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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1999
Monica M. W. M. Roosen, Venlo, NL;
Theodoor J. M. Wilbers, St Tegelen, NL;
Janine D. Van Herwaarden, Den Haag, NL;
Johannes F. M. E. Geelen, Baarlo, NL;
Rene F. A. Collard, Gennep, NL;
Océ-Technologies B.V., Venlo, NL;
Abstract
In an information-processing system having workstations and at least one printer interconnected by a digital network, the current state of the printer or printers is presented on the screen of a workstation in the form of an icon. The printers are of a type which can carry out printing processes in an autonomous mode, in which a print job sent from a workstation is executed directly, and in a command-controlled mode in which a reproduction process, including a copying process, must be started from an operator control panel on the printer. When the printer is “occupied” in the autonomous mode, a different icon is displayed from that displayed when the printer is “occupied” in the command-controlled mode.