Method for specifying printer alert processing
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJoan Stagaman Goddard, Thomas Michael Ruehle, Susan Ruth Scruggs
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Abstract
A user interface is provided to receive electronic mail addresses for printer alert notification recipients. The alert notifications to be received by each individual recipient are designated based on the underlying alert condition prompting the alert. Once all desired recipients and corresponding alert notifications have been specified, this alert notification configuration is implemented for one or more printers within a group of monitored printers.
Claims9
A method for providing printer alert notification to users within a computer network having a plurality of printers, said method comprising:
- receiving a list of user email addresses designated to receive printer alert notifications, wherein each of said user email addresses is associated with at least one specific alert type a respective user intended to receive;
- associating said list of user email addresses to each of said plurality of printers within said computer network;
- in response to a detection of an occurrence of an error condition on one of said plurality of printers, transmitting an alert notification to an email server within said computer network, wherein said alert notification includes said list of user email addresses;
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- transmitting said alert notification by said email server to users on said list of user email addresses that are currently logged on to said computer network.
A computer program product residing on a computer usable medium for providing printer alert notification to users within a computer network having a plurality of printers, said computer program product comprising:
- program code means for receiving a list of user email addresses designated to receive printer alert notifications, wherein each of said user email addresses is associated with at least one specific alert type a respective user intended to receive;
- program code means for associating said list of user email addresses to each of said plurality of printers within said computer network;
- program code means for transmitting an alert notification to an email server within said computer network, in response to a detection of an occurrence of an error condition on one of said plurality of printers, wherein said alert notification includes said list of user email addresses;
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- program code means for transmitting said alert notification by said email server to users on said list of user email addresses that are currently logged on to said computer network.
An apparatus for providing printer alert notification to users within a computer network having a plurality of printers, said apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a list of user email addresses designated to receive printer alert notifications, wherein each of said user email addresses is associated with at least one specific alert type a respective user intended to receive;
- means for associating said list of user email addresses to each of said plurality of printers within said computer network;
- means for transmitting an alert notification to an email server within said computer network, in response to a detection of an occurrence of an error condition on one of said plurality of printers, wherein said alert notification includes said list of user email addresses;
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- means for transmitting said alert notification by said email server to users on said list of user email addresses that are currently logged on to said computer network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.