ESTABLISHMENT AT A REMOTE LOCATION OF AN INTERNET/INTRANET USER INTERFACE TO A COPIER/PRINTER
First Claim
1. A copier or printer apparatus for providing printed copies in accordance with instructions provided by respective remote users of the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a marking engine for printing copies of information;
a user interface supervisor for controlling interface between users and the marking engine; and
a network web server which downloads software to a computer at a remote location to which a remote user has access to provide user interface software for establishing a user operational interface for communicating requirements for a print job to the user interface supervisor for printing by the marking engine.
18 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A copier or printer apparatus provides printed copies in accordance with instructions provided by respective remote users of the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a marking engine for printing copies of information; a user interface supervisor for controlling interface between users and the marking engine; and a network web server that downloads software to a computer at a remote location to which a remote user has access to provide user interface software for establishing a user operational interface for communicating requirements for a print job to the user interface supervisor for printing by the marking engine. In operation, the web server downloads applets for execution by the computer at the remote location wherein downloaded applets provide a program for the computer at the remote location to process data for a printer interface display screen page for viewing by the remote user.
81 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A copier or printer apparatus for providing printed copies in accordance with instructions provided by respective remote users of the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
-
a marking engine for printing copies of information;
a user interface supervisor for controlling interface between users and the marking engine; and
a network web server which downloads software to a computer at a remote location to which a remote user has access to provide user interface software for establishing a user operational interface for communicating requirements for a print job to the user interface supervisor for printing by the marking engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
10. A method of operating a copier or printer apparatus having a marking engine for providing printed copies in accordance with instructions provided by respective remote users of the apparatus, the method comprising:
-
operating a network web server to download software to a computer at a remote location to which a remote user has access to provide user interface software for establishing a user operational interface display on the computer for use in communicating requirements for a print job for printing by the marking engine; and
operating the marking engine for printing copies of information in accordance with the requirements for the print job. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
-
Specification
-
- Resources
-
Current AssigneeCommercial Copy Innovations Inc. (Quarterhill Inc. (f/k/a Wi-LAN Inc.))
-
Original AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
-
InventorsHULL, THOMAS R., WOOD, CHRISTOPHER G., SIKORSKI, RICHARD E., ADAMS, DANIEL H.
-
Granted Patent
-
Time in Patent OfficeDays
-
Field of Search
-
US Class Current399/8
-
CPC Class CodesG06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user o...G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flex...G06F 3/1207 resulting in the user being...G06F 3/1225 Software update, e.g. print...G06F 3/123 Software or firmware update...G06F 3/1259 Print job monitoring, e.g. ...G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g....
