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US 2017/0371602 A1Published application
Methods for configuring settings for an image forming apparatus with template sheet
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorDebashis PANDA
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus prints a template sheet. The template sheet includes a graphical code and operation boxes. The graphical code includes information corresponding to a storage location address that stores information about settings for one or more image forming apparatuses. A user indicates what information is desired or to be changed on the image forming apparatus, marks it on the template sheet and scans the template sheet. Based on the instructions on the template sheet, information for settings is retrieved for an apparatus in a network.
Claims22
A method for configuring settings for a target image forming apparatus over a network, the method comprising:
- printing a template sheet having a graphical code and at least one operation box, wherein the graphical code indicates a storage location address within the network that stores setting information for a source image forming apparatus, wherein the source image forming apparatus has at least one component common to at least one component of the target image forming apparatus,
- wherein the at least one common component is configured to perform a first function, and
- wherein the at least one operation box is associated with the first function;
- scanning the template sheet at the target image forming apparatus;
- determining the setting information associated with a checked operation box for the source image forming apparatus;
- determining if all setting items corresponding to the setting information associated with the checked box for the source image forming apparatus are available;
- if all the setting items are determined to be available,
- retrieving the setting information for the source image forming apparatus associated with the graphical code from the storage location address;
- cloning all the setting items corresponding to the setting information to the target image forming apparatus according to a checked operation box of the at least one operation box;
- and
- if all the setting items are determined to be unavailable, cloning only the available setting items to the target image forming apparatus.
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A method for configuring settings for a target image forming apparatus within a network, the method comprising:
- storing current setting information for a source image forming apparatus at a server;
- changing a setting for the source image forming apparatus;
- storing the changed setting as changed setting information at a storage location address;
- printing a template sheet having a graphical code and an operation box, wherein the graphical code indicates the storage location address for the changed setting information for the source image forming apparatus, wherein the source image forming apparatus has at least one component common to at least one component of the target image forming apparatus,
- wherein the common component is configured to perform a first function, and
- wherein the operation box is associated with the first function;
- scanning the template sheet at the target image forming apparatus;
- determining the changed setting information associated with the operation box for the source image forming apparatus;
- determining if all setting items corresponding to the changed setting information associated with the operation box for the source image forming apparatus are available;
- if all the setting items are determined to be available,
- retrieving the changed setting information for the source image forming apparatus associated with the graphical code from the storage location address at the server;
- configuring the target image forming apparatus according to the retrieved changed setting information;
- and
- if all the setting items are determined to be unavailable, configuring the target image forming apparatus according to only available setting items of the setting items.
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A method for configuring settings at a target image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- printing a template sheet having a graphical code and at least one operation box, wherein the graphical code indicates a storage location that stores setting information for a source image forming apparatus, wherein the source image forming apparatus has at least one component common to at least one component of the target image forming apparatus,
- wherein the common component is configured to perform a first function, and
- wherein the at least one operation box is associated with the first function;
- scanning the template sheet having the graphical code and the at least one operation box;
- determining whether the at least one operation box has been marked by identifying a status of a location of the at least one operation box;
- determining the storage location of the setting information using the graphical code;
- determining the setting information associated with the marked at least one operation box for the source image forming apparatus based;
- determining if all setting items corresponding to the setting information associated with the marked at least one operation box for the source image forming apparatus are available;
- if all the setting items are determined to be available,
- retrieving the setting information for the source image forming apparatus from the storage location according to the marked at least one operation box;
- cloning all the setting items corresponding to the setting information to the target image forming apparatus according to the marked at least one operation box;
- and
- if all the setting items are determined to be unavailable, cloning only the available setting items to the target image forming apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.