Method and apparatus for automating printer and printer driver diagnostics and repair
Patent 7168003 Issued on January 23, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 7, 2022. 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.
August 7, 2022. 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 ReferencesSystem level functional testing through one or more I/O ports of an assembled computer system Patent #: 5875293 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 10213986 filed on 08/07/2002US Classes:714/25, Fault locating (i.e., diagnosis or testing)714/27, Particular access structure702/108, TESTING SYSTEM702/122, Including specific communication means710/8, Peripheral configuration709/217, REMOTE DATA ACCESSING345/1.1, PLURAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS702/117Of circuitExaminersPrimary: Zhen, WeiAssistant: Chow, Chih-Ching International ClassesG06F 11/00G06F 3/00 G06F 15/16 G01M 19/00 AbstractA program checks for installed printers, asks the users to select printers to be tested, and then proceeds to test for communications with the printer, print spooling and driver integrity as well as the driver's appropriateness for the operating system and for language and also whether newer and more current drivers are available. A report is then presented to the user indicating the status of the printer and, if appropriate, offering the user one click installation of a repaired, more appropriate, or updated driver. | |
