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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2018
Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Jacek Joseph Matysiak, Concord, CA (US);
Dilinur Wushour, Clayton, CA (US);
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Apparatus and method relating generally to controlling operation of one or more managed devices, such as printers, are disclosed. In such method, a radio frequency identification tag of a plurality of radio frequency identification tags within a first range is detected by a radio frequency identification reader of a printer. Tag information for the radio frequency identification tag is sent to a server. The tag information for a user is mapped to a user list on the server. A check for a policy for the user is made. The printer is waked from a sleep mode for operation by the user responsive to a determination the user is likely to use the printer responsive to the policy.