System and methods for creating and using customized self-test pages
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRoger T. Baird, Timothy P. Blair
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Abstract
The system and methods described herein relate to printing usage information for managed printing devices in a uniform manner on customized self-test pages and using the customized self-test pages for automatic data entry of the usage information. A formatting device accesses and formats usage information from a printing device and creates a print job containing the formatted usage information in a customized self-test page. Formatted usage information printed on a customized self-test page is readily scanned and optically recognized for automatic entry into an accounting system. Automatic entry of usage information reduces labor hours and costs associated with managing fleets of printing devices.
Claims25
A method of creating a customized self-test page comprising:
- receiving usage data from a printing device;
- formatting the usage data into a customized self-test page;
- and
- transmitting the customized self-test page to the printing device.
A method of printing a customized self-test page comprising:
- transferring usage data from a printing device;
- receiving formatted usage data at the printing device;
- and
- printing the formatted usage data as a customized self-test page.
A method of automatically entering printer usage data into an accounting system comprising:
- receiving usage data from a printing device;
- formatting the usage data;
- transmitting formatted usage data to the printing device;
- printing the formatted usage data as a customized self-test page;
- scanning the customized self-test page;
- and
- optically recognizing characters on the customized self-test page.
A formatting device comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory;
- and
- a formatting module stored in the memory and executable on the processor to receive usage data from a printing device, format the usage data, and transfer a print job configured with formatted usage data back to the printing device.
A system comprising:
- a printing device;
- and
- a format device configured to receive usage data from the printing device, format the usage data, and transfer a print job configured with formatted usage data back to the printing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.