System For And Method Of Transmitting Device Status Information Via Syndication Services
OwnerErik Nils Ackerman, David Zachery Lindsey, JR. +1inventors
InventorsErik Nils Ackerman, David Zachery Lindsey, JR., Samuel Leo Rhodus
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of transmitting device status information via syndication services. Specifically, it relates to transmitting device status information of a printer, scanner, fax, multifunction printing device, or other printing device via syndication services such as RSS, Atom, or other syndication service to a user computer device. The device status information may be received via any syndication service reader or custom configurable client application.
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A computer implemented method of transmitting device status information, comprising:
- linking a printing device via a data link to a syndication service server, the printing device having access to device status information pertaining to the printing device;
- receiving the device status information from the printing device;
- configuring the device status information such that the device status information is readable by a syndication service reader;
- transmitting the device status information to the syndication service reader for display.
A computer implemented method of transmitting device status information, comprising:
- linking at least one printing device to a syndication service server, the at least one printing device having access to device status information pertaining to the at least one printing device;
- linking the syndication server to at least one syndication service reader;
- creating a syndication service feed for each of the at least one printing device, the syndication service feeds configured such that the device status information is readable by the at least one syndication service readers;
- receiving a subscription request from the at least one syndication service reader for one or more of the syndication service feeds;
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- transmitting the device status information to the at least one syndication service readers subscribing to the one or more syndication service feeds.
A system for displaying printing device status information, comprising:
- a printing device having access to device status information pertaining to the printing device;
- a syndication service reader for displaying the device status information;
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- a syndication service server linked to the printing device, the syndication service server being capable of configuring the device status into a format readable by a syndication service reader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.