Method and system for polling multifunction devices based on performance criteria
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsLawrence W. Meyer, Matthew Scrafford, Daniel Stark
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Abstract
A method and system suitable for grouping a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), the system including a storage station for storing information gathered from the plurality of MFDs by selectively polling the plurality of MFDs; wherein the information is selectively processed based on static performance data and dynamic performance data relating to the plurality of MFDs.
Claims24
A printing system suitable for grouping a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), the system comprising:
- a storage station for storing information gathered from the plurality of MFDs by selectively polling the plurality of MFDs;
- wherein the information is selectively processed into two or more groups of MFDs, including at least one group of MFDs that did not reply during polling of the plurality of MFDs and at least one group of MFDs that did reply during polling of the plurality of MFDs, based on static performance data and dynamic performance data relating to the plurality of MFDs in order to minimize average polling times of the plurality of MFDs.
A method suitable for grouping a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), the method comprising:
- selectively polling the plurality of MFDs;
- receiving information from the plurality of MFDs selectively polled;
- storing the information gathered from the plurality of MFDs selectively polled;
- and
- selectively processing the information into two or more groups of MFDs, including at least one group of MFDs that did not reply during the step of selectively polling the plurality of MFDs and at least one group of MFDs that did reply during the step of selectively polling the plurality of MFDs, based on static performance data and dynamic performance data relating to the plurality of MFDs in order to minimize average polling times of the plurality of MFDs.
A computer-readable medium storing programmable instructions configured for being executed by at least one processor for performing a method suitable for grouping a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), the method comprising:
- selectively polling the plurality of MFDs;
- receiving information from the plurality of MFDs selectively polled;
- storing the information gathered from the plurality of MFDs selectively polled;
- and
- selectively processing the information into two or more groups of MFDs, including at least one group of MFDs that did not reply during the step of selectively polling the plurality of MFDs and at least one group of MFDs that did reply during the step of selectively polling the plurality of MFDs, based on static performance data and dynamic performance data relating to the plurality of MFDs in order to minimize average polling times of the plurality of MFDs.
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