# US 8,570,568 B2 · Web/cloud hosted publish and subscribe service > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,570,568 B2 - Document ID: US8570568B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/905,252 - Filed: 2010-10-15 - Published: 2012-04-19 - Granted: 2013-10-29 - Earliest claimed: 2010-10-15 - Assignees: Xerox Corporation - Applicants: Donald M. Pangrazio, III - Inventors: Donald M. Pangrazio, III - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8570568B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/1205: {resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets} - G06F 3/1267: {Job repository, e.g. non-scheduled jobs, delay printing} - G06F 3/1269: {by broadcasting server} - G06F 3/1287: {via internet} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A subscription request is received from a user into a graphic user interface of a printing device to subscribe to a subject which is administered and published by a network hosted service. The printing device forwards the subscription request to a computerized device connected to the printing device through a computerized network. The computerized device is connected to a plurality of different printing devices. The printing device receives a printer-specific publication from the computerized device over the computerized network in response to the subscription request. The method stores the printer-specific publication within computer-readable memory of the printing device. The method may or may not receive a command from a user through the graphic user interfact of the printing device before the printing device acts upon the specific publication (subject) received from the publishing device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving a subscription request from a user into a graphic user interface of a printing device to subscribe to a network hosted service; forwarding, by said printing device, said subscription request to a computerized device connected to said printing device through a computerized network, said computerized device being connected to a plurality of different printing devices; receiving, by said printing device, a printer-specific publication from said computerized device over said computerized network in response to said subscription request; storing said printer-specific publication within computer-readable memory of said printing device; displaying, on said graphic user interface of said printing device, a menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory of said printing device; and providing, by said printing device, said printer-specific publication from said computer-readable memory based on user selection from said menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory of said printing device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, said printer-specific publication comprising printer-specific software/firmware updates. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, said providing of said printer-specific publication comprising printing a print job. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, said receiving of said subscription request comprising a user selecting among choices of different subscription items from a menu of said graphic user interface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, said receiving of said printer-specific publication comprising periodically receiving a new version of said printer-specific publication at regular time intervals. ### Claim 6 A method comprising: receiving, by a computerized device, a subscription request to subscribe to a network hosted service from a printing device, said computerized device being operatively connected to said printing device and to a plurality of different printing devices through a computerized network, sending, by said computerized device, a printer-specific publication to said printing device over said computerized network in response to said subscription request; causing, by said computerized device, said printer-specific publication to be stored within computer-readable memory of said printing device; causing a menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory of said printing device to be displayed on a graphic user interface of said printing device; and causing, by said computerized device, said printer-specific publication to be provided by said printing device from said computer-readable memory based on user selection from said menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory of said printing device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, said printer-specific publication comprising printer-specific software/firmware updates. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, said causing of said printer-specific publication to be provided comprising causing said printing device to print a print job. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, further comprising causing, by said computerized device, choices of different subscription items to be displayed on a menu of a graphic user interface of said printing device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, said sending of said printer-specific publication comprising periodically sending a new version of said printer-specific publication to said printing device at regular time intervals. ### Claim 11 A printing device comprising: a processor; computer-readable memory operatively connected to said processor; a marking device operatively connected to said processor; a media path positioned to supply sheets of media to said marking device; a graphic user interface operatively connected to said processor; and a communications port operatively connected to said processor and to a computerized network external to said printing device, said graphic user interface receiving a subscription request to subscribe to a network hosted service from a user, said communications port automatically forwarding said subscription request to a computerized device connected to said printing device through a computerized network, said computerized device being connected to a plurality of different printing devices, said communications port receiving a printer-specific publication from said computerized device over said computerized network in response to said subscription request, said processor storing said printer-specific publication within said computer-readable memory, said graphic user interface displaying a menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory, and said processor providing said printer-specific publication from said computer-readable memory based on user selection from said menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The printing device according to claim 11, said printer-specific publication comprising printer-specific software/firmware updates. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The printing device according to claim 11, said providing of said printer-specific publication comprising printing a print job using said marking device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The printing device according to claim 11, said receiving of said subscription request comprising a user selecting among choices of different subscription items from a menu of said graphic user interface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The printing device according to claim 11, said receiving of said printer-specific publication comprising periodically receiving a new version of said printer-specific publication at regular time intervals. ### Claim 16 A computerized device comprising: a processor; and a communications port operatively connected to said processor and to a computerized network external to said computerized device, said computerized device being operatively connected to a printing device and to a plurality of different printing devices through said computerized network, said communications port receiving a subscription request to subscribe to a network hosted service from said printing device, said communications port automatically sending a printer-specific publication to said printing device over said computerized network in response to said subscription request, said processor automatically causing said printer-specific publication to be stored within computer-readable memory of said printing device, said processor causing a menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory of said printing device to be displayed on a graphic user interface of said printing device, and said processor automatically causing said printer-specific publication to be provided by said printing device from said computer-readable memory based on user selection from said menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory of said printing device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The computerized device according to claim 16, said printer-specific publication comprising printer-specific software/firmware updates. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The computerized device according to claim 16, said causing of said printer-specific publication to be provided comprising causing said printing device to print a print job. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The computerized device according to claim 16, said processor causing choices of different subscription items to be displayed on a menu of a graphic user interface of said printing device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The computerized device according to claim 16, said sending of said printer-specific publication comprising periodically sending a new version of said printer-specific publication to said printing device at regular time intervals.