Lexmark International, Inc.

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Steven B Rogers

Craig Anthony Rudolph

Christopher R Nash

John Jeffrey Roberts

Carl J Voss

Joel A Jirak

Mark B Greene

Mark A Bukowski

Thomas L Coons

R Kent Landry

Robert M Getler

A method of parsing print stream data including the steps of intercepting a data file from at least a portion of the print stream data, reading at least a portion of the data file and determining if said data file is of a format having subset formats.

Extensible framework for parsing varying formats of print stream data

The present invention provides a method and system for remotely storing usage data associated with monitored assets of an enterprise. A typical system includes a local data store for storing usage data associated with monitored assets of an enterprise. A usage data aggregation system with access to the local data store is used to aggregate data from the monitored assets and to store the aggregated data in the local data store. A local server also with access to the local data store supports the transmission of the stored usage data from the local data store to a remote server. The system will also typically utilize a remote server having access to a remote data store. The remote server is utilized to receive the usage data transmitted by the local server. After receiving the data, the remote server stores it in the remote data store. The usage data residing in either the local data store or the remote data store is available for subsequent access, processing and analysis via the local server and the remote server respectively.

Usage-based billing and management system and method for printers and other assets

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Lexington, KY, United States of America

Steven B Rogers