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US 2004/0024932 A1Published application
Printer/powered peripheral node system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsCorey Billington, Chris Bradley
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Abstract
A printer/powered peripheral node system, wherein a printer and at least one other peripheral device connectable thereto share a footprint and a power supply and a data bus connection, whereby one or more additional peripheral devices can be located at the location of the printer.
Claims29
A printer/powered peripheral node (P/PPN) system, comprising:
- a housing configured to house a printer and at least one additional peripheral device;
- and,
- a powered peripheral node (PPN), further comprising:
- a data connection enabling data communication with the printer and the at least one additional peripheral device;
- and,
- a power supply configured to provide power to the printer and the at least one additional peripheral device;
- whereby, the at least one additional peripheral device can be located at a location of the printer and share the power supply and the data connection with the printer.
4 more elements
A printer/powered peripheral node system, comprising:
- a printer configured to be connectable to an attachable module, the attachable module being configured to carry a peripheral device;
- a shared data bus connection facilitating data communication with the printer and said peripheral device via the connection;
- and
- a shared power connection facilitating supply of power to the printer and to said peripheral device carried by the module.
1 more element
A printer/powered peripheral node system, comprising
- a printer configured to be connectable to a peripheral device so that said peripheral device resides within a housing which is one of:
- a) attached to, and b) enclosing, the printer;
- a data bus connection configured to facilitate data communication to and from the printer and to and from said peripheral device and one of:
- a) a PC, b) a server, and, c) a network;
- and
- a power connection configured to facilitate power supply to the printer and to said peripheral device.
3 more elements
A method enabling provision of at least one additional peripheral device at a printer location, comprising:
- providing and configuring a power supply to provide power to the printer and the at least one additional peripheral device;
- providing and configuring a data connection to enable data communication with the printer and the at least one additional peripheral device;
- providing at least one housing enabling the printer and the at least one additional peripheral device to be carried within a common housing footprint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.