Multipurpose remote office machine management system
March 22, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3558224 3700326 Multiterminal monitoring system Machine control system with machine serializing and safety circuits Remote condition reporting system Real time computer control system for automatic machines Reproduction machine using fiber optics communication system Electrostatic copying system having monitoring devices Serial data communication system having simplex/duplex interface Alarm transmission system InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 408563 filed on 03/22/1995US Classes:700/2, Plural processors340/3.43, Fault condition detection340/3.7, Including indicator399/8, REMOTE MONITORING700/14Time responsive (duration)ExaminersPrimary: Gordon, Paul P.Foreign Patent References
International ClassesG05B 015/02G05B 023/02 AbstractA multipurpose remote office machine management system for use with photocopy machines, fax machines, document scanners and printers, for example, provides stand alone, remote or cabled monitoring and control of selected office machines at predetermined times and dates via multiple modes of communication, including, but not limited to shared or dedicated telephone lines as well as radio frequency communication. The system monitors and reports designated information to an operator, including for example, number of copies produced, number of attempts by unauthorized individuals to access the office machine, number of primary and secondary copies produced, number of black and white and color copies produced, number of paper jams, and alarm signals. The management system is programmed locally or via a central management unit or host computer to control operational modes for the selected office machine(s) including machine access.Field of SearchFacsimile system interface | |
