media also are provided.
Claims20
A method for facilitating network device capability utilization within a network, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining attributes of network devices communicating with the network;
- enabling a user to select desired attributes of a network device for processing a job;
- and
- facilitating processing of the job at one of the network devices corresponding to the desired attributes selected by the user.
A system for facilitating network device capability utilization, said system comprising:
- a user interface system communicating with a network, said user interface system being configured to determine attributes of network devices communicating with the network, said user interface system providing a user interface;
- said user interface being viewable with a web browser and being configured to enable a user to select desired attributes of a network device for processing a job such that said user interface system facilitates processing of the job at one of the network devices corresponding to the desired attributes selected by the user.
A computer readable medium having a computer program for facilitating network device capability utilization within a network, said computer readable medium comprising:
- logic configured to determine attributes of network devices communicating with the network;
- logic configured to enable a user to select desired attributes of a network device for processing a job;
- and
- logic configured to facilitate processing of the job at one of the network devices corresponding to the desired attributes selected by the user.
A system for facilitating network device capability utilization within a network, said system comprising:
- means for determining attributes of network devices communicating with the network;
- means for enabling a user to select desired attributes of a network device for processing a job;
- and
- means for facilitating processing of the job at one of the network devices corresponding to the desired attributes selected by the user.
A system for facilitating network device capability utilization, said system comprising:
- a user interface system communicating with a network, said user interface system being configured to determine attributes of network devices communicating with the network, said user interface system providing a user interface, said user interface being configured to enable a user to select desired attributes of a network device for processing a job such that said user interface system facilitates processing of the job at one of the network devices corresponding to the desired attributes selected by the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.