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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Karen Agnetta, Boise, ID (US);
Brennen W. Stollfus, Boise, ID (US);
James E. Clough, Boise, ID (US);
Karen Agnetta, Boise, ID (US);
Brennen W. Stollfus, Boise, ID (US);
James E. Clough, Boise, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for monitoring consumable supply levels in one or more printers includes a printer server for periodically polling the one or more printers for an indication of a supply level of one or more consumables in each printer. The printer server comprises a polling algorithm that dynamically adjusts a polling rate at which the one or more printers are polled. A method of monitoring consumable supply levels in one or more printers includes periodically polling the one or more printers for an indication of a supply level of one or more consumables in each printer; and automatically adjusting a polling rate at which the one or more printers are polled.