Location tracking system for networked print devices in an environment
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorFritz Francis Ebner
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Abstract
A system of tracking a location of a print device in an environment. For each of one or more users of a print device during a time period, the system identifies an event that is initiated at the print device over a network, and determines whether the used is registered with the location tracking system. In response to determining that the user is registered with the location tracking system, the system determines a location of the user, and stores the one or more location coordinates in a data store such that they are associated with the print device. The system estimates a location of the print device based on the location coordinates, and provides the location of the print device to an asset management system.
Claims20
A method of tracking a location of a print device in an environment, the method comprising:
- for each of one or more users of a print device during a time period:
- identifying, by a location tracking system, an event that is initiated at the print device over a network, wherein the event is associated with the user and a print job;
- determining whether the user is registered with the location tracking system, and
- in response to determining that the user is registered with the location tracking system:
- determining a location of the user, wherein the location corresponds to a location of a user electronic device associated with the user, wherein the location of the user is represented by one or more location coordinates, and
- storing the one or more location coordinates in a data store such that they are associated with the print device;
- estimating, by the location tracking system, a location of the print device based on the location coordinates;
- and
- providing the location of the print device to an asset management system.
A system of tracking a location of a print device in an environment, the system comprising a location tracking system comprising:
- an electronic device;
- and
- a computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the electronic device to:
- for each of one or more users of a print device during a time period:
- identify an event that is initiated at the print device over a network, wherein the event is associated with the user and a print job,
- determine whether the user is registered with the location tracking system, and
- in response to determining that the user is registered with the location tracking system:
- determine a location of the user, wherein the location corresponds to a location of a user electronic device associated with the user, wherein the location of the user is represented by one or more location coordinates, and
- store the one or more location coordinates in a data store such that they are associated with the print device,
- estimate a location of the print device based on the location coordinates, and
- provide the location of the print device to an asset management system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.