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US 2003/0172086 A1Published application
Printer option suggestion method and program
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorTravis J. Parry
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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.
Claims22
A method for improving the use of printing devices in a network computer system, comprising:
- determining the usage characteristics of at least one printing device;
- determining the options available for each of said at least one printing devices;
- determining any installed options currently existing on said at least one printing device;
- and
- determining a way to optimize said at least one printing device from said usage characteristics, said available options and said installed options.
2 more elements
A method for suggesting printing device options in a network computer system, comprising:
- operating a device management program on a computer connected to a network communication;
- determining the usage characteristics of at least one printing device with said device management program;
- operating a computer program on said computer;
- using said computer program to determine the options available for said at least one printing device;
- using said computer program to determine any installed options on said at least one printing device;
- and
- using said computer program to determine an optimal set of options for said printing device.
4 more elements
A system for optimizing the use of printing devices on a network computer system, comprising:
- a computer connected to said network computer system;
- and
- a computer program for optimizing the use of at least one printing device accessible to said computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.