Media parameter downloading
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRobert E. Haines, Judith A. Garzolini
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Abstract
Systems and procedures are described for an imaging device to download media parameters from a remote server computer that is connected to the imaging device across a network. Specifically, the imaging device detects a media ID from print media. Responsive to detecting the media ID, the imaging device downloads a set of media parameters that correspond to the Media ID from the server computer. The imaging device uses these downloaded media parameters to automatically configure itself.
Claims25
In a system comprising an imaging device that is operatively coupled across a network to a server computer, a method comprising:
- detecting, by the imaging device, a media ID from print media, the media ID substantially unique to a type of the print media;
- responsive to detecting the media ID, determining whether any predetermined sets of media parameters contained in the imaging device correspond to the media ID and at least one of a model type of the imaging device, a software version of the imaging device, or a packaging type of the print media;
- and
- if none of the predetermined sets of media parameters correspond,
- downloading a set of media parameters corresponding to the media ID and at least one of the model type of the imaging device, the software version of the imaging device, or the packaging type of the print media from the server computer to the imaging device and
- automatically configuring the imaging device based on the media parameters downloaded to the imaging device.
A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions comprising instructions for:
- detecting, by an imaging device, a media ID from print media, the media ID substantially unique to a type of the print media;
- responsive to detecting the media ID, determining whether any predetermined sets of media parameters contained in the imaging device correspond to the media ID and at least one of a model type of the imaging device, a software version of the imaging device, or a packaging type of the print media;
- and
- if none of the predetermined sets of media parameters correspond,
- downloading a set of media parameters corresponding to the media ID and at least one of the model type of the imaging device, the software version of the imaging device, or the packaging type of the print media from a server computer that is operatively coupled to the imaging device across a network to the imaging device and
- automatically configuring the imaging device based on the media parameters downloaded to the imaging device.
In a system comprising a server computer that is operatively coupled across a network to an imaging device, a method comprising:
- receiving, by the server computer, a media parameter request message comprising a substantially unique media ID that corresponds to a particular type of print media, and at least one of a model type of the imaging device, a software version of the imaging device, and a packaging type of the print media, the media parameter request message having been communicated to the server computer by the imaging device;
- responsive to receiving the media parameter request message, evaluating a remote look-up-table to determine a set of media parameters that correspond to the substantially unique media ID and the at least one of a model type of the imaging device, a software version of the imaging device, and a packaging type of the print media;
- and
- downloading the media parameters to the imaging device.
A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions comprising instructions for:
- receiving, by a server computer, a media parameter request message comprising a substantially unique media ID that corresponds to a particular type of print media, and at least one of a model type of the imaging device, a software version of the imaging device, and a packaging type of the print media, the media parameter request message having been communicated to the server computer by an imaging device that is operatively coupled to the server computer across a network;
- responsive to receiving the media parameter request message, evaluating a remote look-up-table to determine a set of media parameters that correspond to the substantially unique media ID and the at least one of a model type of the imaging device, a software version of the imaging device, and a packaging type of the print media;
- and
- downloading the media parameters to the imaging device.
An imaging device, comprising:
- a memory;
- a look-up-table stored in the memory and that associates each of one or more predetermined media identifiers with a corresponding set of media parameters;
- a sensor configured to detect a media identifier from print media provided to the imaging device;
- a communications module configured to, if the detected media identifier does not match any of the predetermined media identifiers, communicate the detected media identifier to a server computer coupled to the imaging device;
- and
- a configuration module configured to, if a set of media parameters corresponding to the detected media identifier is received from the server computer, automatically configure the imaging device according to the received set of media parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.