Method and system for tracking data based on governance rules and policies
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorMatthew DeRoller
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Abstract
A method and system suitable for controlling output capabilities of a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), including a data module for analyzing data related to a plurality of tasks sent to the plurality of MFDs by a plurality of users; and a storage station for storing the data gathered from the plurality of tasks sent to the plurality of MFDs; wherein the data is analyzed based on preexisting output governance rules related to the plurality of users and the plurality of MFDs.
Claims21
A printer management system suitable for controlling output capabilities of a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), the system comprising:
- a processing system comprising one or more processors;
- and
- a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a task sent by a user to an MFD from the plurality of MFDs;
- determining that no preexisting output governance rules associated with the user have previously been created;
- creating one or more output governance rules associated with the user based on
- determining that no preexisting output governance rules associated with the user have previously been created, and
- a usage history of the user;
- and
- analyzing data related to the task based on:
- the one or more output governance rules associated with the user;
- and
- one or more output governance rules associated with the MFD, independently configurable from governance rules associated with a remainder of the plurality of MFDs.
A method suitable for controlling output capabilities of a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), the method comprising:
- receiving a task sent by a user to an MFD from the plurality of MFDs;
- determining that no preexisting output governance rules associated with the user have previously been created;
- creating one or more output governance rules associated with the user based on determining that no preexisting output governance rules associated with the user have previously been created, and
- a usage history of the user;
- and
- analyzing data related to the task based on:
- the one or more output governance rules associated with the user;
- and
- one or more output governance rules associated with the MFD, independently configurable from governance rules associated with a remainder of the plurality of MFDs.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing programmable instructions configured for being executed by at least one processor for performing a method suitable for controlling output capabilities of a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), the method comprising:
- receiving a task sent by a user to an MFD from the plurality of MFDs;
- determining that no preexisting output governance rules associated with the user have previously been created;
- creating one or more output governance rules associated with the user based on determining that no preexisting output governance rules associated with the user have previously been created, and
- a usage history of the user;
- and
- analyzing data related to the task based on:
- the one or more output governance rules associated with the user;
- and
- one or more output governance rules associated with the MFD, independently configurable from governance rules associated with a remainder of the plurality of MFDs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.