US 2014/0176982 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PRINT STOCK INFORMATION USING A CLOUD ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM

Abstract

A cloud administration system for managing stock information in a network printing context may include a processing module in communication with a plurality of print devices. The processing module may be located remotely from the plurality of print devices. The cloud administration system may include one or more storage modules in communication with the processing module. The processing module may be configured to receive stock information from at least one of the plurality of print devices, store the stock information in at least one of the storage modules, and enable a remote system to access at least a portion of the stock information from the storage module. The remote system may be located remotely from the processing module. The cloud administration system may operate as a shared resource for each of the plurality of print devices and the remote system.

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Dependent claims

A cloud administration system for managing stock information in a network printing context, the system comprising:

a processing module in communication with a plurality of print devices, wherein the processing module is located remotely from the plurality of print devices;
and
one or more storage modules in communication with the processing module,
wherein the processing module is configured to:
receive stock information from at least one of the plurality of print devices,
store the stock information in at least one of the storage modules, and
enable a remote system to access at least a portion of the stock information from the storage module, wherein the remote system is located remotely from the processing module,
wherein the cloud administration system operates as a shared resource for each of the plurality of print devices and the remote system.

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A system for managing stock information in a network printing context, the system comprising:

a computing device;
and
a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the computing device, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the computing device to:
access, from a storage module of a cloud administration system, stock information associated with one or more print devices in communication with the cloud administration system,
analyze the accessed stock information to identify one or more patterns associated with the accessed stock information,
alert a user of the one or more print devices of the identified patterns, and
present the user with one or more recommendations based on the identified patterns.

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A method of managing stock information in a network printing context, the method comprising:

receiving, by a cloud administration system, a request to access at least a portion of the information in a stock library, wherein the stock library comprises information pertaining to one or more stocks, wherein the request comprises an identifier associated with a print device;
identifying, by the cloud administration system, one or more possible stocks that are available for use by the print device from the stock library based on the identifier;
causing information associated with the identified possible stocks to be displayed at the print device;
receiving a selection of one of the identified possible stocks;
receiving an indication of a tray of the print device associated with the selected stock;
and
storing, by the cloud administration system, the selection and the indication in the stock storage module.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for managing print stock information using a cloud administration system

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Method and system for managing print stock information using a cloud administration system

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