Abstract: An automatic transmitting system for use in a networked printing system including a first client, second client and server. The automatic transmitting system includes an agent, operatively associated with the server, for maintaining information regarding a plurality of subsystems associated with a printing machine--the agent communicates with both the first and second clients. The automatic transmitting system further includes a registration system, including the first client, the second client and the agent, for registering the information. The information includes a first identifier and a second identifier, the first and second identifiers being stored with the agent and corresponded with first and second sets of information, respectively.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 12, 1995
Date of Patent:
July 7, 1998
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation
Inventors:
Joseph L. Filion, Charles F. Evans, Kenneth E. Rohlfing, Diane S. Rogerson, Kitty S. Koul, Mei-Yuei Lee, Craig W. Jacobs