Xerox Corporation

Gary R Kern

David L Salgado

David S Matthews

Susan B Layer

Dennis B Ulrich

Anne E Dewitte

Russell R Roberts

Everett W Jenkins

C Michael Ray

Robert G Hamer

Rex B Murphy

Elizabeth B Daddis

Robert W Rassler

The invention relates to a multiple platform architecture data reporting system for managing attribute data. The system comprises: a system manager for collecting attribute data from multiple platforms and a user interface connected to the system manager for displaying the collected attribute data to a user. Also disclosed is a method for managing attribute data in a multiple platform architecture comprising the steps of polling at least two platforms for attribute data, collecting the attribute data from the at least two platforms in response to the step of polling, and then displaying the collected attribute data on a user display.

Method and apparatus for managing software copyright years in a multiple platform electronic reprographics system

A method of determining the configuration of a plurality of resources in an image processing apparatus by running turn around tests to determine the interconnection of the resources and comparing the interconnection to a reference interconnection indicator stored in memory. The difference of interconnections between the reference indicator and the determined interconnections is then displayed to an operator for confirmation. An indication of the new configuration, if confirmed, is then loaded into memory and the machine is set up based upon the new configuration.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Gary R Kern