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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Michael Ong Martin, Pacheco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2005.12); G06K 15/02 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/129 (2012.12); G06F 3/1203 (2012.12); G06F 3/126 (2012.12);
Abstract
Methods and systems for managing print jobs among a plurality of printing devices. At least one desktop client is disclosed in the methods and systems. The at least one desktop client includes a database storing a desktop client application and a processor configured to collect data, transmit/receive data with a cloud-based server, choose a suitable printing device and direct a print job to the suitable printing device. The at least one desktop client can be a computing device, a mobile device, or a local server. The at least one desktop device may also be a multiple-function printing device (MFP).