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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Ankur Chhabra, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Hongyi Zhang, Martinez, CA (US);
Oleksandr Osadchyy, Concord, CA (US);
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for utilizing a network device manager (NDM) as an agent for printing devices are provided. An NDM executing on a computing device can be registered as a. as a maintenance agent for a plurality of printing devices. The NDM can be utilized as the maintenance agent for the plurality of printing devices by: receiving inputs related to modifying data at the NDM; receiving data from the plurality of printing devices at the NDM; modifying the data received from the plurality of printing devices based on the inputs related to modifying data using the NDM; sending the modified data from the NDM to a device management system; after sending the modified data, receiving, at the NDM from the device management system, one or more maintenance messages related to maintenance of the plurality of printing devices; and providing a notification of the one or more maintenance messages.