Method and system for updating device management application meter read logic

A configurable device management system to extract meter data from a document processing system, the configurable device management system comprising:

• a storage device comprising at least one meter read logic for reading meter data from the document processing system;
• a processor coupled to the storage device containing instructions operative on the processor for:
• querying the document processing system to ascertain information from a management information base;
• analyzing the ascertained information to identify a likely meter read logic for the document processing system;
• implementing the identified likely meter read logic to extract information from the management information base at the document processing system;
• sending a range of test patterns to the document processing system if the querying does not produce predefine meter data wherein the test patterns causes the document processing system to write data on the management information base;
• querying the management information base to determine at least one location for the written data;
• modifying an existing meter read logic to incorporate the determined at least one location of the written data;
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• flagging the modified existing meter read logic to prevent implementation at the document processing system until the flag is removed.

A non-transitory computer-accessible medium having executable instructions to identify meter read logic to extract meter data from a managed printer system, the executable instructions capable of directing a processor to perform:

• querying the managed printer system to determine a meter read logic supported by the managed printer system;
• selecting from a storage device the meter read logic that is supported by the managed printer system;
• validating the selected meter read logic by submitting a test pattern to the managed print system;
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• implementing the meter read logic if validated as being supported by the managed printer system;
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• wherein validating comprises sending test print jobs to the managed printer system and querying a management information base of the managed printer system to read an increment count.